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5 Esential Tools for Reconstructing the Ballistic Trajectory of a Projectile

5 Esential Tools for Reconstructing the Ballistic Trajectory of a Projectile

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Reconstructing a crime scene to gather solid evidence is all about having the right tools to identify, mark, photograph and measure the ballistic trajectory of a projectile within +/- 5 degrees of accuracy.

Here are five tools that are essential for every investigator as they conduct crime scene reconstruction (descriptions on website).
1. Bright String
2. Trajectory Rods
3. Protractors
4. Angle Measuring Tool
5. Lasers

Subject:: Science; Forensic Science
Material Type:: Reading; Textbook
Date Added:: 02/04/2019

Algebra and Trigonometry

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Algebra and Trigonometry

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Algebra and Trigonometry provides a comprehensive exploration of algebraic principles and meets scope and sequence requirements for a typical introductory algebra and trigonometry course. The modular approach and the richness of content ensures that the book meets the needs of a variety of courses. Algebra and Trigonometry offers a wealth of examples with detailed, conceptual explanations, building a strong foundation in the material before asking students to apply what they’ve learned.

Subject:: Math
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: David Lippman; Jay Abramson; Jean-Marie Magnier; Melonie Rasmussen; Nicholas Belloit; Rachael Gross; Rick Norwood; Valeree Falduto
Date Added:: 01/29/2015

Anatomy and Physiology

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Anatomy and Physiology

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Anatomy and Physiology is a dynamic textbook for the two-semester human anatomy and physiology course for life science and allied health majors. The book is organized by body system and covers standard scope and sequence requirements. Its lucid text, strategically constructed art, career features, and links to external learning tools address the critical teaching and learning challenges in the course. The web-based version of Anatomy and Physiology also features links to surgical videos, histology, and interactive diagrams.

Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: Brandon Poe; Dean H. Kruse; Eddie Johnson; James A. Wise; J. Gordon Betts; Jody E. Johnson; Kelly A. Young; Mark Womble; Oksana Korol; Peter DeSaix
Date Added:: 03/06/2013

Applied Finite Mathematics

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Applied Finite Mathematics

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Applied Finite Mathematics covers topics including linear equations, matrices, linear programming, the mathematics of finance, sets and counting, probability, Markov chains, and game theory. Endorsed by CollegeOpenTextbooks.org.

Subject:: Economics
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: Connexions
Author:: Rupinder Sekhon
Date Added:: 10/02/2018

Bertino Forensics

Bertino Forensics

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Since 2004, the Bertino Forensics Science Institute has become a leading forensics training programs for teachers in the United States attracting participants from over thirty states and as far away as Myanmar, Taipei and Russia. Our program includes our forensic textbook (Forensic Science: Fundamentals and Investigations), additional teaching resources and teacher education opportunities through workshops, conference presentations, seminars and Webinars. These provide educators with hands-on experiences that inspire and educate students in the principles of scientific inquiry, analysis and creative thinking.

Subject:: Science; Biology; Forensic Science
Material Type:: Lesson; Reading; Textbook
Date Added:: 01/17/2019

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Biology

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Biology is designed to cover the scope and sequence requirements of a typical two-semester biology course for science majors. The text provides comprehensive coverage of foundational research and core biology concepts through an evolutionary lens. Biology includes rich features that engage students in scientific inquiry, highlight careers in the biological sciences, and offer everyday applications. The book also includes clicker questions to help students understand—and apply—key concepts.

Subject:: Biology
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: Connie Rye; Jean DeSaix; Jung Choi; Robert Wise; Vladimir Jurukovski
Date Added:: 08/22/2012

Business Ethics

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Business Ethics

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Business Ethics is a derived copy from the Corporate Governance course. It takes an interdisciplinary approach to ethics in business and provides modules in Ethical Leadership, Ethical Decision-Making, Social Responsibility, and Corporate Governance to respond to AACSB accreditation requirements. Students will actively study ethical theory by carrying out exercises to help them build theory-based tools for encountering ethical problems in business practice. They will also work with cases in business ethics designed to give them practice in developing skills of ethical leadership, ethical decision-making, and carrying out socio-technical analyses to respond to issues of social responsibility. Business Ethics culminates in a peer reviewed Ethics Bowl competition in which students will practice ethics advocacy in a variety of moral ecologies in business. Business Ethics has been developed through the NSF-funded project, "Collaborative Development of Ethics Across the Curriculum Resources and Sharing of Best Practices," NSF SES 0551779.

Subject:: Arts Education
Material Type:: Teaching/Learning Strategy; Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: Connexions
Author:: William Frey
Date Added:: 10/02/2018

Business Plan Development Guide

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Business Plan Development Guide

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This textbook and its accompanying spreadsheet templates were designed with and for students wanting a practical and easy-to-follow guide for developing a business plan. It follows a unique format that both explains what to do and demonstrates how to do it.

