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Course Code | Course Name | Instructor Names | Item Title | Contributors | Find Item |
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AAAS146.001 | Motown and American Soul Music | Kelley | Dancing in the streets : a history of collective joy | Ehrenreich, Barbara | See item info |
AAAS335.01; CULANTH335; MUSIC335; VMS337 | History of Hip-Hop | Douthit, Patrick | Chronicling Stankonia : the rise of the hip-hop South | Bradley, Regina N., 1984- | See item info |
BIOCHEM301.01 | Intro Biochemistry I | Coggins, Brian | Lehninger principles of biochemistry | Nelson, David L. (David Lee), 1942-; Lehninger, Albert L. Principles of biochemistry; Cox, Michael M | See item info |
BIOLOGY212L.01 | GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY | Dong, Xinnian | Brock biology of microorganisms | Madigan, Michael T., 1949-; Bender, Kelly S., 1977-; Buckley, Daniel H. (Daniel Hezekiah); Sattley, W. Matthew, 1975-; Stahl, David Allan, 1949- | See item info |
BIOLOGY223.002 | Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology - Duplicate | Newpher, Thomas | Neuroscience | Purves, Dale, | Find info in Sakai course |
BIOLOGY223.002; BIOLOGY223.01; NEUROSCI223.02 | Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology | Newpher, Thomas | Neuroscience | Purves, Dale, | See item info |
BIOLOGY329L.001 | Principles Animal Phys | Patek, Sheila N. | Animal physiology | Hill, Richard W.,; Wyse, Gordon A.,; Anderson, Margaret, 1941- | See item info |
BIOLOGY495.01 | Scientific Arguement in Writing | Reynolds, Julie | Animal physiology | Hill, Richard W.,; Wyse, Gordon A.,; Anderson, Margaret, 1941- | See item info |
BME260L.001 | Modeling Cellular and Molecular Systems | Saterbak | Bioengineering fundamentals | Saterbak, Ann,; San, Ka-Yiu,; McIntire, Larry V., | See item info |
BME303L.001 | Modern Diagnostic Imaging Systems (AC or GE) | Bucholz, Libby | Medical imaging signals and systems | Prince, Jerry L.,; Links, Jonathan M., | See item info |
BME354.01 | Introduction to Medical Instrumentation | Viventi, Jonathan | Medical instrumentation : application and design | Webster, John G., 1932-; Nimunkar, Amit J.,; Clark, John W. (John William), 1936- | See item info |
CHEM101DL.001 | Core Concepts in Chemistry (Lec) | Cox,Charles | Chemistry : the central science | Brown, Theodore L. (Theodore Lawrence), 1928- | See item info |
CHEM201DL.01 | Organic Chemistry I | Cox, Charles T. | Organic chemistry | Loudon, G. Marc; Parise, Jim, 1978- | See item info |
CHEM201DL.01 | Organic Chemistry I | Cox, Charles T. | Organic chemistry | Loudon, G. Marc,; Parise, Jim, 1978- | See item info |
CHEM201DL.01 | Organic Chemistry I | Cox, Charles T. | Study guide and solutions manual to accompany Organic chemistry | Parise, Jim, 1978-; Loudon, G. Marc,; Bonner, Lisa, | See item info |
CHEM201DL.01 | Organic Chemistry I | Cox, Charles T. | Study guide and solutions manual to accompany Organic chemistry, sixth edition | Parise, Jim, 1978-; Loudon, G. Marc, | See item info |
CHEM202DL.01 | Organic Chemistry II | Parise, James | Organic chemistry | Loudon, G. Marc; Parise, Jim, 1978- | See item info |
CHEM202DL.01 | Organic Chemistry II | Parise, James | Organic chemistry | Loudon, G. Marc,; Parise, Jim, 1978- | See item info |
CHEM202DL.01 | Organic Chemistry II | Parise, James | Study guide and solutions manual to accompany Organic chemistry | Parise, Jim, 1978-; Loudon, G. Marc,; Bonner, Lisa, | See item info |
