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  • e-book 
    Fundamentals of Mathematics

    Fundamentals of Mathematics

    Fundamentals of Mathematics is a work text that covers the traditional study in a modern prealgebra course, as well as the topics of estimation, elementary analytic geometry, and introductory algebra. It is intended for students who: have had previous courses in prealgebra wish to meet the prerequisites of higher level courses such as elementary algebra need to review fundamental mathematical concenpts and techniques This text will help the student devlop the insight and intuition necessary to master arithmetic techniques and manipulative skills. It was written with the following main objectives: to provide the student with an understandable and usable source of information to provide the student with the maximum oppurtinity to see that arithmetic concepts and techniques are logically based to instill in the student the understanding and intuitive skills necessary to know how and when to use particular arithmetic concepts in subsequent material cources and nonclassroom situations to give the students the ability to correctly interpret arithmetically obtained results We have tried to meet these objects by presenting material dynamically much the way an instructure might present the material visually in a classroom. (See the development of the concept of addition and subtraction of fractions in section 5.3 for examples) Intuition and understanding are some of the keys to creative thinking, we belive that the material presented in this text will help students realize that mathematics is a creative subject.

    Subjects:
    Mathematics and Statistics
    Keywords:
    Textbooks Mathematics
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python

    How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Python

    How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Learning with Pythonis an introduction to programming using Python.

    Subjects:
    Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
    Keywords:
    Python (Computer program language) Programming languages (Electronic computers) Computer programming Textbooks
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    Introduction to Physical Oceanography

    Introduction to Physical Oceanography

    This textbook covers physical-oceanographic processes, theories, data, and measurements, targeted at upper-division undergraduates and graduate students in oceanography, meteorology, and ocean engineering. In addition to the classical topics, the author includes discussions of heat fluxes, the role of the ocean in climate, the deep circulation, equatorial processes including El Nino, data bases used by oceanographers, the role of satellites and data from space, ship-based measurements, and the importance of vorticity in understanding oceanic flows. Students should have studied differential equations and introductory college physics, although math is de-emphasized.

    Subjects:
    Environmental Sciences
    Keywords:
    Textbooks Oceanography
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • e-book 
    Object-Oriented Reengineering Patterns

    Object-Oriented Reengineering Patterns

    The documentation is missing or obsolete, and the original developers have departed. Your team has limited understanding of the system, and unit tests are missing for many, if not all, of the components. When you fix a bug in one place, another bug pops up somewhere else in the system. Long rebuild times make any change difficult. All of these are signs of software that is close to the breaking point. Many systems can be upgraded or simply thrown away if they no longer serve their purpose. Legacy software, however, is crucial for operations and needs to be continually available and upgraded. How can you reduce the complexity of a legacy system sufficiently so that it can continue to be used and adapted at acceptable cost? Based on the authors' industrial experiences, this book is a guide on how to reverse engineer legacy systems to understand their problems, and then reengineer those systems to meet new demands. Patterns are used to clarify and explain the process of understanding large code bases, hence transforming them to meet new requirements. The key insight is that the right design and organization of your system is not something that can be evident from the initial requirements alone, but rather as a consequence of understanding how these requirements evolve.

    Subjects:
    Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
    Keywords:
    Software patterns Object-oriented programming (Computer science) Textbooks Software reengineering
    Resource Type:
    e-book
     
  • Video 
    The New Boston: A Series Video of Programming, Web Design, Game Development, Graphic Design, and Networking

    The New Boston: A Series Video of Programming, Web Design, Game Development, Graphic Design, and Networking

    A series of video that introduce various topics, including Node.js, Java, C programming, HTML, JavaScript, Python, PHP, and C++ programming.

    Subjects:
    Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
    Keywords:
    Computer programming Graphic arts Computer networks Web sites -- Design Computer games -- Programming
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Video 
    Derek Banas Programming Tutorials

    Derek Banas Programming Tutorials

    A series of video that cover various computing topics, for example, C++ programming, C# programming, Python, and Java.

    Subjects:
    Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
    Keywords:
    Computer programming
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Courseware 
    Transport Processes in the Environment

    Transport Processes in the Environment

    This class serves as an introduction to mass transport in environmental flows, with emphasis given to river and lake systems. The class will cover the derivation and solutions to the differential form of mass conservation equations. Class topics to be covered will include: molecular and turbulent diffusion, boundary layers, dissolution, bed-water exchange, air-water exchange and particle transport.

    Subjects:
    Environmental Engineering and Transportation
    Keywords:
    Water -- Pollution Hydrodynamics Diffusion in hydrology Oceanic mixing
    Resource Type:
    Courseware
     
  • Video 
    Medical Laboratory Techniques

    Medical Laboratory Techniques

    Medical Laboratory Techniques are demonstrated in a video interactive format. Approximately 20 skills are available in 4-12 minute video segments.

    Subjects:
    Medical Laboratory Science
    Keywords:
    Diagnosis Laboratory Medical laboratories
    Resource Type:
    Video
     
  • Presentation 
    OntoNaviERP: Ontology-supported Navigation in ERP Software Documentation

    OntoNaviERP: Ontology-supported Navigation in ERP Software Documentation

    This video was recorded at 7th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC), Karlsruhe 2008. The documentation of Enterprise Research Planning (ERP) systems is usually (1) extremely large and (2) combines various views from the business and the technical implementation perspective. Also, a very specific vocabulary has evolved, in particular in the SAP domain (e.g. SAP Solution Maps or SAP software module names). This vocabulary is not clearly mapped to business management terminology and concepts. It is a well-known problem in practice that searching in SAP ERP documentation is difficult, because it requires in-depth knowledge of a large and proprietary terminology. We propose to use ontologies and automatic annotation of such large HTML software documentation in order to improve the usability and accessibility, namely of ERP help files. In order to achieve that, we have developed an ontology and prototype for SAP ERP 6.0. Our approach integrates concepts and lexical resources from (1) business management terminology, (2) SAP business terminology, (3) SAP system terminology, and (4) Wordnet synsets. We use standard GATE/KIM technology to annotate SAP help documentation with respective references to our ontology. Eventually, our approach consolidates the knowledge contained in the SAP help functionality at a conceptual level. This allows users to express their queries using a terminology they are familiar with, e.g. referring to general management terms. Despite a widely automated ontology construction process and a simplistic annotation strategy with minimal human intervention, we experienced convincing results. For an average query linked to an action and a topic, our technology returns more than 3 relevant resources, while a naïve term-based search returns on average only about 0.2 relevant resources.

    Subjects:
    Computing, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence and Management
    Keywords:
    Software documentation Enterprise resource planning Ontologies (Information retrieval)
    Resource Type:
    Presentation
     
    OER
  • Open (Access) Journal-Article 
    Learning Support Systems for Management Education: Screening for Success

    Learning Support Systems for Management Education: Screening for Success

    Working adults are entering MBA programs in increasing numbers. Some matriculating professionals have difficulty meeting the competitive rigors of business school life for a variety of reasons. One solution to these challenges is to provide learning support systems geared toward individual student backgrounds and interests. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate a screening process for delivering content in a non-residential MBA program for two diverse academic disciplines: organizational management and accounting. The results show that analytical-based classification techniques can effectively identify marginal students for the purpose of providing additional learning resources. The analysis further shows that intelligent tutors can deliver customized Web-based content at a time convenient to the working professional.

    Subjects:
    Management
    Keywords:
    Management--Study teaching (Higher) Adult education Distance education -- Computer-assisted instruction
    Resource Type:
    Open (Access) Journal-Article
     
    OER