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Exploring Physical Phenomena

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Author(s): Emily van Zee, Elizabeth Gire

Subject(s): Physics

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 06/02/2025

This course is intended for prospective and practicing elementary and middle school teachers. By exploring physical phenomena in class, you will learn science in ways in which you are expected to teach science in schools or in informal settings such as afterschool programs, youth group meetings, and museum workshops. This course also is appropriate for general science students and others interested in exploring some of the physical phenomena underlying global climate change.

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Entomology 311 Lab Manual

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Author(s): Melissa Scherr, Gail Langellotto

Editor(s): Daniel Adams, Baylee Bullock

Subject(s): Insects (entomology)

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 06/02/2025

Labs in this book supplement the information gained in lecture, as well as providing some perspective and experience with hands-on applications of ideas in pest management. The labs are presented in week-by-week order, so the pre-labs and reading for week 1 are labeled “Pre-Lab 1” and “Week 1 Reading”.

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Foundations of Epidemiology

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Author(s): Marit L. Bovbjerg

Subject(s): Epidemiology and Medical statistics

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 06/02/2025

Foundations of Epidemiology is an open access, introductory epidemiology text intended for students and practitioners in public or allied health fields. It covers epidemiologic thinking, causality, incidence and prevalence, public health surveillance, epidemiologic study designs and why we care about which one is used, measures of association, random error and bias, confounding and effect modification, and screening.

Concepts are illustrated with numerous examples drawn from contemporary and historical public health issues.

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Living With Earthquakes In The Pacific Northwest

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Author(s): Robert S. Yeats

Subject(s): Earthquake engineering

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 06/02/2025

In this expanded new edition of Living with Earthquakes, Robert Yeats, a leading authority on earthquakes in California and the Pacific Northwest, describes the threat posed by the Cascadia Subduction Zone, a great earthquake fault which runs for hundreds of miles offshore from British Columbia to northern California. New research reveals subtle movements on the deepest part of this fault every 14-15 months — building up strain toward the next major earthquake.

Combining cutting-edge research with practical safety information, Living with Earthquakes:

introduces new information about the danger from faults beneath major Northwest cities: the Seattle Fault, Tacoma Fault, and Portland Hills Fault
explores such topics as earthquake forecasting, catastrophe insurance, tsunamis, soil liquefaction, and seismic waves in Northwest lakes caused by Alaskan earthquakes
reviews earthquake preparedness and disaster response in the aftermath of the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, the worst natural disaster in Washington’s history
suggests actions that citizens can take to protect their families and homes

An essential guide for anyone interested in understanding earthquake science or in preparing for the next earthquake, this book is also a call to action. Vivid descriptions of recent disasters — including the great tsunami that swept down the Northwest coast in 1964, the 1993 Oregon earthquakes, and the 2001 Nisqually earthquake — underscore the urgent need for better earthquake planning and awareness.

Handbook of Software Engineering Methods

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Author(s): Lara Letaw

Subject(s): Computer programming / software engineering, Software Engineering

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 27/11/2024

Software engineering can help people create sustainable, extensible programs that solve problems people care about.

I won’t tell you how to be a software engineer; you’ll learn that over time by doing it. Instead, this book is about software engineering methods: Ways people achieve specific objectives in software engineering—that can save your project. My hope is that, after reading this book (or parts of it), you’ll feel better equipped for software engineering.

The first edition of the handbook can be found at the GitHub repository.
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Rangeland Ecosystems of the Western US

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Author(s): Yvette Gibson

Subject(s): The environment, Applied ecology

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 21/11/2024

Rangeland Ecosystems of the Western US conveys fundamentals of autecology and synecology and general information about the primary ecosystems covered. Its structure will provide a framework that can be applied to understand and analyze any arid shrubland, desert, or woodland savanna.

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Allied Health Microbiology

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Author(s): OpenStax

Editor(s): Bruslind, Linda

Subject(s): Medical microbiology and virology

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 24/10/2024

Download for free at https://open.oregonstate.education/microbiology

Publication and on-going maintenance of this textbook is possible due to grant support from Oregon State University Ecampus.

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Fundamentals of Cell Biology

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Author(s): Lauren Dalton, Robin Young

Subject(s): Cellular biology (cytology)

Institution(s): University of British Columbia, Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 22/10/2024

This textbook is focused specifically on the principles and concepts of a foundational Cell Biology course. The book takes a more conceptual approach that highlights how scientists study cells, and how to analyze and interpret experimental results. Rather than focusing primarily on historical experiments that were key to our understanding of cells, the book explores a range of more modern experimental techniques so that students can begin to understand how cells are studied now, in the 21^st century. The book includes over 200 newly created illustrations and animations, that were specifically designed for this book, as well as review questions at the end of each chapter, to help students explore and understand the material.

Please consider filling out a survey about this textbook to help us better understand how it’s used and fits with the needs of our readers.
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Introduction to Qualitative Research Methods

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Author(s): Allison Hurst

Subject(s): Research methods: general, Sociology

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 21/10/2024

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Open Judicial Politics 3E Vol.2

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Author(s): Collected Works

Editor(s): Rorie Spill Solberg, Eric Waltenburg

Subject(s): Law

Institution(s): Oregon State University

Publisher: Oregon State University

Last updated: 28/09/2024

The impetus for this volume was a multitude of conversations regarding pedagogy and teaching related to our judicial process courses. Based on these conversations, we identified four main threads or needs of our colleagues: First, many of us bring or want to bring more “political science” into our classes, though we also want to avoid the high costs of reinventing successful existing courses to do so. Second, our programs all require a political methodology course, and we want to reinforce those lessons in our substantive courses. We want to encourage our students’ understanding of how to read and understand research studies as well as how to craft their own research questions. Third, we want to keep our courses as current as possible. And fourth, we wanted to find a way to bring the cost of our courses down, as we see so many students struggle with the high costs of a college degree. This volume (as well as any future editions) addresses each of these concerns.
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