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Relational Databases and Microsoft Access
No full textThis text is a free introductory text that introduces MS Access and relational database design. The motivation is to support a second-year course on database systems which/ to the student/ is either a service course providing an introduction to database concepts/ or/ as a prerequisite for more advanced study in the field.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1370/thumbnail.jp
Cicero/ Against Verres/ 2.1.53-86. Latin Text with Introduction/ Study Questions/ Commentary and English Translation
No full textLooting/ despoiling temples/ attempted rape and judicial murder: these are just some of the themes of this classic piece of writing by one of the world\u27s greatest orators. This particular passage is from the second book of Cicero\u27s Speeches against Verres/ who was a former Roman magistrate on trial for serious misconduct. Cicero presents the lurid details of Verres\u27 alleged crimes in exquisite and sophisticated prose. This volume provides a portion of the original text of Cicero\u27s speech in Latin/ a detailed commentary/ study aids/ and a translation. As a literary artefact/ the speech gives us insight into how the supreme master of Latin eloquence developed what we would now call rhetorical spin . As an historical document/ it provides a window into the dark underbelly of Rome\u27s imperial expansion and exploitation of the Near East. Ingo Gildenhard\u27s illuminating commentary on this A-Level set text will be of particular interest to students of Latin at both high school and undergraduate level. It will also be a valuable resource to Latin teachers and to anyone interested in Cicero/ language and rhetoric/ and the legal culture of Ancient Rome.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1411/thumbnail.jp
Business Plan Development Guide
No full textThis textbook and its accompanying spreadsheet templates were designed with and for students wanting a practical and easy-to-follow guide for developing a business plan. It follows a unique format that both explains what to do and demonstrates how to do it.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1423/thumbnail.jp
Health Case Studies
No full textHealth Case Studies is composed of eight separate health case studies. Each case study includes the patient narrative or story that models the best practice (at the time of publishing) in healthcare settings. Associated with each case is a set of specific learning objectives to support learning and facilitate educational strategies and evaluation. The case studies can be used online in a learning management system/ in a classroom discussion/ in a printed course pack or as part of a textbook created by the instructor. This flexibility is intentional and allows the educator to choose how best to convey the concepts presented in each case to the learner. Because these case studies were primarily developed for an electronic healthcare system/ they are based predominantly in an acute healthcare setting. Educators can augment each case study to include primary healthcare settings/ outpatient clinics/ assisted living environments/ and other contexts as relevant.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1432/thumbnail.jp
10. McCrum Slavonic Training School
Get PDFThe Cummings collection includes 2 publications by the McCrum Slavonic Training School in Uniontown, Pennsylvania. They date to 1912, the year Mary Kacmar graduated from the school, and 1918, the year she and Cummings married. They are posted here as a single PDF; additional information is provided in the User Guide.https://mds.marshall.edu/cummings_melvillehomer/1009/thumbnail.jp
08. Correspondence
Get PDFThe Cummings collection includes 39 complete or partial letters to or from Cummings; many of his drafts are typed on the back of his sermon manuscripts. All of the letters are posted here as a single PDF; information about each one is provided in the User Guide.https://mds.marshall.edu/cummings_melvillehomer/1004/thumbnail.jp
06. Poems
Get PDFThe Cummings collection includes approximately 45 stand-alone poems, 9 booklets of poems, and An Earth Wayfarer, a 111-page spiral-bound book. Everything is posted here as a single PDF; information about individual poems, including each selection in the booklets and Earth Wayfarer, is provided in the User Guide.https://mds.marshall.edu/cummings_melvillehomer/1005/thumbnail.jp
BC Reads: Adult Literacy Fundamental English Course Pack 6
No full textThis course pack is designed to meet the learning outcomes for Adult Literacy Fundamental English Level 6 (roughly equivalent to grades 7.5 to 9 in the K-12 system). Every chapter includes a level-appropriate/ high-interest reading of between 500 and 1/000 words. The readings are freely available in a separate reader with convenient links to the readings in each chapter of this course pack. Font size and line spacing can be adjusted in the online view/ and have been enhanced for the print and PDF versions for easier reading. This course pack has been reviewed by subject experts from colleges and universities.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1473/thumbnail.jp
Analyzing meaning: An introduction to semantics and pragmatics
No full textThis book provides an introduction to the study of meaning in human language/ from a linguistic perspective. It covers a fairly broad range of topics/ including lexical semantics/ compositional semantics/ and pragmatics. The chapters are organized into six units: (1) Foundational concepts; (2) Word meanings; (3) Implicature (including indirect speech acts); (4) Compositional semantics; (5) Modals/ conditionals/ and causation; (6) Tense & aspect.Most of the chapters include exercises which can be used for class discussion and/or homework assignments/ and each chapter contains references for additional reading on the topics covered.As the title indicates/ this book is truly an INTRODUCTION: it provides a solid foundation which will prepare students to take more advanced and specialized courses in semantics and/or pragmatics. It is also intended as a reference for fieldworkers doing primary research on under-documented languages/ to help them write grammatical descriptions that deal carefully and clearly with semantic issues. The approach adopted here is largely descriptive and non-formal (or/ in some places/ semi-formal)/ although some basic logical notation is introduced. The book is written at level which should be appropriate for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students. It presupposes some previous coursework in linguistics/ but does not presuppose any background in formal logic or set theory.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1489/thumbnail.jp
Embedded Controllers Using C and Arduino - 2e
No full textThis text is designed to introduce and expand upon material related to the C programming language and embedded controllers/ and specifically/ the Arduino development system and associated Atmel ATmega microcontrollers. It is intended to fit the time constraints of a typical 3 to 4 credit hour course for electrical engineering technology and computer engineering technology programs/ although it could also fit the needs of a hardware-oriented course in computer science. As such/ the text does not attempt to cover every aspect of the C language/ the Arduino system or Atmel AVR microcontrollers. The first section deals with the C language itself. It is assumed that the student is a relative newcomer to the C language but has some experience with another high level language/ for example/ Python. This means concepts such as conditionals and iteration are already familiar and the student can get up and running fairly quickly. From there/ the Arduino development environment is examined. Unlike the myriad Arduino books now available/ this text does not simply rely on the Arduino libraries. As convenient as the libraries may be/ there are other/ sometimes far more efficient/ ways of programming the boards. Many of the chapters examine library source code to see “what\u27s under the hood”. This more generic approach means it will be easier for the student to use other processors and development systems instead of being tightly tied to one platform. There is a lab manual for this textbook.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1494/thumbnail.jp