Textbooks In Development
Introduction to Soil Science
Publisher: Iowa State University
This textbook introduces readers to the basics of soil science, including the physical, chemical, and biological properties of soils; soil formation, classification, and global distribution; soil health, soils and humanity, and sustainable land management.
Preparing to Publish
Publisher: Iowa State University
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This book offers a wealth of instructional material on the topic of research article writing for publication and thesis or dissertation completion. The text provides graduate student writers with helpful information, strategies, and tips on navigating disciplinary writing in their fields and how to understand, dissect, and ultimately, construct their own research article.
Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design
Publisher: Iowa State University
A collection of readings and exercises aligned with the course, ME 270, Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design, at Iowa State University. This course provides an overview of mechanical engineering design with applications to thermal and mechanical systems, and an introduction to current design practices used in industry.
Sports Nutrition Laboratory Manual - 1st Ed.
Copyright Year: 2022
Contributors: Miles, Wilson, and Chamberlin
Publisher: TRAILS
License: CC BY-NC-SA
This lab manual is designed for the upper division and graduate sports nutrition courses, covering, supporting, and reinforcing fundamental nutritional concepts. This manual provides hands-on experience that will help strengthen student’s knowledge and application of the material. Labs focus on learning areas of exercise intensity and substrate utilization, measuring glycemic responses to selected food items with or without exercise, designing sports drinks and testing rehydration responses, and metabolic health. Additionally, this manual provides a step-by-step guide to strengthen student’s ability to generate data and convey their results in a scientific manner.
Biology 102 Laboratory Manual: Biology of Plants and Animals
Contributors: Ray and Jones
Publisher: University of North Alabama
Bio 102 Lab Manual: Biology of plants and animals, including humans, via a comparative study of body systems.
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Bridge the Distance: Teacher Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance
Copyright Year: 2021
Contributor: Donovan
Publisher: Oklahoma State University
License: CC BY
During the early days of quarantine, many teachers turned to poetry to process their experiences. Teacher-Poets Writing to Bridge the Distance: An Oral History of COVID-19 preserves this poetry and teachers' experiences as they navigated a new reality in education. This resource also provides a model for qualitative research methodologies as well as oral history best practices.
Recipe Development and Modification: Textbook and Lab Manual
Publisher: University of Arkansas
This resource is being created to support an upper-division nutrition course. Course Description: Students will use existing research to identify foods with preventative and functional properties and apply that information to develop and modify recipes for improved nutritional quality and disease management. Learning Outcomes: Students who successfully complete the requirements for this course (lecture and lab) will be able to: • Compare and contrast various sources of nutritional information and be able to identify unsubstantiated health and nutrition claims. • Demonstrate how to locate, interpret, and use professional literature to make ethical, evidence-based decisions. • Evaluate original recipes for sensory and nutritional qualities. • Identify nutritional benefits and culinary applications of selected ingredients. • Establish goals for recipe modifications or substitutions with consideration of specific diseases or conditions. • Demonstrate an understanding of the recipe modification process and apply nutritional knowledge and skills to develop and modify recipes with consideration of the prevention and management of diet related diseases. • Test and evaluate sensory and nutritional qualities of food products
Sustainable Property Management
Copyright Year: 2023
Contributor: Hopkins
Publisher: Virginia Tech Publishing
License: CC BY-NC-SA
Although “sustainability,” as used in the real estate context, is about preserving the environment, it is about more than that. In sustainable property management, sustainability encompasses three spheres—environmental, social, and economic. Sustainable property management is about reconciling these three spheres throughout the operations and maintenance phase of the building lifecycle in such a way that a balance is achieved between economic development and protection of environmental and social resources.
Gratis!: A Flipped-Classroom and Active Learning Approach to Italian
Contributor: Galati
Publisher: North Broad Press