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Lifespan Development

CC BY (Attribution) 2 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Bill Pelz, Cynthia Thomas, Tremika Cleary

Editor(s): Angela Balius, Johannah White

Subject(s): Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology

Publisher: LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

Last updated: 11/04/2025

Lifespan Psychology offers an overview of the discipline of developmental psychology with attention paid to the physiological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence and form the human experience from conception and birth to death and grief. Particular emphasis is given to examples that speak to underrepresented populations and, as an added twist, with examples drawn from Louisiana’s rich heritage.

World Regional Geography

CC BY-NC-SA (Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) 59 H5P Activities English (United States)

Author(s): Royal Berglee, PhD, Neusa Hidalgo Monroy Wohlgemuth, Peter Yaukey, Tyler Johnson, Rusti Liner, Mathab A. Lodhi, Jeffrey Stepp, Jessica Hawkes

Subject(s): Geography

Last updated: 10/04/2025

World Regional Geography: People, Places, and Globalization provides students with a working knowledge of world geography in an easy-to-read format. Basic geographic concepts of world places are presented in concise chapters, and each chapter provides a foundational framework for understanding the development patterns of world regions.
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Applied Calculus

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 55 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Bimal Kunwor, Jared Eusea, Karen Perilloux

Subject(s): Mathematics

Publisher: LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

Last updated: 10/04/2025

This book is designed to be used in any Applied Calculus course. The book is not suitable for students who plan to go into science, engineering, or mathematics since the book has no Trigonometry, the applications in the text are different, there are fewer theorems and proofs, and less algebra needed to solve.
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Trigonometry

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 20 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Bimal Kunwor, Donna Densmore, Jared Eusea, Yi Zhen

Subject(s): Mathematics

Publisher: LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

Last updated: 09/04/2025

This book is designed to be used in any Trigonometry course. The book is useful to students in a variety of programs - for example, students who have encountered elements of triangle trigonometry in previous courses may be able to skip all or part of Chapters 1 through 3. Students preparing for technical courses may not need much of the material after Chapter 6 or 7. Chapters 9 and 10 cover vectors and polar coordinates, optional topics that occur in some trigonometry courses but are often reserved for precalculus.

Trigonometry, copyright © 2024 by LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network, is licensed under a GNU Free Documentation except where otherwise noted. This is an adaptation of Trigonometry by Katherine Yoshiwara, licensed under a GNU Free Documentation License. That adapted text provides permission to copy, distribute, and/or modify the document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts.
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College Algebra

CC BY (Attribution) 142 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Cynthia Singleton, Ginny Bradley, Karen Perilloux, Prakash Ghimire

Editor(s): Jared Eusea

Subject(s): Mathematics

Publisher: LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

Last updated: 08/04/2025

This book is designed to be used in any College Algebra course. Chapters 1 and 2 provide both a review and foundation for study of functions that begins in Chapter 3. The authors wanted to produce an interactive online experience for students by building upon the written detailed examples with embedded videos and knowledge checks for each objective.
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Western Civilization II

CC BY (Attribution) 58 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Ann Kordas, Brooke Nelson, Julie Tatlock, Ryan J. Lynch, Open Stax

Editor(s): Maya Banks, Sherman Houston, Kevin McQueeney, Constance Milton, Lise Namikas, Wesley Welch, Natasha Whitton

Subject(s): History, European history, History of the Americas, History: specific events and topics

Publisher: LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

Last updated: 07/04/2025

This book discusses the history of Western Civilization (primarily Europe and North America) from the year 1500 CE to the present. It covers major events, countries, ideas, and people and the impact that these had on their times and on how history developed. This knowledge is important to have because today, we live in a diverse society shaped by these events and ideas. The ultimate goal of this book is to help you understand how the flow of history has impacted the present and to help you understand the world you find yourself in now.

Environmental Science

CC BY-NC (Attribution NonCommercial) 72 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Bill Freedman, Waneene Dorsey, Adronisha Frazier, Murty Kambhampati, John Galiotos, Soma Mukherjee

Subject(s): Biology, life sciences, The environment

Last updated: 01/04/2025

ONGOING EDITS: Please note that this edition of the textbook is subject to updates and revisions through 2024.This textbook is a modified version of Environmental Science - Canadian Perspectives by Bill Freedman. It is intended to provide the core elements of a curriculum for teaching environmental science at the introductory level and included Louisiana perspectives. This book is suitable for students beginning a program in environmental science, environmental studies, or sustainability. It is also appropriate for arts students who require a science elective, and for science students who require a non-major elective. Louisiana and national contexts are integrated throughout the text, along with North American and global data that provide a broader perspective.
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Introductory Statistics

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 240 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Jared Eusea, Phyllis Okwan, Rachid Belmasrour, Stephan Patterson, Stephen Andrus

Editor(s): Ashley Segalla, Deborah Shepherd

Subject(s): Mathematics

Publisher: LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

Last updated: 01/04/2025

This book is designed to be used in any Introductory Statistics course. It focuses on the interpretation of statistical results, especially in real world settings, and assumes that students have an understanding of intermediate algebra. To support today’s student in understanding technology, this book features TI 83, 83+, 84, or 84+ calculator instructions at strategic points throughout.
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Finite Mathematics

CC BY-SA (Attribution ShareAlike) 57 H5P Activities English

Author(s): Ashley Segalla, Kiel Ellis, Renae Broussard, Toni Spahn

Editor(s): Jared Eusea

Subject(s): Mathematics

Last updated: 31/03/2025

This book is designed to be used in any Finite Mathematics course, whether College Algebra is a prerequisite or not. There are sections at the end of Chapters 2, 4, and 8 that use technology to solve problems that are solved in other sections in the chapter. A fun fact about this book is that it was adapted and written by four Louisiana natives who decided to add a bit of Louisiana to the content, examples, and exercises in the book.
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Lab Manual for Biology Part II

CC BY (Attribution) English

Author(s): Lynette Hauser, Wendy Riggs

Editor(s): Amelia Brister, Dagne Hill, Latoya Paul, Lisa Mims-Devezin, Sharon Lagarde, Stephanie Villalba

Subject(s): Biology, life sciences

Publisher: LOUIS: The Louisiana Library Network

Last updated: 28/03/2025

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