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Mineralogy

Dexter Perkins

This is a beta version of an open access textbook on Mineralogy, current as of October 2020. For the most recently updated live version please see: https://opengeology.org/Mineralogy/
Writing with Integrity: Being Responsible Scholars

Prakash Ranganathan

Whether you are a graduate student or a post-doc research scholar, this presentation covers the critical elements of scholarly writing and focuses on the importance of maintaining integrity when writing. Specifically, the presentation covers topics such as authorship roles, definitions of plagiarism and its types, common knowledge, how to summarize and paraphrase, data falsification, data fabrication, root causes and consequences of misconduct, tools and strategies to prevent plagiarism, and access to open-source resources to increase your understanding about this topic.
Binaural Beat Assignment

Eric B. Miller

Dr. Miller narrates a screen capture sequence of creating a binaural beat audio track using an online frequency generator, and adding a musical bed track in Audacity. Output file is exported as an MP3.
EEG Alpha higher listening to Euphonium

Eric B. Miller

Dr. Miller reviews process for running a t-test for statistical significance, using the online tool at graphpad.com and an example of EEG Alpha waves listening to euphonium vs. listening to cello. Best watched in full-screen mode.
MUSC 340 Weekly Schedule

Eric B. Miller

Weekly class schedule for MUSC 340: Introduction to Music Technology. Includes weekly links to OER readings, online web-based music applications, videos, and reference materials.
Music Tech Video Part 1: Wave Forms

Eric B. Miller

Dr. Miller demonstrates an online oscilloscope responding to voice sounds as audio input. Sine waves are reviewed.
Music Tech Video Part 2: Tone Generators

Eric B. Miller

Dr. Miller demonstrates several online tone generators and how to produce sounds at specific frequencies.
Music Tech Video Part 3: Online Synthesizers

Eric B. Miller

Dr. Miller demonstrates several different online Synthesizers and how to adjust oscillator parameters.
Music Tech Video Part 4: White Noise vs. Pink Noise

Eric B. Miller

Dr. Miller reviews the frequency patterns utilized to generate white noise, pink noise and brown noise, using an online web-based tool.
Native Flute Biofeedback

Eric B. Miller and Clint Goss

Video demonstrating how to provide Native American Flute feedback in biodisplay.
Math Active Learning Lab: Math 92 Notebook

Michele Iiams and Gwennie Byron

This course notebook has been designed for students of Math 92 (Algebra Prep II) at the University of North Dakota. It has been designed to help you get the most out of the ALEKS resources and your time.
- Topics in the Notebook are organized by weekly learning module.
- Space for notes from ALEKS learning pages, e-book and videos directs you to essential concepts.
- Examples and “You Try It” problems have been carefully chosen to help you focus on these essential concepts.
- Completed Notebook is an invaluable tool when studying for exams.
Math Active Learning Lab: Math 93 Notebook

Michele Iiams and Gwennie Byron

This course notebook has been designed for students of Math 93 (Algebra Prep III) at the University of North Dakota. It has been designed to help you get the most out of the ALEKS resources and your time.
- Topics in the Notebook are organized by weekly learning module.
- Space for notes from ALEKS learning pages, e-book and videos directs you to essential concepts.
- Examples and “You Try It” problems have been carefully chosen to help you focus on these essential concepts.
- Completed Notebook is an invaluable tool when studying for exams.
Elementary Set Theory

Richard P. Millspaugh

This text is appropriate for a course that introduces undergraduates to proofs. The material includes elementary symbolic logic, logical arguments, basic set theory, functions and relations, the real number system, and an introduction to cardinality. The text is intended to be readable for sophomore and better freshmen majoring in mathematics.

The source files for the text can be found at https://github.com/RPMillspaugh/SetTheory
Anatomy 204L: Laboratory Manual (Second Edition)

Ethan Snow

This laboratory manual is designed for undergraduate anatomy labs. It includes self-assessment resources and examination set up guides.
Researcher Skill Development Framework (US English Edition)

John Willison, Kerry O'Regan, and Sara K. Kuhn

Created by John Willison and Kerry O'Regan.

www.rsd.edu.au

Adapted for the US context by Sara K. Kuhn.

