Introduction to Political Science Research Methods (Franco et al.) (CC BY-NC)This is a multi-author, peer-reviewed textbook created by California Community College faculty. With chapter contributions from Dr. Josh Franco at Cuyamaca College, Dr. Charlotte Lee at Berkeley City College, Kau Vue at Fresno City College, Dr. Dino Bozonelos at Victor Valley College, Dr. Masahiro Omae …
Author: Amy Liao
This introductory text includes 16 chapters on topics including: the study of politics, political behavior, political ideologies, civil liberties, public opinion, group political activity, civil rights, political parties and elections, legislatures, executives, bureaucracies, courts and law, the media, international relations, international institutions, and international political economy.
The target audience for this textbook are first-year students. This book introduces concepts such as power, ideology, regime, citizenship, political economy, and sub-fields in the study of politics. It is organized into ten chapters. Note that this resource does not appear to be peer-reviewed.
This introductory textbook is organized into two parts: Part I explores “What is politics?” and Part II focuses on “Understanding the discipline of political science”. Part I comprises five chapters: Chapter 1: Conceptualizing Politics, Chapter 2: Ideologies of the individual, Chapter 3: An institutional view of politics, Chapter 4: How public law structures politics, and …
In this book, each of the first 5 chapters is short and includes a laboratory exercise that can be completed in about an hour and a half. The approach I’ve taken is to introduce the electric and magnetic field on an equal footing (which is in fact the way the subject was developed historically). As …
Fields and Circuits (Crowell, 2020) (CC BY-SA 3.0)Read More »
Calculus-Based Physics is an introductory physics textbook designed for use in the two-semester introductory physics course typically taken by science and engineering students. This is the second of two textbooks for this course.
(website terms of service)This is an open-source, modern physics textbook typically for third-semester students majoring in engineering, physics, or chemistry. An emphasis is placed on fundamental principles as well as numerical solutions to equations where no analytical solutions exist. The content begins with optics and uses that as a stepping stone to wave phenomena and …
Modern Physics with Numerical Methods (Budarz) (CC BY-NC-SA)Read More »
This 13-chapter textbook covers the following: System History: The Rise of the Modern World System; Images and Theories of World Politics; Foreign Policy Decision Making; Non-State Actors- IGOs, NGOs, MNCs; The World Economy; The Global North and South; Globalization; War and International Security; Military Power; Realists Paths to Peace – Alliances, Dominance and Treaties; Idealist …
A Short Introduction to World Politics (Meacham, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)Read More »