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Fundamentals of Cell Biology

Shoshana Katzman, Jennifer Hurst-Kennedy, Alessandra Barrera, Jennell Talley, and Rebecca Higgins

This textbook, a remix of other open educational resources, is developed through a Round 15 Textbook Transformation Grant. Chapters include:
- Cytoskeleton
- DNA Packaging and Chromosomes
- Transcription and mRNA Modification
- Translation
- Transcriptional Regulation
- Cell and Organelle Membrane Structure
- Transport Across Cellular Membranes
- The Electrochemical Gradient
- Protein Trafficking
- Vesicles in the Endomembrane System
- Principles of Cell Signaling
- GPCRs and RTKs
- Cell Cycle and its Regulation
- DNA Replication
- Cell Death and Cancer
- Stem Cells
Fundamentals of Renewable Energy

Sandip Das, Javad Khazaii, Turaj Ashuri, Yousef Mahmoud, Valmiki Sooklal, and Chelsee Dickson

This open textbook for Fundamentals of Renewable Energy was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics covered include the fundamental energy conversion principles, energy economics, and the current status of renewable sources, such as Hydroelectric, Wind, Solar Thermal, Solar Photovoltaics, Ocean Waves, Tidal, Geothermal, and Biomass energy.
General Psychology: An Introduction

Tori Kearns and Deborah Lee

The NOBA Project is a growing collection of expert-authored, open-licensed modules in psychology, funded by the Diener Education Fund. From these open modules, Tori Kearns and Deborah Lee created an arranged open textbook for her introductory psychology class. This textbook was created under a Round One ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

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General Zoology Laboratory Manual

Kimberly Subacz and Jason Christian

This lab manual for General Zoology was created under a Round Twelve ALG Textbook Transformation Grant. The manual contains six individual labs to be completed within a laboratory, along with a collection project to be completed outdoors with an instructor.

Topics include:
- Classification and Evolution
- The Planaria Project
- Introduction to Invertebrates
- Introduction to Chordates
- Vertebrates Continued
- Mammalogy
Genetics Laboratory Manual

Merry Clark, April Cole, Emily Blalock, and Katie Bridges

This laboratory manual for Genetics was created under an ALG Affordable Materials Grant. Topics covered include cell cycle mutations, cancer detection, cytogenetics, forensics, and mapping chromosomes.
Georgia Tech First-Year Seminar

Lacy Hodges and Fred Rascoe

Authors' Description:

"This ebook has been created and designed to introduce incoming Georgia Tech students to campus resources, Georgia Tech culture and traditions, and to provide you with guidance as you make the transition to Georgia Tech.

This online resource includes materials that coordinate with the six GT 1000 learning outcomes. It covers:
- University Culture and Campus Resources
- Academic Success and Time Management Skills
- Career Development Skills
- Major Exploration and Planning
- Communication and Relational Skills
This resource includes readings, videos, and assignments that have been designed specifically to help new Tech students on their journey to academic, personal, and professional success."

This Open Textbook for GT 1000 was created under a Round Nine Textbook Transformation Grant. The web version of the text is available on the GT 1000 Textbook Website.

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Global Business (GSU)

Jacobus Boers, Daniel Le, Zoe Salloom, Valora Richardson, Tracy Adkins, and Linda Carter

This open textbook for Global Business was developed through a Round 14 Textbook Transformation Grant. Topics covered include the global context of business, currency, supply chains, legal systems, culture and values, financial markets, economic complexity, global value chains, experts, and global competition.

A revision of Global Business is currently in development to include the effects of a pandemic on geopolitical and supply-chain dynamics.
Great Works of African American Literature

Margaret Cox and Patricia West

This open textbook for African American Literature was developed as a result of a Round 19 Transformation Grant.
History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877

Catherine Locks, Sarah Mergel, Pamela Roseman, Tamara Spike, and Marie Lasseter

History in the Making: A History of the People of the United States of America to 1877 is a downloadable, free-to-use textbook licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

This textbook examines U.S. History from before European Contact through Reconstruction, while focusing on the people and their history.

Prior to its publication, History in the Making underwent a rigorous double blind peer review, a process that involved over thirty scholars who reviewed the materially carefully, objectively, and candidly in order to ensure not only its scholarly integrity but also its high standard of quality.

This book provides a strong emphasis on critical thinking about US History by providing several key features in each chapter. Learning Objectives at the beginning of each chapter help students to understand what they will learn in each chapter. Before You Move On sections at the end of each main section are designed to encourage students to reflect on important concepts and test their knowledge as they read. In addition, each chapter includes Critical Thinking Exercises that ask the student to deeply explore chapter content, Key Terms, and a Chronology of events.

