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Steps to Music Theory is a music theory textbook that explains concepts step by step. Chapters are divided into 8-12 sections so that students can instantly jump to any specific section. Nearly every section ends with one (to as many as six) Practice Sections, where students can go through problems to see if they understand the concepts.

There are several advantages to an online platform for a music theory textbook. First, students can listen to musical examples while they read. Steps to Music Theory contains hundreds of musical examples, including many by women composers. Second, every Practice Section includes a video lecture, where the author goes through the steps to finding the answer.

An adaptation of Precalculus by Carl Stitz and Jeff Zeager for Functions, Trigonometry, and Systems of Equations at Texas A&M University.  The text begins with a review of high school algebra.  The properties of functions is developed in Chapter 1.  In Chapters 2 through 4 we explore the algebraic functions of polynomials, rationals, powers, and roots.  Chapter 5 introduces the transcendental functions of exponentials and logarithms.  Solving systems of linear and nonlinear equations is discussed in Chapter 6.  Chapters 7 and 8 add trigonometry and circular functions to the students.  The text ends with a discussion on vectors and vector operations.

The D2S2 ENGL 1301 (Composition I) curriculum introduces students to academic writing contexts, shifting them from the personal to the academic as they learn how to use research to explore a topic before forming perspectives about that topic. ENGL 1301 introduces major concepts and skills needed for academic and industry writing situations, allowing the course to prepare students who may only need ENGL 1301 for their degree plans. The course sequence also directly prepares students for the D2S2 ENGL 1302 (Composition II) course, which has students develop academic arguments.

This ENGL 1301 course offers a comprehensive approach to college-level writing, emphasizing the foundational skills necessary for success in both academic and professional settings. Students will engage with a variety of texts and assignments, honing their ability to analyze, synthesize, and construct an informed stance. The curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking and effective communication, preparing students to navigate the demands of higher education and apply concepts in workplace environments.

This D2S2 ENGL 1302 (Composition II) course builds upon the foundation established in the D2S2 ENGL 1301 (Composition I) course, continuing the trajectory from personal to academic writing. While ENGL 1301 introduced students to academic writing contexts and taught them how to use research to explore topics before forming perspectives, ENGL 1302 advances these skills by focusing on developing well-researched academic arguments.

The ENGL 1302 course deepens students’ understanding of research methodologies, critical analysis, and argumentation, preparing them for more complex academic and professional writing tasks. As a result, ENGL 1302 guides students through proposing and conducting research, culminating in an argumentative academic research paper. The assignment sequence ensures that students who continue beyond ENGL 1302 are equipped with advanced skills in research, analysis, and argumentation, essential for upper-level coursework and various professional contexts.

This open educational resource is a freely available, open-sourced professional writing textbook developed under Open Education Resource grant from the Center for Educational Excellence at Tarleton State University. This text focuses on writing in the professions with an emphasis on rhetoric, audience analysis, writing for specific situations and needs, document design, visual design and research from a professional perspective. When ancillary resources are available, they will be made available here as well.

The Open Digital Resource Book is a hands-on guide designed to support educators, librarians, students, and publishing teams in developing and sharing open educational resources (OER). Created as a companion to the Open Digital Publishing Guidelines, this resource introduces readers to the principles and practices of open publishing while walking them through the full publishing workflow used by the Texas A&M University Libraries’ Open Digital Publishing program.

This book offers a framework for faculty, staff, and student authors at Texas A&M University System institutions who are interested in creating and sharing open educational resources (OER) using the Open Digital Publishing (ODP) platform. ODP supports the development of textbooks, course materials, scholarly works, and multimedia projects that are freely available and openly licensed, enhancing teaching, learning, and research across disciplines.

Built overlooking Corpus Christi Bay, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi has a history as unique as its location as the nation’s only university located on its own island. The university’s picturesque island setting was once inhabited by the native Karankawa people and later used as a top-secret military radar training station.

The history described in The Island University gives an account of the growth of the institution beginning with its founding as the University of Corpus Christi in 1947. This small, Baptist-supported private college endured near-constant struggles until Hurricane Celia sealed its fate and led to state sponsorship. Since this transformation, the university has grown its campus, student enrollment, and prominence. Through five names and over the course of its 75-year history, the “Island University” has become the premier institution of higher education in the Coastal Bend Region of South Texas. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi serves a diverse student body consisting of first year students to PhD graduates. With increasing momentum since becoming Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, the Island University and its over 55,000 proud Islander Alumni are poised to do great things in the next 75 years.

The book is written by Andrew F. Johnson, Associate Dean and Associate Professor in the College of Business at Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi.

The 260 page book features a foreword by Dr. Robert R. Furgason, President Emeritus of TAMU-CC.

The Island University is dedicated to all Islanders – past, present and future.

This textbook will help students not only connect writing to their majors but will also teach students that writing is not an activity done in a vacuum by academics, but a task that every single person engages in daily. This textbook will not only dispel long held myths about writing and demystify what writing in college looks like, but will help students learn about rhetorical situations, document creation in many different genres and the research process. This collaboratively written document is intended to strengthen students writing skills, help students become better consumers and creators of information as well as build student confidence in writing.

Published courtesy of the Mary and Jeff Bell Library at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.