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  Reference Notes for Palliative Care Consultation

  Robert F. Johnson

  The interprofessional health care specialty of palliative care employs holistic evaluation and person-centered communication in the care of people with life-threatening illness. Palliative care clinicians are consulted for one or more of the following reasons:

  • Symptom assessment and management
  • Assistance with making difficult decisions about continued use or withdrawal of life-sustaining interventions
  • Communication for planning the most appropriate care setting to meet person/family goals for end-of-life care
  • Assessment of suitability and eligibility for hospice care

  This resource is a compilation of previously published documents and tools useful to palliative care clinicians in preparing for and conduction these consultations. In addition, it can be a reference for students and clinical trainees doing course work, analyzing case studies, or simulating clinical communication scenarios. The materials are indexed for easy retrieval, referenced to acknowledge sources and allow further exploration, and organized into the following categories:

  • Palliative Care Definitions/Domains/Dimensions
  • Communication
  • Symptom Assessment
  • Functional Status Evaluation
  • Prognostication
  • End-of-Life Assessment and Management
  • Symptom Management
  • Hospice Eligibility Criteria
  • Withholding and Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Interventions
  • Pediatric End-of-Life Issues

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  Topology: An Inquiry-Based Approach

  Steven Schlicker

  This text is intended as a one-semester undergraduate introduction to point-set topology. It begins with concrete metric spaces and increases in abstraction to address topological spaces. It also includes applications that are not typically found in standard undergraduate topology textbooks. The book uses pre- and in-class activities to make students active participants in their learning. Through the activities and text material, students are carefully introduced to the ideas behind the definitions and theorems to help them develop intuition and understand the logic behind them.

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  Trigonometry

  Ted Sundstrom and Steven Schlicker

  This trigonometry textbook is different than other trigonometry books in that it is free to download, and the reader is expected to do more than read the book and is expected to study the material in the book by working out examples rather than just reading about them. So this book is not just about mathematical content but is also about the process of learning and doing mathematics. That is, this book is designed not to be just casually read but rather to be engaged.

  Since this can be a difficult task, there are several features of the book designed to assist students in this endeavor. In particular, most sections of the book start with a beginning activity that review prior mathematical work that is necessary for the new section or introduce new concepts and definitions that will be used later in that section. Each section also contains several progress checks that are short exercises or activities designed to help readers determine if they are understanding the material. In addition, the text contains links to several interactive Geogebra applets or worksheets. These applets are usually part of a beginning activity or a progress check and are intended to be used as part of the textbook.

  The authors are very interested in constructive criticism of the textbook from the users of the book, especially students, who are using or have used the book. Please send any comments you have to trigtext@gmail.com.

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  Understanding Linear Algebra

  David Austin

  Understanding Linear Algebra is a freely available linear algebra textbook suitable for use in a first undergraduate linear algebra course. The text aims to support readers as they develop their ability to think about linear algebra conceptually, their computational fluency, and their understanding of the role that linear algebra plays in shaping our society. It is also designed to support an active learning classroom environment.

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  Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 1

  Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky

  Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide-range of topics about writing, much like the model made famous by Wendy Bishop’s “The Subject Is . . .” series. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about developing nearly every aspect of the craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level.

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  Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2

  Charles Lowe and Pavel Zemliansky

  Volumes in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing offer multiple perspectives on a wide-range of topics about writing. In each chapter, authors present their unique views, insights, and strategies for writing by addressing the undergraduate reader directly. Drawing on their own experiences, these teachers-as-writers invite students to join in the larger conversation about the craft of writing. Consequently, each essay functions as a standalone text that can easily complement other selected readings in writing or writing-intensive courses across the disciplines at any level.

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  Writing Spaces Web Writing Style Guide Version 1.0

  Matt Barton, James Kalmbach, and Charles Lowe

  The Writing Spaces Web Writing Style Guide was created as a crowdsourcing project of Collaborvention 2011: A Computers and Writing Unconference. College writing teachers from around the web joined together to create this guide (see our Contributors list). The advice within it is based on contemporary theories and best practices. While the text was originally written for students in undergraduate writing classes, it can also be a suitable resource for other writers interested in learning more about writing for the web. This document is available as a web text for reading online, a printer-friendly PDF, and an EPUB ereader versions. Visit http://writingspaces.org/wwsg to learn more.