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Hola a Todos: Elementary Spanish I

Mariana Stone, Elizabeth Combier, Kristi Hislope, Valerie Hastings, Rosaria Meek, and Alvaro Torres-Calderon

This is a preliminary Open Textbook as created by the UNG Elementary Spanish I grant team using a Round Six Textbook Transformation Grant. The textbook is currently composed of original instructional materials created for the OER-based course, and the team is working to create a full open textbook at a later date.

Separate files are included in the Additional Files section in a compressed .zip format for editing and quicker uploads/downloads within classes.

Grammar and vocabulary pre-class activities, lectures, and post-class homework are included within these seven chapters:
- Introduction
- La Universidad
- La Familia
- El Tiempo Libre
- La Casa
- La Salud
- Comidas y Bebidas
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Information Security

Umar Khokhar and Binh Tran

This open textbook for information security courses was developed as a result of a Round 17 Textbook Transformation Grant.
Instructor's Guide to Concepts of Biology, Chapters 12-21

Molly Smith and Sara Selby

Authors' Description:

This Instructor’s Guide contains the brief outlines of Chapters 12-21 as found in Concepts of Biology, though some underwent revision. Also, instructors will find detailed outlines of the text for use in lecturing, as well as structured outlines that may be used by students to take notes while reading the chapter or during lecture. All outlines are derived from the OpenStax text. Additionally, study guides that contain a variety of questions are provided for students.

The appendices contain Web resources where additional information can be found about the topics covered in the text; these Web resources may or may not be open resources, and copyright information is included in the appendix, but it is incumbent upon the instructor to ensure fair use. Teaching Tips are included to promote active learning and student engagement. A sample calendar is provided to illustrate the structure of the course.

A link to Sara Selby’s “Virtual Tour of the Okefenokee Swamp,” which is licensed through Creative Commons, is included, or, if the iBooks version of this guide is used, the tour itself is included. All photographs in this guide are by Sara Selby, and all graphics are provided by PresenterMedia.com.

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Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Lifetime Wellness: An Open Educational Resource for Learners in the 2020s

Eric Richman

This open textbook for lifetime wellness courses was developed as a result of a Round 19 Transformation Grant.
Intermediate Agile Software Development

Anca Doloc-Mihu and Cengiz Gunay

This site contains a collection of lectures, assignments, and instructor materials for teaching software engineering or development, at an intermediate level. It is assumed that students already know basic software engineering terms and skills.

Materials are used for the ITEC 3870 Software Development II course taught at Georgia Gwinnett College . They were developed by Cengiz Gunay and Anca Doloc-Mihu , supported by an Affordable Learning Georgia grant in 2019-2020.

Some materials are courtesy of Joan Smith, Eugene Agichstein, and the Internets. Slides are offered with the license: CC BY-SA 4.0 .

To modify and use these materials in your classes, access the original publication, then fork the Github repository or use the edit link at the bottom right of each page.
Intermediate Programming

Hyesung Park, Cynthia Johnson, Sonal Dekhane, Tacksoo Im, Wei Jin, and Yan Zong Ding

This textbook for intermediate programming courses is developed as a result of a Round 17 Textbook Transformation Grant.
Intermediate Spanish

Amanda Nichols and Kathryn Garcia

This LibGuides-based textbook for Intermediate Spanish courses is developed as part of a Round 17 Mini-Grant. Ancillary materials and downloadable chapters are included.
Introduction to Advertising: Advertising Practices

Agnieska Chwialkowska

This open textbook for Introduction to Advertising was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. The textbook includes supplementary study guides, slide decks, and assignments.
Introduction to Anthropology Open Textbook

Jenna Andrews-Swann, MaryBeth Chrostowsky, Kathryn Deeley, and Gregory Gullette

This is a collection of readings for a four-field, undergraduate Introduction to Anthropology course. Each chapter includes learning objectives, chapter text and key words, a case study, comprehension questions, critical thinking and engagement questions, and a list of additional resources.
Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning

Pamela Sachant, Peggy Blood, Jeffery LeMieux, and Rita Tekippe

Editor's Description:

Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of Art. Authored by four USG faculty members with advance degrees in the arts, this textbooks offers up-to-date original scholarship. It includes over 400 high-quality images illustrating the history of art, its technical applications, and its many uses.

Combining the best elements of both a traditional textbook and a reader, it introduces such issues in art as its meaning and purpose; its meaning and purpose; its structure, material, and form; and its diverse effects on our lives. Its digital nature allows students to follow links to applicable sources and videos, expanding the students’ educational experiences beyond the textbook. Introduction to Art: Design, Context, and Meaning provides a new and free alternative to traditional textbooks, making it an invaluable resource in our modern age of technology and advancement.

