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• Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I

  Author(s): Don Johnson, Rice University

  Updated: Jan 14, 2022

  Description: The textbook focuses on the creation, manipulation, transmission, and reception of information by electronic means. Elementary signal theory; time- and frequency-domain analysis; Sampling Theorem. Digital information theory; digital transmission of analog signals; error-correcting codes.

• A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB

  Author(s): Serhat Beyenir, British Columbia Institute of Technology

  Updated: Jul 29, 2021

  Description: A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB is specifically designed for students with no programming experience. However, students are expected to be proficient in First Year Mathematics and Sciences and access to good reference books are highly recommended. Students are assumed to have a working knowledge of the Mac OS X or Microsoft Windows operating systems. The strategic goal of the course and book is to provide learners with an appreciation for the role computation plays ...[more]

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• Engineering Systems Dynamics Modelling, Simulation, and Design

  Author(s): Mehrzad Tabatabaian, British Columbia Institute of Technology

  Updated: Oct 15, 2021

  Description: This open educational resource presents effective system modelling methods, including Lagrangian and bond graph, and the application of a relevant engineering software tool, 20-sim. The content is designed for engineering students and professionals in the field to support their understanding and application of these methods for modelling, simulation, and design of engineering systems. The text also includes videos showing selected worked-out examples.

• Notes on Diffy Qs: Differential Equations for Engineers

  Author(s): Jiri Lebl

  Updated: Aug 5, 2020

  Description: A first course on differential equations, aimed at engineering students. The prerequisite for the course is the basic calculus sequence. This OER is usable as a standalone textbook or as a companion to a course using another book, such as Edwards and Penney, Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems: Computing and Modeling or Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems (section correspondence to these two is given). The author developed and used thi...[more]

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• Calculus-Based Physics I

  Author(s): Jeffrey W. Schnick, Ph.D., Saint Anselm College

  Updated: Apr 8, 2020

  Description: Calculus-Based Physics is an introductory physics textbook designed for use in the two-semester introductory physics course typically taken by science and engineering students. This is the first of two textbooks for this course.

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• Calculus-Based Physics II

  Author(s): Jeffrey W. Schnick, Ph.D., Saint Anselm College

  Updated: May 10, 2019

  Description: Calculus-Based Physics is an introductory physics textbook designed for use in the two-semester introductory physics course typically taken by science and engineering students. This is the second of two textbooks for this course.

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• Embedded Controllers using C and Arduino

  Author(s): James Fiore, Mohawk Valley Community College, OpenSUNY

  Updated: Jun 3, 2021

  Description: This text introduces embedded controller systems using the inexpensive and widely available Arduino hardware platform and the C programming language. It is intended for students in Electrical Engineering and Electrical Engineering Technology programs at the Associate and Baccalaureate levels. Unlike many Arduino texts, this text does not rely solely on the Arduino libraries. Rather, it “gets under the hood” and directly accesses I/O ports, pins and DDR, as would be expected in a traditional col...[more]

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• Sim Labs for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator

  Author(s): Serhat Beyenir, Sanja Boskovic; British Columbia Institute of Technology

  Updated: Oct 1, 2021

  Description: This Simulator laboratory (SIMLAB) book was created to provide ancillary resources for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator courses. It is intended to act as a collection of exercises to help our students merge the theory covered in the classroom with the practice performed in the labs.

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• eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Online Marketing

  Author(s): Rob Stokes, Saylor Academy

  Updated: Jun 12, 2019

  Description: eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Online Marketing is a textbook intended for third and fourth year marketing students and draws on both academic theory and practical experience. The book offers students information that is applicable to the eMarket industry by providing examples that are easily relatable. The book covers all of the important aspects of online marketing, including the areas associated with search engine marketing, affiliate marketing, web analytics and conversion optimisation,...[more]

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• Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation

  Author(s): Tom Theis, University of Illinois, Jonathan Tomkin, University of Illinois

  Updated: Jun 11, 2019

  Description: With “Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation”, first and second-year college students are introduced to this expanding new field, comprehensively exploring the essential concepts from every branch of knowledge – including engineering and the applied arts, natural and social sciences, and the humanities. As sustainability is a multi-disciplinary area of study, the text is the product of multiple authors drawn from the diverse faculty of the University of Illinois: each chapter is written by ...[more]

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