Subject:: Information Processing; Higher Education; Practical & Applied Arts
Material Type:: Textbook
Author:: Lee A. Swanson
Date Added:: 10/22/2019

CK12-Foundation Flexbook Unit - Grade 6 Science: Diversity and Living Things

CK12-Foundation Flexbook Unit - Grade 6 Science: Diversity and Living Things

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CK-12 Life Science for Middle School FlexBook® covers core life science concepts and includes real world examples, videos, and PLIX (which stands for Play, Learn, Interact, and eXplore—offers learners an interactive and immersive experience exploring concepts).
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This is an extremely comprehensive unit on Diversity and Living Things. Some of the chapters are not aligned directly with grade 6 outcomes, but have the potential to be used for enrichment activities. In addition to what is listed above, this resource also includes online practice quizzes for students. Teachers can download printable versions of the quizzes, along with an answer key.
*You will have to sign up to ck12.org to access everything, but it is completely free!

Subject:: Biology; Environmental Science
Material Type:: Activity/Lab; Assessment; Diagram/Illustration; Lesson; Module; Reading; Textbook; Unit of Study
Author:: ck12.org
Date Added:: 10/18/2022

Calculus Volume 1

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Calculus Volume 1

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Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course, incorporating innovative features to enhance student learning. The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material, we are offering the book in three volumes for flexibility and efficiency. Volume 1 covers functions, limits, derivatives, and integration

Subject:: Calculus
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: Alfred K. Mulzet; Catherine Abbott; David McCune; David Smith; David Torain; Edwin Jed Herman; Elaine A. Terry; Erica M. Rutter; Gilbert Strang; Joseph Lakey; Joyati Debnath; Julie Levandosky; Kirsten R. Messer; Michelle Merriweather; Nicoleta Virginia Bila; Sheri J. Boyd; Valeree Falduto; William Radulovich
Date Added:: 02/01/2016

Calculus Volume 2

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Calculus Volume 2

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Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course, incorporating innovative features to enhance student learning. The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material, we are offering the book in three volumes for flexibility and efficiency. Volume 2 covers integration, differential equations, sequences and series, and parametric equations and polar coordinates.

Subject:: Calculus
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: Alfred K. Mulzet; Catherine Abbott; David McCune; David Smith; David Torain; Edwin Jed Herman; Elaine A. Terry; Erica M. Rutter; Gilbert Strang; Joseph Lakey; Joyati Debnath; Julie Levandosky; Kirsten R. Messer; Michelle Merriweather; Nicoleta Virginia Bila; Sheri J. Boyd; Valeree Falduto; William Radulovich
Date Added:: 02/01/2016

Calculus Volume 3

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Calculus Volume 3

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Calculus is designed for the typical two- or three-semester general calculus course, incorporating innovative features to enhance student learning. The book guides students through the core concepts of calculus and helps them understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Due to the comprehensive nature of the material, we are offering the book in three volumes for flexibility and efficiency. Volume 3 covers parametric equations and polar coordinates, vectors, functions of several variables, multiple integration, and second-order differential equations.

Subject:: Calculus
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: Alfred K. Mulzet; Catherine Abbott; David McCune; David Smith; David Torain; Edwin Jed Herman; Elaine A. Terry; Erica M. Rutter; Gilbert Strang; Joseph Lakey; Joyati Debnath; Julie Levandosky; Kirsten R. Messer; Michelle Merriweather; Nicoleta Virginia Bila; Sheri J. Boyd; Valeree Falduto; William Radulovich
Date Added:: 02/01/2016

Career Profile and Job Information

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The term "criminal profiler" likely conjures images of popular characters such as Hannibal Lecter of The Silence of the Lambs or Dr. Samantha Waters from The Profiler. While television and movies have raised awareness of criminal profiling as a profession, as with most careers, it's important to separate fact from fiction to get a better picture of what a job as a criminal profiler is about really.

The idea of a brilliant but deranged psychiatrist and murderer who spends his time in prison assisting rookie FBI agents on major cases is intriguing, but reality TV it's not. Nonetheless, a career as a criminal profiler can be a tremendously fascinating and intellectually stimulating pursuit.

The title "criminal profiler" is used to describe investigators who specialize in inductive and deductive reasoning to build a profile of particular criminal based on characteristics of the crime committed. Most profilers are law enforcement investigators with several years of experience investigating violent crimes and who have training and degrees in forensic science and psychology.

Also included is information on:
-Roles of a Criminal Profilers
-Requirements to Become a Criminal Profiler
-Criminal Profilers Salary
-Is a Career As a Criminal Profiler Right for You?

Subject:: Science; Forensic Science
Material Type:: Textbook
Author:: Timothy Roufa
Date Added:: 01/22/2019

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Chemistry

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Chemistry is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the two-semester general chemistry course. The textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of chemistry and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. The book also includes a number of innovative features, including interactive exercises and real-world applications, designed to enhance student learning.