A Japanese translation is available from Better Late Than Never: Japanese Translation. The translated text is also available as an additional file.

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Introduction to Biology II Lab Manual

Brandy Rogers, Ericka Walczak, Sharryse Henderson, Jason Christian, and Jessica Osborne

This lab manual for BIOL 1012 at Georgia Highlands College was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics include classification and evolution, diversity of microbes, invertebrates, and vertebrates, field identification of birds, and epidemiology.
Introduction to Biology Lab Modules

Susan Finazzo and Amy Rollins

This set of modules, originally implemented in a learning management system, was created for Introduction to Biology in Spring 2019. Topics include Biological Chemistry, Cell Division, Cells and Membranes, Case Studies, DNA, Enzymes, Evolution, Inheritance, Inorganic Chemistry, Microscopes, Photosynthesis, Respiration, Scientific Measurement, and the Scientific Method.
Introduction to Biology Open Textbook (Albany State University)

Liqiu Zheng, Donna-May Sakura-Lemessy, Dorene Medlin, and Kwaichow Chan

This open textbook for Introduction to Biology was created under an Affordable Materials Grant. Topics covered include Scientific method and measurements; Motion, force, and energy; Thermal energy (Heat and Temperature); Waves, Sound, and Light; and Electricity and Magnetism.
Introduction to Cartography (KSU)

Ulrike Ingram and Jason Rhodes

This modular collection of readings, videos, tutorials, and other resources about cartography was created under a Round 14 ALG Textbook Transformation Grant uses ArcGIS StoryMaps to create an open web-based interactive experience. Topics covered include an overview of cartography, map design, map types, map data, color and visual variables, geodesy and coordinate systems, typography, and ethics. Exams and a poster assignment are also available for download.
Introduction to Communication Research: Becoming a Scholar (2022 Revision)

Lindsey Hand, Erin Ryan, and Karen Sichler

This open workbook for Communications and Sources Investigation was created under a Round Eleven Textbook Transformation Grant:

https://oer.galileo.usg.edu/communication-collections/5/

Author's Description:

Welcome to your journey to becoming a communication scholar! We developed this workbook to guide you through the semester as you learn how understand and conduct scholarly research. What does it mean to be a scholar? A scholar is someone who specializes in a particular area of study. For you, this area is communication. And how do you become a scholar? By doing research.

But why is it important for you to learn research skills? You might be thinking, I want to be a journalist or make TV shows or work in public relations, why do I need to learn how to do research? Well, if you want someone to watch your TV show, read your article, or listen to your campaign, you will need to conduct research to see if the audience you’re targeting even exists. You will need to research to find out if your ideas are original, what the person you’re interviewing for an article has done in the past, or what makes a successful public relations campaign. You’ll need data in order to pitch your new TV show idea.

To be successful in organizational and business communication, it is essential that you learn how to effectively promote successful communication in any institution. This may include writing training manuals, employee handbooks, or conducting in-depth personnel research to ensure overall satisfaction of employees. Also, scholarly research is the foundation of any discipline, and many of the core principles of this field are derived from scholarly research.

Because we want you to succeed in the industry, we will spend the semester learning how to conduct research in the field of communication. We’ll start by providing you with a short history of communication research, show you how to gather academic research, and teach you how to write a literature review. Let's get started!
Introduction to Environmental Science: 2nd Edition

Caralyn Zehnder, Kalina Manoylov, Samuel Mutiti, Christine Mutiti, Allison VandeVoort, and Donna Bennett

2nd Edition: Revised by Kalina Manoylov, Allison Rick VandeVoort, Christine Mutiti, Samuel Mutiti and Donna Bennett in 2017.

Authors' Description:

This course uses the basic principles of biology and earth science as a context for understanding environmental policies and resource management practices. Our planet is facing unprecedented environmental challenges, from oil spills to global climate change. In ENSC 1000, you will learn about the science behind these problems; preparing you to make an informed, invaluable contribution to Earth’s future. I hope that each of you is engaged by the material presented and participates fully in the search for, acquisition of, and sharing of information within our class.

Environmental Science Laboratory (ENSC 1000L) is a separate class and you will receive a separate grade for that course.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Evaluate the diverse responses of peoples, groups, and cultures to environmental issues, themes and topics.
- Use critical observation and analysis to predict outcomes associated with environmental modifications.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the causes & consequences of climate change.
- Apply quantitative skills to solve environmental science problems.
- Demonstrate knowledge of environmental law and policy.
- Design and critically evaluate experiments.
- Interpret data in figures and graphs.
This open textbook for Introduction to Environmental Science was created under a Round Two ALG Textbook Transformation Grant.

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