CHEM202DL.01 | Organic Chemistry II | Parise, James | Study guide and solutions manual to accompany Organic chemistry, sixth edition | Parise, Jim, 1978-; Loudon, G. Marc, | See item info |
CHEM210D.001 | Modern Applications of Chemical Principles | Canelas, Dorian | Chemical principles | Zumdahl, Steven S.,; DeCoste, Donald J., | Find info in Sakai course |
COMPSCI210D.001 | INTRO TO COMPUTER SYSTEMS | Velasco and Lentz | Computer systems : a programmer's perspective | Bryant, Randal E.,; O'Hallaron, David R. (Davie Richard), 1955- | See item info |
COMPSCI216.01 | Everything Data | Stephens-Martinez, Kristi | Python Data Science Handbook | See item info | |
COMPSCI230.001 | Discrete Math for Computer Science | Munagala | Discrete mathematics for computer scientists | Stein, Clifford, 1965-; Drysdale, Robert L., 1951-; Bogart, Kenneth P | See item info |
COMPSCI230.001 | Discrete Math for Computer Science | Munagala | Structure and interpretation of computer programs | Abelson, Harold; Sussman, Gerald Jay; Sussman, Julie | See item info |
CULANTH104D.01 | Introduction to Human Rights | Kirk, Robin | Proud shoes : the story of an American family | Murray, Pauli, 1910-1985 | Find info in Sakai course |
CULANTH104D.01 | Introduction to Human Rights | Kirk, Robin | The reader | Schlink, Bernhard; Janeway, Carol Brown | Find info in Sakai course |
ECE110L.001 | Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Smith, David | Introduction to electric circuits | Svoboda, James A; Dorf, Richard C | See item info |
ECE110L.001 | Fundamentals of Electrical and Computer Engineering | Smith, David | Practical electronics for inventors | Scherz, Paul,; Monk, Simon | See item info |
ECE230L.001 | Introduction to Microelectronic Devices and Circuits | Brown, April | Semiconductor physics and devices : basic principles | Neamen, Donald A | See item info |
ECE250D.001 | Computer Architecture | Sorin, Daniel | Computer organization and design : the hardware | Patterson, David A.,; Hennessy, John L., | See item info |
ECE270DL.001 | Fields and Waves: Fundamentals of Information Propagation | Cummer, Steven | Elements of electromagnetics | Sadiku, Matthew N. O., | See item info |
ECE280L.02 | Intro to Signals and Systems | Krolik | Linear systems and signals | Lathi, B. P. (Bhagwandas Pannalal),; Green, R. A. (Roger A.), | See item info |
ECON101D.01 | Economic Principles | Nechyba | Economics | Parkin, Michael, 1939- | See item info |
ECON104D.01 | Statistical Foundations of Econometrics and Data Science | Reshidi,Pellumb | Statistics for business and economics | McClave, James T.,; Benson, P. George, 1946-; Sincich, Terry, | See item info |
ECON174.01 | Financial Accounting | Skender, CJ | Financial accounting | Hoyle, Joe Ben,; Skender, C. J., 1954-; Kratz, Leah (Accounting teacher), | See item info |
ECON201D.001 | Intermediate Microeconomics | Abdulkadiroglu, Atila | Microeconomics : an intuitive approach with calculus | Nechyba, Thomas J., 1968- | See item info |
ECON204D.001 | Intermediate Microeconomics I | DiSimone | Introductory econometrics : a modern approach | Wooldridge, Jeffrey M., 1960- | See item info |
ECON205D.001 | Intermediate Microeconomics II | Leventoglu,Bahar | Game theory for applied economists | Gibbons, Robert, 1958- | See item info |
ECON205D.001 | Intermediate Microeconomics II | Leventoglu,Bahar | Microeconomics : an intuitive approach with calculus | Nechyba, Thomas J., 1968- | See item info |
