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Think DSP: Digital Signal Processing in Python
No full textThink DSP is an introduction to Digital Signal Processing in Python. The premise of this book (and the other books in the Think X series) is that if you know how to program/ you can use that skill to learn other things. The author is writing this book because he thinks the conventional approach to digital signal processing is backward: most books (and the classes that use them) present the material bottom-up/ starting with mathematical abstractions like phasors.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1236/thumbnail.jp
Beyond Dichotomy: Synergizing Writing Center and Classroom Pedagogies
No full textHow closely can or should writing centers and writing classrooms collaborate? Beyond Dichotomy explores how research on peer tutoring one-to-one and in small groups can inform our work with students in writing centers and other tutoring programs/ as well as in writing courses and classrooms. These multi-method (including rhetorical and discourse analyses and ethnographic and case-study) investigations center on several course-based tutoring (CBT) partnerships at two universities. Rather than practice separately in the center or in the classroom/ rather than seeing teacher here and tutor there and student over there/ CBT asks all participants in the dynamic drama of teaching and learning to consider the many possible means of connecting synergistically. This book offers the more-is-more value of designing more peer-to-peer learning situations for developmental and multicultural writers/ and a more elaborate view of what happens in these peer-centered learning environments. It offers important implications—especially of directive and nondirective tutoring strategies and methods—for peer-to-peer learning and one-to-one tutoring and conferencing for all teachers and learners of writing.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1241/thumbnail.jp
A Theory of Literate Action: Literate Action Volume 2
No full textThe second in a two-volume set/ A Theory of Literate Action draws on work from the social sciences—and in particular sociocultural psychology/ phenomenological sociology/ and the pragmatic tradition of social science—to reconceive rhetoric fundamentally around the problems of written communication rather than around rhetoric\u27s founding concerns of high stakes/ agonistic/ oral public persuasion (p. 3). An expression of more than a quarter-century of reflection and scholarly inquiry/ this volume represents a significant contribution to contemporary rhetorical theory.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1254/thumbnail.jp
Squeak by Example
No full textSqueak is a modern open-source development environment for the classic Smalltalk-80 programming language. Despite being the first purely object-oriented language and environment/ Smalltalk is in many ways still far ahead of its successors in promoting a vision of an environment where everything is an object/ and anything can change at run-time. Squeak by Example/ intended for both students and developers/ will guide you gently through the Squeak language and environment by means of a series of examples and exercises. The book helps you get started with A Quick Tour of Squeak and guides you through A First Application. The Smalltalk language is introduced in three chapters on Syntax in a Nutshell/ Understanding Message Syntax and The Smalltalk Object Model. Development with Squeak is covered in The Squeak Programming Environment and SUnit. Several of the key classes are presented in chapters on Basic Classes/ Collections/ Streams and Morphic. The first edition of the book concludes with chapters on Classes and Metaclasses and Frequently Asked Questions.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1259/thumbnail.jp
Bankruptcy Law and Practice
No full textThis is the third edition of Bankruptcy Law and Practice/ a Casebook Designed to Train Lawyers for the Practice of Bankruptcy Law. It is designed for a one-semester course in debtor/creditor law and bankruptcy. The book deals with both creditor remedies and debtor protections/ starting with state law collection remedies/ exemptions/ and the important special protections for secured creditors under both Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code and state real property recording acts. After a thorough review of state law debt collection practice/ the book covers the basics of straight bankruptcy law with a focus on Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code/ both for individuals and businesses. Although the book has a practice focus/ it covers the major Supreme Court cases/ and important appellate cases with an emphasis on areas of uncertainty. The book also emphasizes the Bankruptcy Code itself/ using problem sets to get students to work through the language of the Bankruptcy Code. At the end of the book are two abbreviated chapters on bankruptcy reorganizations for consumers under Chapter 13 and for businesses under Chapter 11. These chapters are intended to outline the reasons that debtors choose to file for reorganization rather than liquidation/ and focuses on the rules for confirming a plan. The primary goal of the book is to prepare students for the practice of bankruptcy law. Students who understand these materials should be well prepared to anticipate and address the kinds of issues that arise in real bankruptcy cases/ whether in a small dollar consumer practice or a big dollar corporate reorganization. Students will learn the language of commercial law and bankruptcy/ along with the skills to find their way around the Bankruptcy Code.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1266/thumbnail.jp
