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The Biology Textbook That Wished It Was A Progressive Rock Album

jonp72 — Tue, 05 May 2009 07:07:29 -0800

This is your biology textbook. This is your biology textbook on drugs. Any questions?

Glorious Soyuz Uterus.

squalor — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 21:16:43 -0800

"This is a regular Russian school biology textbook owned by some Russian school. He has modified some illustrations so now it’s hard to say sometimes what was there originally and what has appeared as a result of his imagination."

Out of the mouths of babes...

LooseFilter — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 14:51:07 -0800

New Jersey high school student Matthew LaClair has been at the center of controversy before, challenging his U.S. History teacher for proselytizing in class. He's in the news again, bringing attention to conservative bias in his American history textbook. His efforts have gained some response, highlighting a trend that has been underway for some time. As pointed out by LaClair, his textbook is written by "James Q. Wilson, a well-known conservative academic, and John J. DiIulio, a political scientist and former head of President Bush's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives." The authors' political views are apparently quite evident in the textbook. Mr. LaClair's ACLU Scholarship Essay is here, and an informal interview is here.

Freely-available textbooks

Upton O'Good — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 23:35:44 -0800

Open Text Book: a blog which lists freely-available online textbooks. These textbooks include ones for basic and advanced math (warning: giant PDF), engineering, electronics, and philosophy, among others.

The Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics

Upton O'Good — Sun, 21 Oct 2007 13:09:54 -0800

A Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics, a web-based textbook brought to you by the folks at NASA. A good place to start is the collection of guided tours. And if you just want to experiment a bit, there are simulators for kites, model rockets, engines, and baseballs, among other things.

The revolution will be hard-bound and highlighted

Blazecock Pileon — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:00:48 -0800

"The [textbook] industry charges outrageous prices for new textbooks while simultaneously doing everything it can to make older versions unusable or obsolete. There is simply no reason that a new calulus textbook should cost $157. The study of calculus, at least the type of calculus that most of us need to study in high school or undergraduate programs, has not changed significantly in decades." - Textbook Revolution.

Textbook textbook writing

meech — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 16:33:07 -0800

So you want to write a textbook? Take advice from N. Gregory Mankiw who got a $1.4m advance for his book on economics. Try some advice from Garrett Bauman who says no to originality or David A Rees who says the opposite. Maybe you just need a dose of reality from the bitter guy.

Do not read in case of attack

Brian B. — Sat, 21 Oct 2006 11:13:38 -0800

Old textbooks proposed as protective shields. One political candidate's idea is to reissue outdated textbooks and place them under desks so that students can use them defensively when a shooter opens fire. They actually stop most handgun bullets, although raise the specter of a passive bystander society.

Comrade Borodin is a very cultured person

i_am_joe's_spleen — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 19:51:55 -0800

In 1974 Alexander Lipson wrote an excellent Russian language textbook: scanned highlights, complete book. However, its value goes beyond the merely pedagogical. via our very own metafilter udarnik languagehat.

Remembering the 1974 Kanawha County Textbook Controversy

Otis — Fri, 12 May 2006 07:21:12 -0800

Culture Wars: School buses are riddled with sniper bullets, gas lines are cut, windshields broken, and bomb threats disrupt schools daily. Teachers and custodians must remove nails and broken glass from their school parking lots each morning, and several school buildings have been damaged by early morning firebombs and dynamite. One minister has prayed publicly for the deaths of three board members. 'It was simply overwhelming.' Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. (via)

EvolDoers

srboisvert — Tue, 23 Nov 2004 05:42:17 -0800

An Evolution of Evolution Warning Stickers. This intelligently designed website creation should be viewed with caution

Five Free Calc Texts

weston — Mon, 08 Mar 2004 11:18:23 -0800

Review of Five Free Calculus Texts.

Elementary, my dear Euclid

Orange Goblin — Sat, 03 Jan 2004 13:51:41 -0800

Euclid's Elements - the ancient Greek mathematicians textbook, presented here with the aid of Java, including Pythagoras' Theorem, and proof that there is an infinite amount of prime numbers.

rev- — Fri, 31 Aug 2001 12:37:52 -0800

Freak Watcher's Textbook. I am glad I waited to get the textbook before looking at freaks (or freaks eating cats). Now with this professional guide, I can watch like a pro. I assume Sally Struthers will be adding "Freak Watching" to her list of accredited courses.