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Behavioral statistics—as it’s actually practiced today

Using Macmillan's highly touted LaunchPad to deliver superior content online, the brief version of Nolan and Heinzen’s text introduces students to the role of statistics in the behavioral sciences today. It is a thoroughly up-to-date presentation written specifically for behavioral science students, anchored by real-world stories, a highly visual approach to presenting data, helpful mathematical and formul...

Promotes a lifelong skill of problem solving.

This text helps students develop the fundamental lifelong skill of solving problems and interpreting solutions in real world terms in a way that is accessible and easy to apply in many situations. We certainly want students to appreciate the beauty of statistics and connections to so many other disciplines. However, it is even more important for students to be able to apply problem-solving skills to a wide range of academic and career pursuits, in...

Revell creates light bulb moments for introductory chemistry students and provides unrivaled support for instructors.

Available for the first time with Macmillan's new online learning tool, Achieve, Introductory Chemistry is the result of a unique author vision to develop a robust combination of text and digital resources that motivate and build student confidence while providing a foundation for their success. Kevin Revell knows and understands students today. Perfectly suited to the new Ach...

Leipzig, past president of National Geographic Films and a former senior executive at Disney, reveals insider secrets, step-by-step instructions, and timesaving shortcutsNeverything one needs to approach financiers, actors, agents, and distributors like a savvy professional.

Create better writers with The Worth Expert Guide to Writing In Psychology

Filled with practical tips and advice, this brief and easy-to-use guide helps psychology majors write more effectively in the discipline. It’s a go-to resource for producing all kinds of writing projects (term papers, annotated bibliographies, literature reviews, research proposals, lab/research reports), with specific guidance on planning projects, developing topic ideas, avoiding grammatical errors, and formatting ...

Essential chemistry for health careers and everyday life.

Now available with Achieve, Guinn’s Essentials of General, Organic and Biochemistry uses health and medicine as the framework for learning the fundamentals of chemistry in this student-centered one-semester text. The third edition focuses on core concepts and necessary maths skills, and features a revamped organization to align with traditional course organization and shorter, more condensed chapters. Easily digestible content and ...

Explore scientific reasoning by exploring the universe.

Geller and Freedman’s Universe strikes the right balance between scientific rigor and student comprehension and excitement. Available as the full 27-chapter text or split into Stars and Galaxies and The Solar System, Universe provides all the detail you need to prepare students for engaging with the astronomical ideas and theories, while also inviting students in through stunning visuals and relatable narratives.

Teaching students both the theory and practice of GIS using Arc GIS Pro.

Discovering GIS and ArcGIS Pro provides students with hands-on work with GIS software, while explaining the process behind each application. This text teaches students how to combine GIS concepts with ArcGIS Pro software skills, preparing them for successful careers in the real world. Each chapter focuses on using a variety of ArcGIS tools in a real-world context from calculating the distance between two library branches...

Think clearly about problem, policy and politics

This textbook is guided by the author’s contagious belief that at no other time has it been so important to know the facts, to distinguish facts from falsehoods, and to be thinking clearly about problem, policy, and politics. Gruber covers the fundamentals of public finance with an emphasis on responses to Covid-19, highlighting the variety of decisions that the government had to make and the controversies they engendered. Based on rigorous t...

The most accessible, current and engaging introduction to health psychology today.

Health Psychology shows students how psychology and health are interconnected. Using real world examples, Straub encourages students to make meaningful connections between the science of health psychology and their own everyday experience. The text is comprehensive in its approach, and incorporates the latest research as it examines the field’s main ideas and models a scientific way of thinking about those i...