Scholarly Books
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Hemingway Studies in Japan
Hemingway Studies in Japan Edited by Kaori Fairbanks, Hideo Tsuji, Margaret E. Wright-Cleveland, Aaron Rodriguez, and Landis Grenville Hemingway Studies in Japan highlights the latest research and critical trends in Hemingway scholarship produced in Japan over the past few decades. The book is a compilation of sixteen chapters covering a broad and distinctive range of perspectives…
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Holland’s RIASEC Hexagon
Holland’s RIASEC Hexagon: A Paradigm for Life and Work Decisions by Emily Bullock-Yowell, Robert C. Reardon This book examines John Holland’s theory of vocational personalities and work environments and extends it to other life decisions that involve effectively matching individuals with their life and work options. It intends to refresh the thinking of career counselors,…
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Cognitive Information Processing: Career Theory, Research, and Practice
Cognitive Information Processing: Career Theory, Research, and Practice Edited by James P. Sampson, Jr., Janet G. Lenz, Emily Bullock-Yowell, Debra S. Osborn & Seth C. W. Hayden The aim of this book is to improve the integration of Cognitive Information Processing (CIP) theory, research, and practice, leading to more cost-effective career interventions that help persons…
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Integrating Theory, Research and Practice in Vocational Psychology
Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice in Vocational Psychology: Current Status and Future Directions This publication is based on the 2016 Society for Vocational Psychology (SVP) Biennial Conference, that was held at the Florida State University on May 16-17, 2016. The conference theme was “Integrating Theory, Research, and Practice in Vocational Psychology.” The conference content and…
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Essays Celebrating John L. Holland’s Autobiography and Contributions to Career Theory, Research, and Practice
Essays Celebrating John L. Holland’s Autobiography and Contributions to Career Theory, Research, and Practice: A Festschrift Book reviews from Holland’s colleagues, pupils, and friends. A collection of nine reviews of John L. Holland’s autobiography, My Life with a Theory: John L. Holland’s Autobiography and Theory of Careers. Edited by Robert C. Reardon, PhD and Professor Emeritus…
Open Textbooks
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Being, Thinking, Doing: Success in College and Beyond
Being, Thinking, Doing: Success in College and Beyond by Mary Stewart Being, Thinking, Doing: Success in College and Beyond is an engaging, student-centered open educational resource (OER) textbook designed to help students advance not only through college, but throughout their lives. Unlike books that focus narrowly on short-term academic survival, this text serves as a…
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Mathematics Integrated with Computer Science through Scratch
Mathematics Integrated with Computer Science through Scratch: Curricular Modules for the Middle Grades by Christine Andrews-Larson, Ellen Granger, Sherry A. Southerland, David Whalley, Xin Yuan (Development Leads) Abstract: A project funded by the National Science Foundation, Computer Science Integrated with Mathematics in Middle Schools (CSIMMS) (DRL-1640039), brought middle-school mathematics teachers together with university computer science (CS) faculty…
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Bio-Inspired Sensory Systems
Bio-Inspired Sensory Systems: Using Natural Photo-, Mechano-, and Chemo-Sensory Systems for Design Inspiration By Dr. Geoffrey Brooks Using natural sensory system concepts to develop and improving sensory system will continue to thrive for many years to come. Technology advances rapidly (Moore’s Law) as does our understanding of biological principles and designs. These trends fuel the…
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First Semester in Numerical Analysis with Julia
First Semester in Numerical Analysis with Julia This Open Textbook by Giray Ökten presents the theory and methods, together with the implementation of the algorithms using the Julia programming language (version 1.1.0). The book covers computer arithmetic, root-finding, numerical quadrature and differentiation, and approximation theory. The reader is expected to have studied calculus and linear…
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From Growing to Biology: Plants 1e
From Growing to Biology: Plants 1e By Dr. Gokhan Hacisalihoglu Ready to find out how plants are grown and function? Take a fantastic voyage through plants. From Growing to Biology: Plants 1e brings the latest information for understanding of traditional and modern plant growing, form, and production. Topics covered in 30 chapters include concise and…
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Introduction to Financial Mathematics
Introduction to Financial Mathematics: Concepts and Computational Methods This Open Textbook by Arash Fahim serves as a primer in financial mathematics with a focus on conceptual understanding of models and problem solving. It includes the mathematical background needed for risk management, such as probability theory, optimization, and the like. The goal of the book is…
