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Qualitative Research Using Open Tools
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Qualitative research has long suffered from a lack of free tools for analysis, leaving no options for researchers without significant funds for software licenses. This presents significant challenges for equity. This panel discussion will explore the first two free/libre open source qualitative analysis tools out there: qcoder (R package) and Taguette (desktop application). Drawing from the diverse backgrounds of the presenters (social science, library & information science, software engineering), we will discuss what openness and extensibility means for qualitative research, and how the two tools we've built facilitate equitable, open sharing.

Subject:
Applied Science
Life Science
Physical Science
Social Science
Material Type:
Lesson
Provider:
New York University
Author:
Beth M. Duckles
Vicky Steeves
Date Added:
05/07/2019
Projectile Motion  with motion diagram and velocity components
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This simulation is about Projectile Motion with motion diagram and velocity components

, هذه المحاكاة تتحدث عن - حركة المقذوفات , مع عناصر الرسم البياني الحركة والسرعه.

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Physical Science
Physics
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Simulation
Provider:
Boston University
Author:
Andrew Duffy
Date Added:
12/22/2016
Whole vectors
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The simulation shows different ways of looking at position and velocity vectors for a ball experiencing projectile motion.

تبين المحاكاة طرق مختلفة للنظر في الموقف وسرعة النقل لحركة المقذوفات

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Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
Boston University
Author:
Andrew Duffy
Date Added:
12/22/2016
Elevator physics
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The simulation illustrates the situation of a person in an elevator. The elevator takes the person from one floor to the next floor up.
For this situation, try sketching three free-body diagrams, one for the person, another for the elevator, and a third for the person-elevator system.
First, draw the diagrams for when the system remains at rest. Then, predict whether the free-body diagrams will change (and, if so, how) when the elevator is accelerating up, moving up at constant velocity, and moving up but slowing down (acceleration is down).

The simulation draws the diagrams for all these cases, but make sure you try drawing your own before looking at the simulation's diagrams.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Simulation
Provider:
Boston University
Author:
Andrew Duffy
Date Added:
12/22/2016
Body Physics: Motion to Metabolism
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Body Physics sticks to the basic functioning of the human body, from motion to metabolism, as a common theme through which fundamental physics topics are introduced. Related practice, reinforcement and Lab activities are included. See the front matter for more details. Additional supplementary material, activities, and information can be found at: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/bpsupmat/. Order a print copy: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/body-physics-motion-to-metabolism/26081318

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Body Physics sticks to the basic functioning of the human body, from motion to metabolism, as a common theme through which fundamental physics topics are introduced. Related practice, reinforcement and Lab activities are included. See the front matter for more details. Additional supplementary material, activities, and information can be found at: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/bpsupmat/. Specific topics covered in Body Physics are: scientific process, units, uncertainty, mass, density, weight, buoyant force, equilibrium, center of gravity, normal force, friction, torque, levers, mechanical advantage, tension, motion, impulse, momentum, the laws of motion, strength and elasticity of materials, work, kinetic and potential energy, power, thermal energy the first law of thermodynamics, efficiency, heat, entropy, and 2nd law of thermodynamics.

Order a print copy: http://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/body-physics-motion-to-metabolism/26081318

Word Count: 112607

ISBN: 978-1-63635-046-2

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Anatomy/Physiology
Life Science
Physical Science
Physics
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Textbook
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Open Oregon Educational Resources
Author:
Lawrence Davis
Date Added:
11/29/2018
Conceptual Physics
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For a semester-length course, all seven chapters can be covered. For a shorter course, the book is designed so that chapters 1, 2, and 5 are the only ones that are required for continuity; any of the others can be included or omitted at the instructor’s discretion, with the only constraint being that chapter 6 requires chapter 4.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Textbook
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Light and Matter
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Light and Matter Books
Author:
Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
Date Added:
01/01/2006
Relativity for Poets
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This is a set of lecture notes for my course Relativity for Poets at Fullerton College. It's a nonmathematical presentation of Einstein's theories of special and general relativity, including a brief treatment of cosmology.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Light and Matter
Provider Set:
Light and Matter Books
Author:
Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
Date Added:
09/03/2015
Geoscience: the Earth and its Resources
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Are you fascinated by Geosciences and willing to take the challenge of predicting the nature and behavior of the Earth subsurface? This is your course!

In a voyage through the Earth, Geoscience: the Earth and its Resources will explore the Earth interior and the processes forming mountains and sedimentary basins. You will understand how the sediments are formed, transported, deposited and deformed.

You will develop knowledge on the behavior of petroleum and water resources.

The course has an innovative approach focusing on key fundamental processes, exploring their nature and quantitative interactions. It will be shown how this acquired knowledge is used to predict the nature and behavior of the Earth subsurface.

This is your ideal first step as a future Geoscientists or professional to upgrade your knowledge in the domain of Earth Sciences.

