Open educational resources (OER) are teaching, learning, and research resources that are in the public domain or are licensed for reuse. OER can be entire courses, textbooks, modules, software and more.
Affordable Learning Solutions @ SJSU encourages faculty to reduce the cost of a college education for their students by adopting and using OER in the classroom. It is coordinated at San Jose State University by the University Library in cooperation with our campus partners: the Center for Faculty Development, the Accessible Education Center, the Office of the Provost, and the Spartan Bookstore.
Are you a faculty member at SJSU who is interested in adding an open educational resource to SJSU ScholarWorks? Please contact us: scholarworks [at] sjsu [dot] edu.
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Unveiling the Transformative Power of Unsupervised machine learning through Clustering
Vishnu S. Pendyala
Clustering methods demonstrated their transformative potential across various industries through image segmentation, anomaly detection, bioinformatics, and customer segmentation. The presentation explores these techniques in unsupervised machine learning, focusing on foundational clustering algorithms such as K-means, Hierarchical Clustering, and DBSCAN. Through an in-depth analysis of their underlying principles and computational intricacies, the presentation highlights how these methods have evolved to address complex, high-dimensional data problems. The presentation provides insights into how K-means remains a versatile tool for partitioning data in linear spaces. It delves into Hierarchical Clustering's unique approach to building dendrograms and capturing multi-scale data relationships, and how DBSCAN's density-based framework reveals clusters amidst noise, making it ideal for discovering patterns in irregular, real-world datasets. The presentation offers a comprehensive understanding of these algorithms and equips aspiring data scientists and industry professionals with the tools to harness the power of clustering for impactful, data-driven decisions.
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Science, Physiology, and Nutrition For the Nonscientist
Judi S. Morrill
A wonderful blend of physiology, nutrition, biochemistry, genetics, biology, evolution, chemistry--what we all need to know as informed citizens. A basic knowledge of the life sciences and how our bodies work--to promote our own good health, especially as we're bombarded with misleading advertisements, soundbites, and the like. DNA fingerprinting, calorie requirements, dietary advice, genetic engineering (including gene editing with CRISPR cas9)--all in an easy-to understand book.
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Realities of Nutrition
Judi S. Morrill
What Is Nutrition Reality? Is it in the advertising claims that a food is natural or supplies instant energy? Is it in the myriad of dietary supplements? Is it in the diet plans for instant weight loss and glowing health? The only way to find out is to learn the basic principles of nutrition science, so you can be your own nutrition expert. Here is the true introduction to nutrition that you will read with pleasure and real understanding. It will free you from dependence on popular sources of information - often misinformation - so you can distinguish illusion from the realities of nutrition.
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Courts and Society in the United States
Margaret Stevenson
Courts and Society in the United States was created to support JS 103: Courts and Society. This course reviews the structure and function of the United States court system with an emphasis on the roles of attorneys and judges and the court process itself. It also examines the societal and legal effect of federal and state legislative, executive, and judicial branch actions, including Supreme Court decisions in civil and criminal cases.
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Melodia : A Comprehensive Course in Sight-Singing (Solfeggio)
Samuel W. Cole and Leo R. Lewis
Melodia is a 1904 book designed to teach sight-singing. The educational plan is by Samuel W. Cole; the exercises were written and selected by Leo R. Lewis.
Melodia is presented here as a complete edition and has also been divided into its four separate books.
