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Philosophy
Science textbook overhaul
Some classic old science textbooks from the 1950s get an update.
"Classic 1950s Science Textbooks Get a 21st-Century Update"
by
Carl DeTorres
October 16th, 2009
Wired
"Classic 1950s Science Textbooks Get a 21st-Century Update"
by
Carl DeTorres
October 16th, 2009
Wired
"Classic 1950s Science Textbooks Get a 21st-Century Update"
- Dehumanizing Science
In a faculty development seminar on Science, Technology, and Society that I'm leading, a couple of the participants commented on a feature of new science textbooks that is being pitched as a selling point -- names are being stripped from laws, theories,...
- The Price Of Textbooks
Few would dispute that the cost of college textbooks is out of control. I regularly have students come in to beg a desk copy because they have run into financial problems and simply cannot afford to drop the outrageous amounts that are charged. On the...
- Rumble In The Collegate Jungle
"E-books cheaper, but still unpopular" Publishers are making more textbooks available online at reduced prices. by Mike Mullen March 8th, 2010 The Minnesota Daily On Monday, applied economics professor Donald Liu met in his office with a sales representative...
- College Textbook Issue Again--studies
Full text and accompanying material for the May 2007 report "Turn the Page: Making College Textbooks More Affordable." Topics discussed include strengthening the market for used textbooks, increasing library resources, adopting alternatives that lower...
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I have been reviewing some student emails and there have been numerous references to a school's science textbooks. There appears to be some issue with them. A number of students have complained that they are inadequate in that they fall short in understandable...