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Land Use
No full textThis text explores the laws governing the use of land. Sometimes narrowly focused/ often intensely local/ land use regulation may give the impression of a highly specialized field with small stakes. The text is divided into three parts: First/ we will survey the ordinary/ local administrative scheme of land use regulation. The cases in this section are intended to establish what that system is and what it\u27s standards are. In the second part of the course/ we will turn our attention to cases illustrating litigation attacks on the ordinary administrative scheme. The purpose here is not/ as it was in the first part/ to understand better the standards the administrators should apply/ but to understand the constraints imposed on the contents of local laws/ the procedures of enactment and permitting/ and the composition of local lawmaking bodies. In the third part/ we focus on the distributive concerns raised by land use regulation. The regulatory takings doctrine has gone from/ literally/ nothing/ to wrestling to disentangle distributive concerns from substantive ones/ to trying to craft either rules or standards to identify regulations that go “too far” and should be considered “takings” within the meaning of the Fifth Amendment. We will consider what the doctrine\u27s purposes are/ how it should be governed/ and how it should be invoked as a procedural matter.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1083/thumbnail.jp
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
No full textThese are the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (FRCP) as amended to December 01/ 2016. The FRCP govern civil proceedings in the United States district courts and are often the foundation for the standard 1L law school course/ Civil Procedure.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1092/thumbnail.jp
Economics – Theory Through Applications
No full textRussell Cooper and Andrew John have written an economics text aimed directly at students from its very inception. You\u27re thinking/ ”Yeah/ sure. I\u27ve heard that before.“ This textbook/ Economics: Theory Through Applications/ centers around student needs and expectations through two premises: … Students are motivated to study economics if they see that it relates to their own lives. … Students learn best from an inductive approach/ in which they are first confronted with a problem/ and then led through the process of solving that problem. Many books claim to present economics in a way that is digestible for students; Russell and Andrew have truly created one from scratch. This textbook will assist you in increasing students\u27 economic literacy both by developing their aptitude for economic thinking and by presenting key insights about economics that every educated individual should know. How? Russell and Andrew have done three things in this text to accomplish that goal: Applications Ahead of Theory: They present all the theory that is standard in Principles books. But by beginning with applications/ students get to learn why this theory is needed. Learning through Repetition: Important tools appear over and over again/ allowing students to learn from repetition and to see how one framework can be useful in many different contexts. A Student\u27s Table of Contents vs. An Instructor\u27s Table of Contents: There is no further proof that Russell and Andrew have created a book aimed specifically at educating students about economics than their two tables of contents.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1100/thumbnail.jp
Fundamentals of Global Strategy
No full textThe globalization of the competitive landscape has forced companies to fundamentally rethink their strategies. Whereas once only a few industries such as oil could be labeled truly global/ today many—from pharmaceuticals to aircraft to computers—have become global in scale and scope. As a consequence/ creating a global competitive advantage has become a key strategic issue for many companies/ and students need to possess an understanding of the impact of global strategies on a business. Crafting a global strategy requires making decisions about which strategy elements can and should be globalized and to what extent/ and de Kluyver\u27s Fundamentals of Global Strategy can help you illuminate these facts to your students. Fundamentals of Global Strategy poses the following questions for your students to analyze: What markets and/or regions should a company compete in and why? To what degree can and should products and services be standardized? Is it advantageous to adopt a more or less uniform market positioning worldwide? What value-added activities should it keep in-house/ outsource/ or relocate for competitive advantage? How can competitive responses be most effectively coordinated on a global basis?https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1104/thumbnail.jp
Introductory Statistics
