Institution: OpenStax College

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Institution: OpenStax College

Keywords: animal biology, animal body, animal physiology, animals, archaea, bacteria, biodiversity, biological diversity, biology, biology for non-majors, biotechnology, body systems, cell energy, cell function, cell inheritance, cell reproduction, cell structure, cells, chemistry, college biology, disease, diversity, DNA, ecology, ecosystems, eukaryotes, evolution, fungi, genes, genetics, immune system, microbes, molecular biology, organism, photosynthesis, physiology, plant biology, plants, prokaryotes, reproduction, scientific method, study of life

Summary: Concepts of Biology is intended for the introductory biology course for non-science majors taught at most two- and four-year colleges. The scope, sequence, and level of the program are designed to match typical course syllabi. This text includes interesting features that make connections between scientific concepts and the ... art program. [Expand Summary] Concepts of Biology is intended for the introductory biology course for non-science majors taught at most two- and four-year colleges. The scope, sequence, and level of the program are designed to match typical course syllabi. This text includes interesting features that make connections between scientific concepts and the everyday world of students. Concepts of Biology conveys the major themes of biology, such as a foundation in evolution, and features a rich and engaging art program. [Collapse Summary]

Institution: OpenStax College

Keywords: aging, assembling perspective, authority, bureaucracies, collective behavior, conflict theory, conformity, crime, culture, demography, deviance, discrimination, diversity, economy, education, emergent-norm perspective, Emile Durkheim, environment, ethics, ethnicity, experiment, family, feminist theory, field research, formal organizations, functionalism, gender, global inequality, globalization, government, health, in-groups, Karl Marx, marriage, Max Weber, McDonaldization, medicine, minority groups, modernization, out-groups, politics, population, power, queer theory, race, religion, resocialization, sanctions, sex, social change, social class, social control, social movements, social stratification, social structure, socialization, sociology, stereotypes, survey, symbolic interactionism, urbanization, value-added perspective

Summary: Introduction to Sociology was written by teams of sociology professors and writers and peer-reviewed by college instructors nationwide. The textbook was developed for OpenStax College as part of its Open Educational Resources initiative. This free online text meets standard scope and sequence requirements and incorporates current events such as ... four-year school. [Expand Summary] Introduction to Sociology was written by teams of sociology professors and writers and peer-reviewed by college instructors nationwide. The textbook was developed for OpenStax College as part of its Open Educational Resources initiative. This free online text meets standard scope and sequence requirements and incorporates current events such as the Occupy Wall Street movement. The text is designed for the Introduction to Sociology course at any two- to four-year school. [Collapse Summary]

Keywords: Confocal microscopes, Contrast, Interference microscopes, Phase-contrast microscope, Polarization microscope, Ultraviolet (UV) microscopes

Summary: Discuss the different types of microscopes.

Keywords: Acceleration, Deceleration, Velocity

Summary: Define and distinguish between instantaneous acceleration, average acceleration, and deceleration. Calculate acceleration given initial time, initial velocity, final time, and final velocity.