Subject:
Geology
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
Delft University of Technology
Provider Set:
TU Delft OpenCourseWare
Author:
Prof. dr. Giovanni Bertotti
Date Added:
08/01/2018
Spatial Thinking in Planning Practice: An Introduction to GIS
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The goals of this textbook are to help students acquire the technical skills of using software and managing a database, and develop research skills of collecting data, analyzing information and presenting results. We emphasize that the need to investigate the potential and practicality of GIS technologies in a typical planning setting and evaluate its possible applications. GIS may not be necessary (or useful) for every planning application, and we anticipate these readings to provide the necessary foundation for discerning its appropriate use. Therefore, this textbook attempts to facilitate spatial thinking focusing more on open-ended planning questions, which require judgment and exploration, while developing the analytical capacity for understanding a variety of local and regional planning challenges.
While this textbook provides the background for understanding the concepts in GIS as applicable to urban and regional planning, it is best when accompanied by a hands-on tutorial, which will enable readers to develop an in-depth understanding of the specific planning applications of GIS. Chapters in this text book are either composed by the editors using Creative Common materials, or linked to a book chapter scanned copy in the library reserve. In the end of each chapter, we also provided several discussion questions, together with contextual applications through some web links.

Subject:
Physical Geography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Portland State University
Provider Set:
PDXOpen
Author:
Eugenio Arriaga Cordero
Vivek Shandas
Date Added:
12/23/2014
Physical Chemistry
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Physical Chemistry is the application of physical principles and measurements to understand the properties of matter, as well as for the development of new technologies for the environment, energy and medicine. Advanced Physical Chemistry topics include different spectroscopic methods (Raman, ultrafast and mass spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic and electron paramagnetic resonance, x-ray absorption and atomic force microscopy) as well as theoretical and computational tools to provide atomic-level understanding for applications such as: nanodevices for bio-detection and receptors, interfacial chemistry of catalysis and implants, electron and proton transfer, protein function, photosynthesis and airborne particles in the atmosphere.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
LibreTexts
Date Added:
05/12/2016
A Flipped-Class Atmospheric Science Curriculum for Middle School Educators
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Members of the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have designed a suite of atmospheric science learning modules for middle school students. The curriculum, which implements a flipped-classroom model, is cross-referenced with Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards. It introduces students to topics such as temperature, pressure, severe weather safety, climate change, and air pollution through short instructional videos and critical thinking activities. A goal of this project is to provide middle school science educators with resources to teach while fostering early development of math and science literacy. The work is funded by a National Science Foundation CAREER award. For a complete list of learning modules and to learn more about the curriculum, visit https://www.atmos.illinois.edu/~nriemer/education.html

Subject:
Physical Science
Material Type:
Lesson Plan
Module
Provider:
University of Illinois
Provider Set:
University of Illinois Department of Atmospheric Science
Author:
Dr. Nicole Riemer
Eric Snodgrass
Tyra Brown
Date Added:
08/01/2016
Introductory Physics Resources
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Word Count: 37967

Included H5P activities: 26

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Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Roger Williams University
Author:
Adria Updike
Date Added:
05/27/2021
Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology
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This textbook is a comprehensive lab manual for the core curriculum Introductory Geosciences classes with both informational content and laboratory exercises. Topics include basic laws and theories in Geology, the Earth's interior and plate tectonics, water and climate change, igneous rocks and volcanoes, and earthquakes.

Subject:
Geology
Physical Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
University System of Georgia
Provider Set:
Galileo Open Learning Materials
Author:
Bradley Deline
Karen Tefend
Randa Harris
Date Added:
09/23/2015
Principles of Chemistry I and Laboratory
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Principles of Chemistry is a study of fundamental chemical concepts: scientific measurements, matter and energy, stoichiometry, atomic structure, the periodic table, chemical bonding, gases and liquids. The course is designed primarily for students with a concentration in biological or physical sciences and for students interested in transfer to a four-year program in engineering. A three-hour lab session is required each week. All course content created by Kimberly Stieglitz. Content added to OER Commons by Julia Greider.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Roxbury Community College
Date Added:
08/19/2019
Historical Geology
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Geology can roughly be divided into physical geology, which studies the materials of the Earth and the processes operating in it, and historical geology, which aims at a reconstruction of the history of the Earth. Historical geology requires some knowledge of physical geology for its elucidation. (Imagine, by way of analogy, forensic scientists diagnosing cause of death as a gunshot wound, which is a historical question. It would obviously be necessary for them to know something about the behavior of guns, which would be a physical question.) However, the aim of historical geology is to understand the past, and knowledge of physical geology is merely an adjunct to this aim.

Subject:
Geology
Physical Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Wikibooks
Author:
Tim Hardcastle
Date Added:
07/27/2016
Discover Physics
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Discover Physics is a conceptual physics textbook intended for students in a nonmathematical one-semester general-education course.

Subject:
Physical Science
Physics
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
Light and Matter
Author:
Benjamin Crowell
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Remote Sensing
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This introductory book on Remote Sensing is intended to be the equivalent of a textbook for an undergraduate-level university course. There is also a French version titled "Télédétection".

Subject:
Applied Science
Environmental Science
Physical Geography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
eCampusOntario
Author:
Anders Knudby
Date Added:
12/01/2021
Organic Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry research involves the synthesis of organic molecules and the study of their reaction paths, interactions, and applications. Advanced interests include diverse topics such as the development of new synthetic methods for the assembly of complex organic molecules and polymeric materials, organometallic catalysis, organocatalysis, the synthesis of natural and non-natural products with unique biological and physical properties, structure and mechanistic analysis, natural product biosynthesis, theoretical chemistry and molecular modeling, diversity-oriented synthesis, and carbohydrate synthesis.

Subject:
Chemistry
Physical Science
Material Type:
Textbook
Provider:
LibreTexts
Date Added:
05/12/2016