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NSCC Open Textbooks

A list of Open Textbooks being used at NSCC. Textbook content boxes are created for NSCC Open Textbook and hosted in this guide. The embed code for Textbook Content Boxes is shared so boxes can be added to Brightspace courses.

Beginning Excel 2019

Beginning Excel 2019
Published in NSCC Pressbooks.

This textbook was written for a community college introductory course in spreadsheets utilizing Microsoft Excel. While the figures shown utilize Excel 2019, the textbook was written to be applicable to other versions of Excel as well. The book introduces new users to the basics of spreadsheets and is appropriate for students in any major who have not used Excel before. This textbook includes instructions for Excel for Mac.

Digital copies are free.
A print copy can be ordered through the Print on Demand (POD) service.
Buy Beginning Excel 2019 – POD

Beginning Excel

Beginning Excel
This textbook was written for a community college introductory course in spreadsheets utilizing Microsoft Excel. While the figures shown utilize Excel 2016, the textbook was written to be
applicable to other versions of Excel as well. The book introduces new users to the basics of spreadsheets and is appropriate for students in any major who have not used Excel before.

Read online or choose from multiple formats available for download.

Digital copies are free.
A print copy can be ordered through the Print on Demand (POD) service.
Buy Beginning Excel – POD

Business Computer Applcations

Business Computer Applications
This book introduces students to Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and email management. The text covers basic concepts of creating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation materials for the workplace.

Read online or choose from multiple formats available for download.

Digital copies are free.
A print copy can be ordered through the Print on Demand (POD) service.
Buy Business Computer Applications – POD

Introduction to Programming Using Java

Introduction to Programming Using Java
By David J. Eck
CC BY-NC-SA
Eighth Edition of Introduction to Programming Using Java, an introductory programming, which uses Java as the language of instruction. This book is directed mainly towards beginning programmers, although it might also be useful for experienced programmers who want to learn something about Java. It is not meant to provide complete coverage of the Java language.

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