"Research Skill Development (RSD) is about making explicit and coherent in regular university coursework the incremental attainment of research skills in a specific discipline. In the RSD, there are six facets of the research process, identified from the literature and modified according to Bloom’s taxonomy and our experiences of using the framework in the disciplines. The meaning of ‘research’ in this context is: students actively finding information new to themselves. Underlying this notion is the ‘degree of knowness’ of knowledge: whether research involves developing knowledge that is commonly known to humanity, commonly unknown or totally unknown. We see that even inquiry into the commonly known is all part of the process of research skill development. Indeed, to overlook the development of skills in earlier years of education (such as First Year university) is to miss the potential development of skills required of ‘ blue-sky’ researchers or by industry and employment." -- https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/framework/explanation/

Description adapted from: Willison, J., & O’Regan, K. (2007). Commonly known, commonly not known, totally unknown: A framework for students becoming researchers. Higher Education Research & Development, 26(4), 393-409. Retrieved from https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/evidence/related-articles/RSD_article_web.doc
RSD7: Researcher Skill Development Framework (US English Edition)

John Willison, Kerry O'Regan, and Sara K. Kuhn

Created by John Willison and Kerry O'Regan.

www.rsd.edu.au

Adapted for the US context by Sara K. Kuhn.

"The seven-level Researcher Skill Development framework extends the RSD's original 5 levels of student autonomy to include the degree of autonomy required for a successful research career. It therefore addresses not only students, but also early, middle and late career researchers. This involves the extension of the same facets of inquiry that appear in the original RSD framework to include two higher levels: 6 and 7." -- https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/framework/rsd7/

For more information, see: Willison, J., & O’Regan, K. (2007). Commonly known, commonly not known, totally unknown: A framework for students becoming researchers. Higher Education Research & Development, 26(4), 393-409. Retrieved from https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/evidence/related-articles/RSD_article_web.doc
APEX Calculus: UND Edition

Gregory Hartman and Department of Mathematics, University of North Dakota

This text comprises a three–volume series on Calculus. The first part covers material taught in many “Calculus 1” courses: limits, derivatives, and the basics of integration, found in Chapters 1 through 6. The second text covers material often taught in “Calculus 2”: integration and its applications, along with an introduction to sequences, series and Taylor Polynomials, found in Chapters 7 through 10. The third text covers topics common in “Calculus 3” or “Multivariable Calculus”: parametric equations, polar coordinates, vector–valued functions, and functions of more than one variable, found in Chapters 11 through 15. All three are available separately for free.

Printing the entire text as one volume makes for a large, heavy, cumbersome book. One can certainly only print the pages they currently need, but some prefer to have a nice, bound copy of the text. Therefore this text has been split into these three manageable parts, each of which can be downloaded separately.

The source files for the text can be found at https://github.com/teepeemm/APEXCalculusLT_Source
History of North Dakota

Elwyn B. Robinson

Elwyn Robinson's sweeping History of North Dakota has become a classic in American state histories. One of the state's great professors and historians takes into account not only politics, but sociology, economics, ethnology, theology, nature studies and geography to describe North Dakota to the world and to itself.

Geography, in particular, formed the basis of Professor Robinson's historical interpretation. His 'too-much mistake,' the belief that North Dakota built too much, too fast, in an isolated area buffeted by difficult climate, has become the guiding principle for a quarter century of historical debate on Dakota plains history.
Anatomy 204L: Laboratory Manual (First Edition)

Ethan Snow

This laboratory manual is designed for undergraduate anatomy labs. It includes self-assessment resources and examination set up guides.

This edition has been superseded. The 2nd edition is available here: https://commons.und.edu/oers/8/
Aviation Safety – The Basics

Gary M. Ullrich and Brandon W. Wild

“Aviation Safety; the Basics”, provides a detailed introduction into the current important issues affecting aviation safety. This textbook discusses the latest safety indicatives now being introduced throughout the industry. Although several chapters are dedicated toward General Aviation, the material applies to all facets of aviation.
John F. Kennedy History, Memory, Legacy: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry

John Delane Williams, Robert G. Waite, and Gregory S. Gordon

On September 25, 1963, President John F. Kennedy traveled to Grand Forks, North Dakota, greeted its citizens while touring the city, and delivered a speech at the University of North Dakota Field House, which addressed important issues still vital today: environmental protection, conservation of natural resources, economic development, the struggle between democracy and totalitarianism, and the importance of education and public service. The University conferred on the President an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Over 20,000 people assembled on campus that day to see JFK -- the largest campus gathering in UND history. Tragically, less than two months later, the thirty-fifth President of the United States was assassinated in Dallas.

To commemorate the forty-fifth anniversary of the President's Grand Forks visit, and in tandem with the University's one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary, UND organized a September 25-27, 2008 conference to foster interdisciplinary discussion and analysis of the issues addressed in JFK's UND speech, as well as other significant issues of the Kennedy era, including civil rights, space exploration, the nuclear threat, and the influence of the media on presidential politics. The Conference also explored issues related to the President's assassination within weeks of his UND visit. This publication of conference proceedings collects the papers presented during this conference as well as transcripts of significant addresses and discussions.