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Delftse Foundations of Computation
No full textDelftse Foundations of Computation is a textbook for a one quarter introductory course in theoretical computer science. It includes topics from propositional and predicate logic/ proof techniques/ set theory and the theory of computation/ along with practical applications to computer science. It has no prerequisites other than a general familiarity with computer programming.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1553/thumbnail.jp
An Introduction to Matlab and Mathcad
No full textThis textbook/ or really a “coursebook” for a college freshman-level class/ has been updated for Spring 2014 and provides an introduction to programming and problem solving using both Matlab and Mathcad. We provide a balanced selection of introductory exercises and real-world problems (i.e. no “contrived” problems). We include many examples and screenshots to guide the reader. We assume no prior knowledge of Matlab or Mathcad.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1585/thumbnail.jp
Principles of Management
No full textPrinciples of Management is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course on management. This is a traditional approach to management using the leading/ planning/ organizing/ and controlling approach. Management is a broad business discipline/ and the Principles of Management course covers many management areas such as human resource management and strategic management/ as well behavioral areas such as motivation. No one individual can be an expert in all areas of management/ so an additional benefit of this text is that specialists in a variety of areas have authored individual chapters.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1601/thumbnail.jp
A Short Handbook for writing essays in the Humanities and Social Sciences
No full textA retired master teacher of English and Comparative Literature teams up with his son/ a History professor/ on a new version of the writing manual he wrote and used for decades at the University of California/ Davis.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1614/thumbnail.jp
Introduction to Financial Mathematics Concepts and Computational Methods
No full textIntroduction to Financial Mathematics: Concepts and Computational Methods serves as a primer in financial mathematics with a focus on conceptual understanding of models and problem solving. It includes the mathematical background needed for risk management/ such as probability theory/ optimization/ and the like. The goal of the book is to expose the reader to a wide range of basic problems/ some of which emphasize analytic ability/ some requiring programming techniques and others focusing on statistical data analysis. In addition/ it covers some areas which are outside the scope of mainstream financial mathematics textbooks. For example/ it presents marginal account setting by the CCP and systemic risk/ and a brief overview of the model risk. Inline exercises and examples are included to help students prepare for exams on this book.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1642/thumbnail.jp
The Pay for Success Handbook
No full textGovernment agencies frequently contract with nonprofit or for-profit organizations to provide services to improve the well-being of their clients―for example/ by reducing recidivism/ homelessness/ or drug use. Governments have traditionally paid service providers on the basis of the number of clients they treat. The past decade has seen a number of Pay for Success (PFS) or results-based finance (RBF) programs/ in which service providers are paid for their outcomes or results. For example/ whereas a government agency contracting with a service provider to reduce recidivism among young men released from prison would traditionally have paid the service provider for the hours spent counseling a client/ a PFS contract pays the organization for success in reducing the clients’ rate of recidivism from some baseline. This handbook is written for government officials considering the adoption of Pay For Success (PFS) programs and for students in public policy and business schools interested in studying outcomes-oriented government contracts for services. Part One introduces concepts necessary to develop and operate a service delivery program and then surveys some of the issues specific to PFS. Part Two presents two detailed case studies and a number of shorter descriptions of PFS programs. Part Three focuses on the components of PFS programs; it also discusses barriers to their development and ways of overcoming them. An editable file (docx) is also available.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1694/thumbnail.jp
Guide to Ancient Roman art
No full textThis book contains all of Smarthistory’s content for the Ancient Roman art.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1720/thumbnail.jp
A Cool Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics
No full textA Cool/ Brisk Walk Through Discrete Mathematics/ an innovative and non-traditional approach to learning Discrete Math/ is available for low cost from Blurb or via free download.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1727/thumbnail.jp
Large Animal Surgery – Supplemental Notes
No full textThis textbook includes basic principles of large animal surgery and anesthesia/ how to apply those principles to cases and situations/ and discover ways of finding answers when you don’t remember the information/ are presented with cases that aren’t “textbook” and/or things don’t go as planned.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1776/thumbnail.jp
Introduction to Philosophy: Logic
No full textIntroduction to Philosophy: Logic provides students with the concepts and skills necessary to identify and evaluate arguments effectively. The chapters/ all written by experts in the field/ provide an overview of what arguments are/ the different types of arguments one can expect to encounter in both philosophy and everyday life/ and how to recognise common argumentative mistakes.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1815/thumbnail.jp