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Individuals 2020
No full textThis textbook is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise; rather/ it is intended to be far more useful than that for beginning tax law students by equipping the novice not merely with unmoored detail but rather with a rich blueprint that illuminates the deeper structural framework on which that detail hangs (sometimes crookedly). Chapter 1 outlines the conceptual meaning of the term “income” for uniquely tax purposes (as opposed to financial accounting or trust law purposes/ for example) and examines the Internal Revenue Code provisions that translate this larger conceptual construct into positive law. Chapter 2 explores various forms of consumption taxation because the modern Internal Revenue Code is best perceived as a hybrid income-consumption tax that also contains many provisions—for wise or unwise nontax policy reasons—that are inconsistent with both forms of taxation. Chapter 3 then provides students with the story of how we got to where we are today/ important context about the distribution of the tax burden/ the budget/ and economic trends/ as well as material on ethical debates/ economic theories/ and politics as they affect taxation. Armed with this larger blueprint/ students are then in a much better position to see how the myriad pieces that follow throughout the remaining 19 chapters fit into this bigger picture/ whether comfortably or uncomfortably. For example/ they are in a better position to appreciate how applying the income tax rules for debt to a debt-financed investment afforded more favorable consumption tax treatment creates tax arbitrage problems. Congress and the courts then must combat these tax shelter opportunities (sometimes ineffectively) with both statutory and common law weapons. Stated another way/ students are in a better position to appreciate how the tax system can sometimes be used to generate (or combat) unfair and economically inefficient rent-seeking behavior.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1277/thumbnail.jp
First Amendment: Cases/ Controversies/ and Contexts - Second Edition
No full textThis Casebook (Second Edition/ December 2019) is intended to be used in an upper-division course covering the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. Its 14 chapters are substantially the same length/ with the exception of Chapter One/ the introduction/ and Chapters Eleven and Twelve which in combination are the usual length. It is intended for 13 or 14 week semester that meets once or twice per week. Each Chapter contains a “Chapter Outline” at the beginning for ease of reference. The Casebook is organized with the Speech Clauses as Part One and the Religion Clauses as Part Two. Unlike many other courses/ there is no accepted organizational scheme within these broad areas. As the Introduction notes/ First Amendment doctrine/ especially within freedom of speech/ presents a varied and haphazard landscape. The Casebook follows a scheme that has proven effective in Professor Robson’s years of teaching the course to hundreds of students. The selection of cases tends toward the most recent and these tend to be less heavily edited. These recent cases often contain extended discussions of earlier cases that are not included in the Casebook.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1285/thumbnail.jp
Writing for Strategic Communication Industries
No full textGood writing skills are important in today\u27s competitive work environment. This is especially the case for communication-related professions such as public relations/ brand communication/ journalism/ and marketing. Writing for Strategic Communication Industries emphasizes practical application of academic inquiry to help readers improve their writing skills. This book gives readers: Straightforward chapters that use real-world examples to illustrate key points. Discussion of different writing styles and techniques. Examples of communication materials such as press releases/ creative briefs/ feature articles/ and more. Embedded videos of insights from communication professionals. Tips on pitching to the media. A collection of popular sources for further explanation.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1303/thumbnail.jp
Clinical Procedures for Safer Patient Care
No full textThe checklist approach/ used in this textbook/ aims to provide standardized processes for clinical skills and to help nursing schools and clinical practice partners keep procedural practice current. Each skill/procedure is covered in a chapter that has learning objectives/ a brief overview of the relevant theory/ checklists of steps for procedures with the rationale behind each step of the process/ and a summary of key takeaways. Key terms are set in bold throughout the book and laid out again in a Glossary in the appendix. All 88 checklists are also summarized/ and hyperlinked to the original checklist/ in the appendix.https://mds.marshall.edu/oa-textbooks/1306/thumbnail.jp
H.M. Adam
No full textH.M. Adam,9x4.5cmhttps://mds.marshall.edu/cabell_wayne_hist_soc_collection/1750/thumbnail.jp