Subject:: Chemistry
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: Allison Soult; Andrew Eklund; Carol Martinez; Don Carpenetti; Don Frantz; Emad El-Giar; George Kaminski; Jason Powell; Jennifer Look; Klaus Theopold; Mark Blaser; Paul Flowers; Paul Hooker; Richard Langley; Simon Bott; Tom Sorensen; Troy Milliken; Vicki Moravec; William R. Robinson
Date Added:: 10/02/2014

Chemistry: Atoms First

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Chemistry: Atoms First

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Chemistry: Atoms First is a peer-reviewed, openly licensed introductory textbook produced through a collaborative publishing partnership between OpenStax and the University of Connecticut and UConn Undergraduate Student Government Association.

This title is an adaptation of the OpenStax Chemistry text and covers scope and sequence requirements of the two-semester general chemistry course. Reordered to fit an atoms first approach, this title introduces atomic and molecular structure much earlier than the traditional approach, delaying the introduction of more abstract material so students have time to acclimate to the study of chemistry. Chemistry: Atoms First also provides a basis for understanding the application of quantitative principles to the chemistry that underlies the entire course.

Subject:: Chemistry
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: Allison Soult; Andrew Eklund; Carol Martinez; Donald Carpenetti; Don Frantz; Edward J. Neth; Emad El-Giar; George Kaminski; Jason Powell; Jennifer Look; Klaus Theopold; Mark Blaser; Paul Flowers; Paul Hooker; Richard Langley; Simon Bott; Thomas Sorenson; Troy Milliken; Vicki Moravec; William R. Robinson
Date Added:: 10/02/2014

College Algebra

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College Algebra

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College Algebra provides a comprehensive exploration of algebraic principles and meets scope and sequence requirements for a typical introductory algebra course. The modular approach and richness of content ensure that the book meets the needs of a variety of courses. College Algebra offers a wealth of examples with detailed, conceptual explanations, building a strong foundation in the material before asking students to apply what theyve learned.

Subject:: Math
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: David Lippman; Jay Abramson; Jean-Marie Magnier; Melonie Rasmussen; Nicholas Belloit; Rachael Gross; Rick Norwood; Valeree Falduto
Date Added:: 01/29/2015

College Physics

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College Physics

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This introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics book is grounded with real-world examples, illustrations, and explanations to help students grasp key, fundamental physics concepts. This online, fully editable and customizable title includes learning objectives, concept questions, links to labs and simulations, and ample practice opportunities to solve traditional physics application problems.

Subject:: Physics
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: Kim Dirks; Manjula Sharma; Paul Peter Urone; Roger Hinrichs
Date Added:: 01/23/2012

College Physics for AP Courses

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College Physics for AP Courses

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College Physics for AP Courses is designed to engage students in their exploration of physics and help them to relate what they learn in the classroom to their lives and to apply these concepts to the Advanced Placement test. Physics underlies much of what is happening today in other sciences and in technology, therefore the book includes interesting facts and ideas that go beyond the scope of the AP course to further student understanding. The AP Connection in each chapter directs students to the material they should focus on for the AP® exam, and what content — although interesting — is not necessarily part of the AP curriculum.

Subject:: Physics
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: OpenStax College
Author:: David Anderson; Douglas Ingram; Gregg Wolfe; Irna Lyublinskaya; John Stoke; Julie Kretchman; Liza Pujji; Nathan Czuba; Sudhi Oberoi
Date Added:: 04/29/2015

Common Sense Economics Part 1: Twelve Key Elements of Economics- Study Guide

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Common Sense Economics Part 1: Twelve Key Elements of Economics- Study Guide

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The Institute for Humane Studies has partnered with the authors of the textbook Common Sense Economics: What Everyone Should Know about Wealth Creation and Prosperity to help teach students why economic understanding is essential for life in today's society. With videos and quiz question corresponding to each element, this collection can be used as a study guide for "Part 1: Twelve Key Elements of Economics".

Subject:: Economics
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Institute for Humane Studies
Provider Set:: OpenStax CNX
Date Added:: 10/02/2018

Communication Systems Projects with LabVIEW

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Communication Systems Projects with LabVIEW

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Communication Systems Projects with LabVIEW features ten project activities in digital communication systems based on the LabVIEW graphical dataflow programming platform. Each project includes introductory material in the form of text and narrated screencast videos, specifications for low-level subVI building blocks, and step-by-step instructions to assemble application VIs to implement a variety of simulations, visualizations, and working transmitters and receivers. This textbook organizes the projects into related topics, including: (1) Simulation and Visualization of Fundamental Concepts, (2) Channel Coding and Error Control, (3) FSK Demodulation (Caller ID), and (4) Bandpass Communications over the Speaker-Air-Microphone Channel.

Subject:: Communication Studies
Material Type:: Textbook
Provider:: Rice University
Provider Set:: Connexions
Author:: Ed Doering
Date Added:: 10/02/2018