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Intermediate Fluid Mechanics

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Author(s): James Liburdy

Subject(s): Physics: Fluid mechanics

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 04/03/2024

This book is meant to be a second course in fluid mechanics that stresses applications dealing with external potential flows and intermediate viscous flows. Students are expected to have some background in some of the fundamental concepts of the definition of a fluid, hydrostatics, use of control volume conservation principles, initial exposure to the Navier-Stokes equations, and some elements of flow kinematics, such as streamlines and vorticity. It is not meant to be an in-depth study of potential flow or viscous flow, but is meant to expose students to additional analysis techniques for both of these categories of flows. We will see applications to aerodynamics, with analysis methods able to determine forces on arbitrary bodies. We will also examine some of the exact solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations based on classical fluid mechanics. Finally we will explore the complexities of turbulent flows and how for boundary layer flows one can predict drag forces. This compilation is drafted from notes used in the course Intermediate Fluid Mechanics, offered to seniors and first year graduate students who have a background in mechanical engineering or a closely related area.
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Human Nutrition

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Author(s): Brian Lindshield

Subject(s): Dietetics and nutrition

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 04/03/2024

The CK-12 foundation defines a flexbook as a “free and open source textbook platform where one can build and edit collaborative textbooks.” The FNDH 400 (formerly the HN 400 flexbook, department changed its name from Human Nutrition to Food, Nutrition, Dietetics and Health) Flexbook fits this definition. Readers, in addition to having access online, can also download the OER as a digital or printable PDF and EPUB.
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Monitoring Animal Populations and their Habitats: A Practitioner's Guide

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Author(s): Brenda McComb, Benjamin Zuckerberg, David Vesely, Christopher Jordan

Subject(s): Ethology and animal behaviour

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 04/03/2024

In the face of so many unprecedented changes occurring in our lives, our ecosystems and our globe, society is more often expecting scientists to provide information that can help guide communities toward a more sustainable future. This book is our attempt to provide a framework that managers of natural resources can use to design monitoring programs that will benefit future generations by providing the information needed to make informed decisions. In addition we offer tools and approaches that engage individuals in our society in monitoring programs. We firmly believe that people and communities who are empowered in the design and implementation of monitoring programs are more likely to use the information that results from the program, and support it over time.
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Introduction to Permaculture

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Author(s): Andrew Millison

Subject(s): Sustainable agriculture

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 04/03/2024

Permaculture Design is a method of land planning that can be applied at scales from the home garden to city block to village to farm. It is an ethically based whole-systems design approach that uses concepts, principles, and methods derived from ecosystems, indigenous technologies, and other time-tested practices to create sustainable human settlements and institutions. Although rooted in horticulture and agriculture, Permaculture design is interdisciplinary, touching on a wide range of subjects including regional planning, ecology, animal husbandry, appropriate technology, architecture, social justice, and international development.

This open text book is derived from the content of the Massive Open Online Course “Intro to Permaculture”. The original course also included interactive mapping and design tools that accompanied this content. The course and book provide a general overview of the Permaculture design system. The book can be downloaded as a print version. However, there are many accompanying videos and content pages that are linked to throughout the text, so it is best viewed online where the links can be accessed.

All Things Flow

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Author(s): William Smyth

Subject(s): Physics: Fluid mechanics

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 04/03/2024

The current online version of this book is available free at http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/salty/all-things-flow-fluid-mechanics-for-the-natural-sciences/.

A print version can be purchased at https://www.lulu.com/shop/william-smyth/all-things-flow-fluid-mechanics-for-the-natural-sciences/paperback/product-24248422.html?page=1&pageSize=4

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Chemical Biology & Biochemistry Laboratory Using Genetic Code Expansion Manual

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Author(s): Ryan Mehl, Kari van Zee, Kelsey Kean

Subject(s): Chemical biology

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 04/03/2024

Proteins play vital roles in most biological processes; these roles include acting as catalysts for physiological reactions, as regulators for those reactions, or as structural framework around which these processes can occur. Proteins’ complex organization of diverse functionality in 3D space leads to an astonishing range of function for living organisms. Understanding this intimate relationship between structure and function is the backbone of understanding the natural world and is the key to controlling it.
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Romeo and Juliet

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Author(s): Rebecca Olson

Subject(s): Literary studies: plays and playwrights

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 01/03/2024

This edition of Romeo and Juliet was edited by students for students. We believe that reliably edited versions of the play should be available for free online. But we wanted ours to be easy to get in other ways as well. The editors—Oregon State University students who remember, far better than their professors, what it was like to read the play for the first time—carefully considered every pronoun, punctuation mark, and footnote. Our goal: to make a friendly, confidence-building edition that supported classroom activities at the high school and college level.
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The Joy of Cryptography

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Author(s): Mike Rosulek, PhD

Subject(s): Coding theory and cryptology

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 01/03/2024

The current edition of the book, along with supplementary materials, may be found at the Joy of Cryptography site.
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Biochemistry Free For All

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Author(s): Kevin Ahern, Indira Rajagopal, Taralyn Tan

Subject(s): Biochemistry

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 01/03/2024

For immediate access, this book may be downloaded as an iPad version or in PDF format.

All formats of the book (and Powerpoint files), along with other biochemistry OER materials, are found at the Biochemistry Free and Easy site.
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Nuclear Security

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Author(s): David Bernell, Ben Wickizer, Meredith Bowers

Subject(s): Security, safety and protection skills / professions

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 01/03/2024

The danger posed by nuclear weapons and fissile materials is ever present. The end of the Cold War and the significant reduction in the size of Russian and U.S. nuclear stockpiles did not change this fact of life. There are now nine states that possess nuclear weapons – the United States, Russia, the United Kingdom, France, China, Israel, India, Pakistan, and North Korea – and the number of nuclear weapons in the world in 2019 is estimated to be almost 14,000. In addition, the production of highly-enriched uranium and plutonium continues in several places, while more than 440 civilian nuclear facilities around the world are in operation, posing their own particular risks. When one also considers that non-state actors constitute a significant global danger and the potential for nuclear terrorism, it is clear the need for nuclear security remains paramount. There is no other type of weapon that comes close to doing the level of damage that nuclear weapons can inflict.
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