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Modeling Deductive Inference: A Historico-Philosophical Introduction to First-Order Logic
David J. Buller
This book is a companion text for lectures on first-order logic and its elementary metatheory (used in Intermediate Logic at Northern Illinois University). It covers the basic concepts of set theory necessary for a mathematical development of first-order logic; develops a formal language of first-order logic; presents a classical Tarskian semantics for the language and the “semantic” conception of logical consequence; presents a Gentzenian proof system and the “syntactic” conception of logical consequence; develops a partial decision procedure for logical consequence in the language; demonstrates applications of the formal system to modeling deductive inference expressed in natural language; and extends the system to include identity. Unlike a typical logic textbook, however, these topics are embedded within an overarching historico-philosophical narrative that illuminates (some of) the interaction of rational argument and historical context that led to their development and exhibits their engagement with broader philosophical issues.
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Fundamentals of Photography and Creative Practice
Jessica Labatte and Larissa K. Garcia
Photography has long been thought of as an accurate representation of the world. A tension, nonetheless, exists between photography as factual record and as constructed image. In this introductory digital photography text, students explore this tension by learning the basic functions of digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) cameras and how to use them to create photographic images.
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Conceptual Mathematics in Society
Ricela Feliciano-Semidei
This textbook is a compilation of chapters with educational purposes for the course MATH 103 in Spring 2023. The first part (Chapters 1 and 2) includes logic and critical thinking. Understanding the thinking process and strategies for solving problems in an effective way will provide students with skills that will be required to succeed in all college math courses. The second part (Chapters 3 & 4) is an opportunity to develop numbers sense through strengthening conceptual understanding of fractions and algebraic thinking. This will help develop foundational mathematical knowledge for college mathematics courses. The third and fourth parts of this textbook are explicit connections to society through understanding real life mathematical examples connected to finances and statistics.
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Remediation
Adam Breckenridge and NIU Networked Writing and Research
Encyclopedia entry for the term remediation, which is the process of taking a text and translating it into a new medium. This version of the entry has been recoded for accessibility purposes by NIU's Networked Writing and Research team. The original version of this entry is available under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International License and can be accessed at https://writingcommons.org/article/remediation/
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Five Hundred African Voices: A Catalog of Published Accounts by Africans Enslaved in the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 1586-1936
Aaron Spencer Fogleman and Robert Hanserd
The importance of published accounts by African slave ship survivors is well-known but not their existence in large numbers. Fogleman and Hanserd catalog nearly five hundred discrete accounts and more than 2,500 printings of them over four centuries in numerous Atlantic languages. Short biographies of each African, print histories of the complete or partial life story. Five Hundred African Voices an invaluable resource for scholars, teachers, students, and others wishing to study transatlantic slavery using African Voices.
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Examples of Insect Mouthparts
Bethia H. King
Renderings of mouthparts for honey bees, house flies, grasshoppers, lepidopterans, mosquitoes, and hemipterans.
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Literacy Narrative: Building Bridges, Bridging Gaps
Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Maria Jerskey, Toby Fulwiler, and NIU Networked Writing and Research
Chapter 3 of the Writing Guide with Handbook. This version has been recoded for accessibility purposes by NIU's Networked Writing and Research team. The original version of this chapter is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License and can be accessed for free at openstax.org.
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The Digital World: Building on What You Already Know to Respond Critically
Michelle Bachelor Robinson, Maria Jerskey, Toby Fulwiler, and NIU Networked Writing and Research
Chapter 1 of the Writing Guide with Handbook. This version has been recoded for accessibility purposes by NIU's Networked Writing and Research team. The original version of this chapter is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License and can be accessed for free at openstax.org.
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The Invention Process: Ten Strategies for Producing Writing
Brenta Blevins and NIU Networked Writing and Research
Blog post on strategies for starting a writing project. This version of the blog post has been recoded for accessibility purposes by NIU's Networked Writing and Research team. The original version can be accessed at https://www.sfwa.org/2018/08/29/the-invention-process-ten-strategies-for-producing-writing/.
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Mad Men in the Classroom: A Collection of Classroom-Tested Teaching Tools
Rebecca Johnson and Jimmie Manning
This chapter includes classroom materials ranging from detailed lecture notes to assignments and activities to complete syllabi that can be adopted for personal use.
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