No full textIn many introductory level courses today/ teachers are challenged with the task of fitting in all of the core concepts of the course in a limited period of time. The Introductory Statistics teacher is no stranger to this challenge. To add to the difficulty/ many textbooks contain an overabundance of material/ which not only results in the need for further streamlining/ but also in intimidated students. Shafer and Zhang wrote Introductory Statistics by using their vast teaching experience to present a complete look at introductory statistics topics while keeping in mind a realistic expectation with respect to course duration and students\u27 maturity level. Over time the core content of this course has developed into a well-defined body of material that is substantial for a one-semester course. Shafer and Zhang believe that the students in this course are best served by a focus on that core material and not by an exposure to a plethora of peripheral topics. Therefore in writing Introduction to Statistics they have sought to present only the core concepts and use a wide-ranging set of exercises for each concept to drive comprehension. As a result Introduction to Statistics is a smaller and less intimidating textbook that trades some extended and unnecessary topics for a better-focused presentation of the central material. You will not only appreciate the depth and breadth of exercises in Introduction to Statistics/ but you will also like the close attention to detail that Shafer and Zhang have paid to the student and instructor solutions manuals. This is one of few books on the market where the textbook authors have written the solutions manuals to maintain the integrity of the material. In addition/ in order to facilitate the use of technology with the book the authors included “large data set exercises/” where appropriate/ that refer to large data sets that are available on the web/ and for which use of statistical software is necessary.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1108/thumbnail.jp
Algorithms and Data Structures With Applications to Graphics and Geometry
No full textAn introductory coverage of algorithms and data structures with application to graphics and geometry.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1118/thumbnail.jp
Introduction to Real Analysis
No full textThis is a text for a two-term course in introductory real analysis for junior or senior mathematics majors and science students with a serious interest in mathematics. Prospective educators or mathematically gifted high school students can also benefit from the mathematical maturity that can be gained from an introductory real analysis course. The book is designed to fill the gaps left in the development of calculus as it is usually presented in an elementary course/ and to provide the background required for insight into more advanced courses in pure and applied mathematics. The standard elementary calculus sequence is the only specific prerequisite for Chapters 1–5/ which deal with real-valued functions. (However/ other analysis oriented courses/ such as elementary differential equation/ also provide useful preparatory experience.) Chapters 6 and 7 require a working knowledge of determinants/ matrices and linear transformations/ typically available from a first course in linear algebra. Chapter 8 is accessible after completion of Chapters 1–5.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1137/thumbnail.jp
Active Calculus 2.0
No full textActive Calculus is different from most existing calculus texts in at least the following ways: the text is freely readable online in HTML format and is also available for in PDF; in the electronic format/ graphics are in full color and there are live links to java applets; version 2.0 now contains WeBWorK exercises in each chapter/ which are fully interactive in the HTML format and included in print in the PDF; the text is open source/ and interested users can gain access to the original source files on GitHub; the style of the text requires students to be active learners — there are very few worked examples in the text/ with there instead being 3-4 activities per section that engage students in connecting ideas/ solving problems/ and developing understanding of key calculus concepts; each section begins with motivating questions/ a brief introduction/ and a preview activity/ all of which are designed to be read and completed prior to class; following the WeBWorK exercises in each section/ there are several challenging problems that require students to connect key ideas and write to communicate their understanding.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1140/thumbnail.jp
APEX Calculus
No full textThis text comprises a three–text series on Calculus. The first part covers material taught in many “Calc 1” courses: limits/ derivatives/ and the basics of integration/ found in Chapters 1 through 6.1. The second text covers material often taught in “Calc 2:” integration and its applications/ along with an introduction to sequences/ series and Taylor Polynomials/ found in Chapters 5 through 8. The third text covers topics common in “Calc 3” or “multivariable calc:” parametric equations/ polar coordinates/ vector–valued functions/ and functions of more than one variable/ found in Chapters 9 through 14. More information/ including free downloads of .pdf versions of the text/ is available at www.apexcalculus.com.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1152/thumbnail.jp
Linear Algebra/ Theory And Applications
No full textThis is a book on linear algebra and matrix theory. While it is self contained/ it will work best for those who have already had some exposure to linear algebra. It is also assumed that the reader has had calculus. Some optional topics require more analysis than this/ however. This book features an ugly/ elementary/ and complete treatment of determinants early in the book. Thus it might be considered as Linear algebra done wrong. I have done this because of the usefulness of determinants. However/ all major topics are also presented in an alternative manner which is independent of determinants. The book has an introduction to various numerical methods used in linear algebra. This is done because of the interesting nature of these methods. The presentation here emphasizes the reasons why they work. It does not discuss many important numerical considerations necessary to use the methods effectively. These considerations are found in numerical analysis texts.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1163/thumbnail.jp