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30/10/2025

When you adopt a FlatWorld textbook, you gain immediate access to all the tools you need to start your course with confidence. Our Instructor’s Manual and Solutions Manual focus on the key topics of your course and provide clear, accurate answers to exercises, saving you valuable preparation time.

If you need a syllabus, you can use one of our sample versions or easily tailor it to fit your course objectives.

FlatWorld is designed with instructors in mind, intuitive, flexible, and equipped with the teaching resources that matter most.

To explore the Instructor’s Manual and Solutions Manual in more detail, visit: https://discover.flatworld.com/supplements/

28/10/2025

Are you in search of a chemistry textbook that seamlessly integrates the interdisciplinary relevance of chemistry? Look no further than General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications, v2.1 by Bruce Averill and Patricia Eldredge.

This textbook integrates the exciting and relevant aspects of biological, environmental, and material sciences throughout, rather than relegating the substance of these topics to the final chapters.

You'll find that this textbook:

- Is formatted to be less visually cluttered than typical general chemistry books in order to promote improved learning

- Focuses on developing learners’ intuitive and predictive critical thinking and problem-solving skills

- Stresses unifying concepts by presenting an integrated overview of the most important chemistry subdisciplines: organic, inorganic, biological, environmental, material, and nuclear

"Chemistry comes alive through the text, and it helps spark students' curiosity. This comfortably illustrated text encourages students to explore and helps build confidence by developing a genuine understanding of the essential concepts."

— Faculty Review

Would you like a complimentary examination copy? Let us know here:
https://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/catalog/editions/gen_chem_2_1/

Not teaching a chemistry course? We have over 145+ titles to choose from. Discover more at: https://lnkd.in/eeNjQZYF

23/10/2025

SmartGrader: Real spreadsheet skills. Smarter grading.

Using SmartGrader ensures your students work directly with Microsoft Excel®. Students complete their assignments in Excel and upload their files to SmartGrader for rapid, automated grading.

It automatically grades specific cells and actions, supports dynamic answers, and provides detailed, personalized feedback to guide learning. Instructors save time with fast, consistent grading, built-in integrity checks, and insights into common challenges to improve instruction and outcomes.

Available for:

- Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology (v11.0)

- Data Analytics Using Excel® Microsoft® 365: With Accounting and Finance Datasets (v4.0)

Watch the demo here to learn more: https://discover.flatworld.com/smartgrader-demo/

21/10/2025

Ever find yourself sorting through endless email chains just to solve a simple issue?

At FlatWorld, we keep things straightforward. You have one dedicated sales representative who connects you with everyone you need: tech support, our customer success team, and more.

No back-and-forth. No confusion. Just clear communication that helps you get things done faster.

FlatWorld: one contact, full support.

16/10/2025

JUST PUBLISHED - College Success: Achieving Your Goals v3.0. This engaging and accessible textbook is infused with a positive psychology perspective. Rather than focusing on a person’s weaknesses, the positive psychology approach emphasizes self-esteem, optimism, success, and happiness.

The net result is a motivational, positive resource that guides students to successfully navigate the academic, social, and emotional adjustments necessary to build confidence and achieve their college goals.

You'll find that this version:

- Is infused with a positive psychology perspective to emphasize students’ personal strengths and inherent potential

- Features a wealth of self-assessments and exercises to build student self-awareness and insights
Includes an updated coverage of learning technology, distance education, and the digital world

If you would like a complimentary examination copy, let us know here: https://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/engage/catalog/editions/college-success-achieving-3-0?tab=overview

Not teaching a college success course? We have over 145+ titles to choose from. Discover more at: https://lnkd.in/eeNjQZYF

14/10/2025

We’re excited to share a new way to help students connect with their course material, chapter-by-chapter podcasts curated directly from FlatWorld textbooks.

These podcasts give students the flexibility to learn key concepts anytime, anywhere, whether they’re commuting, exercising, or simply prefer listening as a complement to their reading.

Because each episode is drawn exclusively from your adopted FlatWorld textbook, instructors can trust that the content aligns perfectly with course objectives and reinforces the material they’ve chosen.

Empower your students to learn on the go with FlatWorld Podcasts, a seamless, engaging way to bring textbook content to life.

09/10/2025

JUST PUBLISHED - Understanding Media and Culture in the 2020s: An Introduction to Mass Communication v4.0. This textbook paints a compelling picture of the current state of mass communication and the most likely trends to propel the industry through the 2020s.

