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    Java, Java, Java: Object-Oriented Problem Solving
    (Ralph Morelli, Ralph Walde, 2016) Morelli, Ralph; Walde, Ralph
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    BIOL 111 - Introductory Biology I
    (2018-05-24)
    Textbook for Introductory Biology I. First half of an introdutory two-semester survey of contemporary biology that covers the chemical basis of life, structure and biology of the cell, molecular biology and genetics; includes laboratory that reinforces and provides supplemental information related to the lecture topics.
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    BIOL 112 - Introductory Biology II
    (2018-05-24)
    Textbook for Introductory Biology II. The second half of an introductory two-semester survey of contemporary biology that covers evolution, history of life, diveristy and form and function of organisms; includes laboratory that reinforces and provides supplemental information related to the lecture topics.
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    Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences OER Textbook
    (2020-08-13) Bollinger, Kathryn; Coffelt, Vanessa
    An open educational resource (OER) textbook covering mathematics for business and social sciences. Topics covered include application of common algebraic functions, including polynomial, exponential, logarithmic and rational, to problems in business, economics and the social sciences; includes mathematics of finance, including simple and compound interest and annuities; systems of linear equations; matrices; linear programming; and probability, including expected value. This OER is the required textbook for MATH 140 Mathematics for Business and Social Sciences taught at Texas A&M University.
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    Instructor's Guide to Construction Science Capstone Open Educational Resource Textbook
    (2020-12-02) Jose L. Fernandez-Solis
    The American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) is the accrediting institution for most colleges and universities’ construction programs in the United States of America (USA). The ACCE standards committee has an ongoing discussion on how to assess student teamwork within a project’s context. The Instructor’s Guide to Commercial Construction Capstone Course provides the pedagogy along with a system for team evaluation that is now tested using Project Based Learning (PBL - Worcester Polytechnic Institute), and Active Learning (AL - TAMU Center for Teaching Excellence) in a Construction Science (COSC) commercial capstone senior class. This approach received the Presidential Transformational Learning grant of $60k, plus, a $15K Construction Science Department grant, resulting in this open access instructor’s guide. The Instructor’s Guide provides the journey that led to the current teaching practice. This journey is aided by discoveries in learning and instructional technique improvements. Richard F. Vaz, Professor, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Co-Director, Center for PBL - Worcester Polytechnic Institute provided a foundation to move into PBL at a deeper level than simply having a class project. Likewise, Active Learning is different than what the words imply at face value. Another principle that is easily misunderstood but has a wealth of knowledge and pedagogical wisdom is Susan Wolcott’s Steps for Better Thinking, the basis for one of the 20 ACCE Student Learning Outcome (SLO) that is required by the ACCE for accreditation. This three-legged approach of project based, active learning and SLO’s are combined with a team approach evaluated by team peers directly involved with one another. Again, this is easier said than done. Most faculties have found that the teams quickly evolve in a community of excellence where everyone is a star deserving 100, thus, foiling any serious attempt at discerning levels of performance. The proposed and tested program creates differing teams throughout the semester with leaders and members along with regularly assessing peer-presentations and peer-team performance. The process cannot impede those that give 100 to everyone, but the number of ‘all 100’s evaluation for teammates’ is now approximately 1% of the class participants. Hence, the proposed method of instruction with its unique set up and pedagogy creates a true project based, active learning, SLO-based team peer-evaluation that can be institutionalized and tested. This Instructor Guide to Commercial Construction Capstone Course should be implemented as a whole recognizing that it will be a starting point for a faculty member’s continued learning on how to improve a solid teaching method.
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    Calculus for Business & Social Sciences OER Textbook
    (2021-08-24) Allen, Angela J.; Orchard, Patrick J.
    An open educational resource (OER) textbook covering calculus for business and social sciences. Topics covered include limits and continuity, The Derivative, curve sketching and optimization, and antidifferentiation, . This OER is the required textbook for MATH 142 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences taught at Texas A&M University.
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    Precalculus: Adapted for Texas A&M Math 150 by the Mathematics Department
    (2024-01-19) Stitz, Carl; Zeager, Jeff
    This work is an adaptation of the following works: • Precalculus by Carl Stitz and Jeff Zeager, 3rd corrected edition, and is used under a CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 License. Available electronically from https://www.stitz-zeager.com/. • Precalculus by Carl Stitz and Jeff Zeager, 4th edition, and is used under a CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 License. Available electronically from https://www.stitz-zeager.com/.