http://ocw.umb.edu UMass Boston OpenCourseWare is a free and open repository of educational materials originating from courses taught at the University of Massachusetts Boston daily 1 2007-08-14T21:36:50Z http://ocw.umb.edu/biology/bio-112 An integrated course stressing the principles of biology. Life processes are examined primarily at the organismal and population levels. Intended for students majoring in biology or for non-majors who wish to take advanced biology courses. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare Biology 2008-06-25T17:14:48Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/speg/speg-623 This course will investigate the psychosocial aspects of vision loss. Coping techniques and issues of self-esteem will be explored along with the principles of self-determination. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare 2007-11-16T17:56:28Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/psychology/psych-335-public-opinion The concept of "attitude" has been called the single most important concept in social psychology, i.e., "the keystone upon which the edifice of social psychology is built." University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare 2007-11-16T17:50:45Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/political-science/polysci-220-international-relations This course is designed to acquaint beginning students with some of the fundamental principles of international relations such as realism and idealism. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare 2007-11-16T17:39:57Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/nursing/nursing-361-health-assessment-and-promotion This course focuses on the complete health assessment, the nursing process, and its relationship to the prevention and early detection of disease in clients across the life span. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare 2007-11-16T17:36:05Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/nursing/nursing-360-professional-issues-in-nursing This is the first nursing course in the RN-BS Online Program. It is an intermediate seminar designed to assist registered nurses to develop the critical reading, thinking and writing skills necessary for successful university level study. Issues that significantly influence professional practice and nursing leadership are explored utilizing the above skills. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare 2007-11-16T17:29:30Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/history/history-313 University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare 2007-11-16T17:24:21Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/counseling/counsl-672-substance-abuse-and-the-family This course focuses on families with members who are substance abusers, and the ways in which these families function. The course explores the methods and resources available for helping such families. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare Creative Commons Share Alike 2007-11-16T17:23:26Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/mathematics/math-240 This course is an introduction to the calculus of functions of several variables. It begins with studying the basic objects of multidimensional geometry: vectors and vector operations, lines, planes, cylinders, quadric surfaces, and various coordinate systems. It continues with the elementary differential geometry of vector functions and space curves. After this, it extends the basic tools of differential calculus - limits, continuity, derivatives, linearization, and optimization - to multidimensional problems. The course will conclude with a study of integration in higher dimensions, culminating in a multidimensional version of the substitution rule. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare 2007-11-16T17:17:54Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/mathematics/math-140 Continuation of MATH 140. Topics include transcendental functions, techniques of integration, applications of the integral, improper integrals, l'Hospital's rule, sequences, and series. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare Catalin Zara Creative Commons Share A Like 2.5 Catalin Zara Catalin Zara 2007-11-16T17:11:04Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/mathematics/math-140-calculus-i This course is an introduction to differential and integral calculus. It begins with a short review of basic concepts surrounding the notion of a function. Then it introduces the important concept of the limit of a function, and use it to study continuity and the tangent problem. The solution to the tangent problem leads to the study of derivatives and their applications. Then it considers the area problem and its solution, the definite integral. The course concludes with the calculus of elementary transcendental functions. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare Creative Commons Share Alike 2007-11-16T16:58:40Z Course text/html http://ocw.umb.edu/biology/bio-111 An integrated course stressing the principles of biology. Life processes are examined primarily at the molecular and cellular levels. Intended for students majoring in biology or for non-majors who wish to take advanced biology courses. University of Massachusetts Boston OpenCourseWare 2007-11-16T16:32:32Z Course text/html