ECON310.01 | Economic Analysis of Law | Medema, Steven | Law and Economics | See item info | |
ECS101.03 | The Dynamic Earth | Glass, Alexander | Earth : an introduction to physical geology | Tarbuck, Edward J; Lutgens, Frederick K | See item info |
ECS101.03 | The Dynamic Earth | Glass, Alexander | Essentials of geology | Marshak, Stephen, 1955- | See item info |
EDUC101.01 | Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | Anderson, Amy | Teachers, schools, and society : a brief introduction to education | Sadker, David Miller, 1942-; Zittleman, Karen R., | See item info |
EGR103.001 | Computational Methods in Engineering | Gustafson, Michael | The practice of computing using Python | Punch, W. F. (William F.),; Enbody, Richard J., | See item info |
EGR201L.001 | Mechanics of Solids | Schaad, David | Statics and mechanics of materials | Hibbeler, R. C., | See item info |
EGR244.001 | Dynamics | Santillan, Sophia | Engineering dynamics : a comprehensive introduction | Kasdin, N. Jeremy; Paley, Derek A., 1974- | See item info |
ENGLISH110S.01 | Intro Creative Writing | Fox, Carol F | A poetry handbook | Oliver, Mary, 1935-2019 | Find info in Sakai course |
ENGLISH110S.01 | Intro Creative Writing | Fox, Carol F | The war of art : break through the blocks and win your inner creative battles | Pressfield, Steven; J. Gregory Dees Memorial Collection | Find info in Sakai course |
ENGLISH110S.01 | Intro Creative Writing | Fox, Carol F | Writing the memoir | Barrington, Judith | Find info in Sakai course |
ENVIRON102.01 | Introduction to Environmental Sciences and Policy | Wernegreen, Jennifer | The Environment and you | Christensen, Norman L., 1946-; Leege, Lissa,; St. Juliana, Justin, | See item info |
EOS103.01 | CLIMATE CHANGE | Shindell, Drew | Earth's climate : past and future | Ruddiman, W. F. (William F.), 1943- | See item info |
FRENCH101.01 | Elementary French 1 - Duplicate | Staff, Departmental | Cosmopolite 1 : Cahier d'activités | Hirschsprung, Nathalie,; Mater, Anaïs,; Mathieu-Benoit, Émilie,; Mous, Nelly,; Tricot, Tony, | See item info |
FRENCH101.01 | Elementary French 1 | Staff, Departmental | Cosmopolite 1 : Cahier d'activités | Hirschsprung, Nathalie,; Mater, Anaïs,; Mathieu-Benoit, Émilie,; Mous, Nelly,; Tricot, Tony, | See item info |
FRENCH101.01 | Elementary French 1 - Duplicate | Staff, Departmental | Cosmopolite 1 : méthode de français, A1 | Hirschsprung, Nathalie,; Tricot, Tony, | See item info |
FRENCH101.01 | Elementary French 1 | Staff, Departmental | Cosmopolite 1 : méthode de français, A1 | Hirschsprung, Nathalie,; Tricot, Tony, | See item info |
FRENCH102.01 | Elementary French 2 | Staff, Departmental | Cosmopolite 1 : Cahier d'activités | Hirschsprung, Nathalie,; Mater, Anaïs,; Mathieu-Benoit, Émilie,; Mous, Nelly,; Tricot, Tony, | See item info |
FRENCH102.01 | Elementary French 2 | Staff, Departmental | Cosmopolite 1 : méthode de français, A1 | Hirschsprung, Nathalie,; Tricot, Tony, | See item info |
FRENCH204.01 | Advanced Intermediate French Language and Culture | STAFF, DEPARTMENTAL | Contrastes : grammaire du français courant | Rochat, Denise, | See item info |
GLHLTH101.01 | Fundamentals of Global Health | Yamey | Dancing in the streets : a history of collective joy | Ehrenreich, Barbara | See item info |