Fully revised throughout, this book features chapters dedicated to the economics of mass media, electronic games, and social media. Understanding Media and Culture in the 2020s encourages learners to develop the critical perspective necessary to become smart consumers of information and provides them with a strong grounding for further media studies.

You'll find that this version:

- Explains the history, cultural role, and future of each medium through the 2020s

- Features a new, integrated coverage of AI; social media’s influence on the 2024 elections; history and future of TikTok; turmoil at legacy media outlets; the evolution of streaming media; attacks on net neutrality; and more

If you would like a complimentary examination copy, let us know here: https://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/engage/catalog/editions/understanding-media-and-culture-an-introduction-to-mass-communication-4-0?tab=overview

Not teaching a mass communication course? We have over 145+ titles to choose from. Discover more at: https://lnkd.in/eeNjQZYF

Grading shouldn’t take hours and with FlatWorld Homework, it doesn’t have to.Our platform streamlines the entire assignm...
07/10/2025

Grading shouldn’t take hours and with FlatWorld Homework, it doesn’t have to.

Our platform streamlines the entire assignment process, from building customized assessments to viewing real-time analytics on student performance. No extra fees, no complicated setup — just a smarter way to teach and learn.

Here’s what you get:

- Auto-grading

- Instant feedback

- Progress tracking

Included with every FlatWorld textbook.
See how it works: https://lnkd.in/gE2uzqWJ

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02/10/2025

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30/09/2025

JUST PUBLISHED - Introducing Psychology: Brain, Person, Group v6.0. This textbook presents psychology using levels of the brain, person, and social world to help students actively apply psychology to their lives.

Examining psychological concepts from the levels of the brain (biological factors), the person (beliefs, desires, and feelings), and the world (social, cultural, and environmental factors) helps students organize and integrate topics within and across chapters—and readily see the relevance of psychology to their own lives. This comprehensive introduction to psychology both engages students and provides them with an integrated introduction to the field.

You'll find that this version:

- Includes three levels of analysis (brain, person, group) that help students understand psychology in a more holistic and memorable way

- Features over 600 new citations, nearly half from post-2020 research

- Demonstrates how psychological principles are relevant to everyday life with “Think Like a Psychologist” features

If you would like a complimentary examination copy, let us know here: https://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/engage/catalog/editions/introducing-psychology-brain-person-group-6-0?tab=overview

Not teaching a psychology course? We have over 145+ titles to choose from. Discover more at: https://lnkd.in/eeNjQZYF

25/09/2025

JUST PUBLISHED - Mastering Strategic Management v4.0 by Dave Ketchen and Jeremy Short.

This book draws on insights from various functional subject matters such as marketing, finance, and accounting to demonstrate how top executives make the strategic decisions that drive whether an organization succeeds or fails.

This new version was updated to include fresh cases and examples curated to ensure that students have the most current and relevant knowledge about driving an organization’s successful performance by making smart strategic choices.

You'll find that this version:

- Features AI integration that provides perspectives on AI’s impacts on strategic contexts and scenarios

- Includes newly written or updated opening stories that reflect the latest strategic management issues and real-world challenges

- Incorporates new businesses and examples relevant to today’s students, such as Voyage Air guitar, which folds for travel

If you would like a complimentary examination copy, let us know here: https://catalog.flatworldknowledge.com/engage/catalog/editions/mastering-strategic-management-4?tab=overview

Wishing her a successful semester and a big congratulations to this year’s FlatWorld Scholarship recipient, Cintya Gajar...
23/09/2025

Wishing her a successful semester and a big congratulations to this year’s FlatWorld Scholarship recipient, Cintya Gajardo-Vejar!

Cintya teaches an introductory entrepreneurship course at UMass Lowell and is a passionate advocate for student success and affordable education. As part of the FlatWorld Scholarship, her students will now receive complimentary access to Entrepreneurship Version 2.0 by Laura Portolese, Jaclyn Krause, and Julie R. Bonner, a comprehensive, integrative textbook designed to support learners on their academic and entrepreneurial paths.

Cintya Gajardo-Vejar shared:

"Committed to student success, our University is working to reduce textbook costs. For our introductory entrepreneurship class, we’ve been using a no-cost edition that will soon be discontinued. Free access to Entrepreneurship 2.0 will ensure its ongoing use, while equipping our students with high-quality resources for success."

We’re proud to champion educators like Cintya who are driving meaningful change in college affordability and student outcomes.

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