HISTORY112.01 | SEXUAL PLEASURE/MODERN WORLD | Sigal, Peter | The feminist porn book : the politics of producing pleasure | Taormino, Tristan, 1971-; Shimizu, Celine Parreñas,; Penley, Constance, 1948-; Miller-Young, Mireille, 1976-; Sallie Bingham Center for Women's History and Culture | See item info |
HISTORY345.01; ICS340.01; PUBPOL278.01 | North American Environmental History | Peck, Gunther | Blue Ridge commons : environmental activism and forest history in western North Carolina | Newfont, Kathryn | See item info |
HISTORY345.01; ICS340.01; PUBPOL278.01 | North American Environmental History | Peck, Gunther | Cold War Dixie : Militarization and Modernization in the American South | See item info | |
HISTORY345.01; ICS340.01; PUBPOL278.01 | North American Environmental History | Peck, Gunther | Looking for longleaf : the fall and rise of an American forest | Earley, Lawrence S | See item info |
HISTORY345.01; ICS340.01; PUBPOL278.01 | North American Environmental History | Peck, Gunther | The waterman's song : slavery and freedom in maritime North Carolina | See item info | |
HISTORY345.01; ICS340.01; PUBPOL278.01 | North American Environmental History | Peck, Gunther | War Upon the Land : Military Strategy and the Transformation of Southern Landscapes During the American Civil War | See item info | |
ITALIAN101.01 | Elementary Italian 1 | Staff, Departmental | Sentieri : attraverso l'Italia contemporanea | Cozzarelli, Julia | See item info |
MATH105L.001 | Laboratory Calculus and Functions I | Staff, Dept. | Calculus : single and multivariable | Hughes-Hallett, Deborah,; Gleason, Andrew M.,; McCallum, William Gordon, | See item info |
MATH106L.001 | Laboratory Calculus and Functions II | Staff, Dept. | Calculus : single and multivariable | Hughes-Hallett, Deborah,; Gleason, Andrew M.,; McCallum, William Gordon, | See item info |
MATH111L.011 | Laboratory Calculus I | Viel, Shira | Calculus : single and multivariable | Hughes-Hallett, Deborah,; Gleason, Andrew M.,; McCallum, William Gordon, | See item info |
MATH112L.011 | Laboratory Calculus II | Wheeler, James | Calculus : single and multivariable | Hughes-Hallett, Deborah,; Gleason, Andrew M.,; McCallum, William Gordon, | See item info |
MATH202D.001 | Multivariable Calculus for Economics | Mela | Mathematics for Economics | See item info | |
MATH202D.001 | Multivariable Calculus for Economics | Mela | Mathematics for economics | Hoy, Michael, 1953 September 22-; Livernois, John; McKenna, C. J; Rees, Ray; Stengos, Thanasis | See item info |
MATH212.001 | Multivariable Calculus | Robles | Multivariable calculus | Edwards, C. Henry (Charles Henry), 1937- | See item info |
MATH218D-1.001 | Matrices and Vector Spaces | Rabinoff, Joseph | Introduction to linear algebra | Strang, Gilbert, | See item info |
MATH218D-2.001 | Matrices and Vector Spaces | Fitzpatrick, Brian | Introduction to linear algebra | Strang, Gilbert, | See item info |
MATH219.001 | Multivariable Calculus | Staff, Dept. | Multivariable calculus | Edwards, C. Henry (Charles Henry), 1937- | See item info |
MATH221.001 | Linear Algebra and Applications | Regan, Margaret | Abstract algebra : a geometric approach | Shifrin, Theodore, 1953- | See item info |
MATH230.001; STA230.001 | Probability | Staff, Dept. | Probability | Pitman, Jim | See item info |
MATH353.001 | Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations | Venakides,Stephanos | Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems | See item info | |
ME221L.001 | Structure and Properties of Solids | Ni, Xiaoyue | Materials science and engineering : an introduction | Callister, William D., Jr., 1940-; Rethwisch, David G., | See item info |
ME321L.001 | Mechanical Engineering Analysis for Design | Simmons, Rebecca | Shigley's mechanical engineering design. | Budynas, Richard G. (Richard Gordon); Nisbett, J. Keith; Shigley, Joseph Edward. Mechanical engineering design | See item info |
ME336L.001 | Fluid Mechanics | chen | Introduction to fluid mechanics | Shaughnessy, Edward J; Katz, Ira M., 1958-; Schaffer, James P | See item info |
ME424L.001 | Mechanical Systems Design | Twiss, Robert | Shigley's mechanical engineering design. | Budynas, Richard G. (Richard Gordon); Nisbett, J. Keith; Shigley, Joseph Edward. Mechanical engineering design | See item info |
NEUROSCI101.01; PSY106.001; PSY107.01 | Biological Bases of Behavior: Introduction and Survey | Williams, Christina | The mind's machine : foundations of brain and behavior | Watson, Neil V. (Neil Verne), 1962-; Breedlove, S. Marc, | See item info |
NEUROSCI102.01 | Biological Bases of Behavior (Team-Based Learning) | Ng,Minna | Biological psychology | Kalat, James W., | See item info |
PHYSICS141L.001 | General Physics I | Brown, Robert | University physics with modern physics | Young, Hugh D.,; Freedman, Roger A.,; Young, Hugh D. Sears and Zemansky's university physics | See item info |
PHYSICS142L.001 | General Physics II | Kotwal | University physics with modern physics | Young, Hugh D.,; Freedman, Roger A.,; Young, Hugh D. Sears and Zemansky's university physics | See item info |
PHYSICS363.001 | INTRODUCTION TO THERMAL PHYSICS | An introduction to thermal physics | Find info in Sakai course | ||
PSY102.001 | Cognitive Psychology | Rubin, Paul | Cognitive psychology : connecting mind, research, and everyday experience | Goldstein, E. Bruce, 1941- | See item info |
PSY103D.001 | Developmental Psychology: Introduction and Survey | Kushnir | How children develop | Siegler, Robert S.,; DeLoache, Judy S.,; Eisenberg, Nancy,; Gershoff, Elizabeth T.,; Saffran, Jenny,; Leaper, Campbell, 1955- | See item info |
PSY104.01 | Social Psychology | Gaither, Sarah | Social psychology | Gilovich, Thomas,; Keltner, Dacher,; Chen, Serena,; Nisbett, Richard E., | See item info |
PSY105.001 | Abnormal Psychology | Samenz-Larkin, Silvia | Essentials of abnormal psychology | Durand, Vincent Mark,; Barlow, David H.,; Hofmann, Stefan G., | Find info in Sakai course |
PSY212.001 | Forensic Psychology | Blackshear, John | Picking Cotton : our memoir of injustice and redemption | Thompson-Cannino, Jennifer; Cotton, Ronald; Torneo, Erin | See item info |
PSY212.001 | Forensic Psychology | Blackshear, John | The short and tragic life of Robert Peace : a brilliant young man who left Newark for the Ivy League | Hobbs, Jeff, 1980- | See item info |
PSY220.01 | Psychology of Gender | Vieth, Angela | An Unconventional Family | Find info in Sakai course | |
PSY220.01 | Psychology of Gender | Vieth, Angela | Social psychology of gender : how power and intimacy shape gender relations. | Find info in Sakai course | |
SPANISH101.01 | Elementary Spanish 1 | Staff, Dept. | Proyectos | Contreras, Fernando,; Pérez Ovalle, Javier,; Rosales Varo, Francisco, | See item info |
SPANISH101.01 | Elementary Spanish 1 | Staff, Dept. | Una aventura de WhatsApp : a short story in Spanish | Danader, María, | See item info |
SPANISH102.01 | Elementary Spanish 2 | Staff, Dept. | Proyectos | Contreras, Fernando,; Pérez Ovalle, Javier,; Rosales Varo, Francisco, | See item info |