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This textbook, Counting Rocks!, is the written component of an interactive introduction to combinatorics at the undergradaute level. Throughout the text, we link to videos where we describe the material and provide examples; see the Youtube playlist on the Colorado State University (CSU) Mathematics YouTube channel.

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Science has great potential to benefit society, but this potential comes with risks as well. Directed at introductory level social science and humanities majors, this textbook teaches the rules and limits of social science methods. Reisner starts from the assumption that it is not necessary to be able to do research to read and judge the soundness of research publications. The chapters guide students through an explicit set of rules for reading research articles developed from three common research methods: content analysis, survey research, and experimental method.

This textbook serves as a gentle introduction for undergraduates to theoretical concepts in data structures and algorithms in computer science while providing coverage of practical implementation (coding) issues. The field of computer science (CS) supports a multitude of essential technologies in science, engineering, and communication as a social medium. The varied and interconnected nature of computer technology permeates countless career paths making CS a popular and growing major program. Mastery of the science behind computer science relies on an understanding of the theory of algorithms and data structures. These concepts underlie the fundamental tradeoffs that dictate performance in terms of speed, memory usage, and programming complexity that separate novice programmers from professional practitioners.

"With the average student budgeting $1200 annually for books and supplies, open textbooks provide real savings for students and their families. Nine early OTN members have reported a $1.5 million savings in textbook costs to students, with most of the savings realized in the past year." --- Open Textbook Library

These search engines are a great place to start your OER search, especially if you're not tied to textbooks. They search across a variety of OER collections, databases, and repositories to make your search a bit easier.

A collection of Open textbooks are textbooks that have been funded, published, and licensed to be freely used, adapted, and distributed.These books can be downloaded for no cost, or printed at low cost. All textbooks are either used at multiple higher education institutions; or affiliated with an institution, scholarly society, or professional organization. The library currently includes 631 textbooks, with more being added all the time.

Suggested quality, peer-reviewed Open Textbooks to consider include OpenStax Collegeopenstax.org or University of Minnesota Open Textbook Libraryopen.umn.edu/opentextbooks. The award panel will also consider quality Open Textbooks fromother sources. If you would like assistance locating an Open Textbook for your course, or wouldlike to know if the Open Textbook you would like to use would qualify, please contact one oflibrary's open textbook curators: Michael Priehs, du6365@wayne.edu; Damecia Donahue,ea2835@wayne.edu; or Veronica Bielat, ag6887@wayne.edu.

A yes answer to any of these questions may impact the student retention and success in yourcourse. According to a U.S. Public Interest Research Group survey, textbook costs can equal14% of the tuition and fees at a four-year public university. Students may not purchasetextbooks due to their cost, and unprepared students may not succeed in class, ultimatelydropping the class and extending their time to graduation.

Description: Project Management for Instructional Designers (PM4ID) is a textbook about project management tailored specifically for instructional designers, intended for use in graduate programs in educational technology. This book is based on a pre-existing openly licensed textbook donated to the commons by a benefactor who desires to remain anonymous. It has been collaboratively revised and updated by students and faculty at the University of Saskatchewan. It contains case studies, video cases and audio ...[more]

Description: This textbook is intended for adult learners who wish to review and improve their algebra skills. The content covers all the ABE outcomes for the Algebraic Math - Advanced Level. The concepts are explained concisely, but with enough depth to provide students with the background necessary for success in college or university level mathematics. The ample number of examples and exercises makes this text a great resource for students as well as for instructors.

Description: The Math for Trades: Volume 1 textbook represents the building blocks for math training. The book includes whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percents. The material is presented from a trades perspective with easy-to-understand examples and video explanations accompanying questions. The goal of this volume is to get students prepared for the more advanced topics that they will encounter during their trades math education.

Description: This Beginning Excel textbook is intended for use in a one-term introductory spreadsheet course for all majors. The basics of Excel, as they apply to the professional workplace, are introduced, including spreadsheet design, data entry, formulas, functions, charts, tables, and multi-sheet use. This textbook includes instructions for Excel for Mac also.

Description: In this textbook, students are introduced to the fundamental principles of linguistics and psycholinguistics. Students will explore theories and models of language development, comprehension and production as well as bilingualism and reading. All of these topics are approached from a Canadian perspective and include ideas from indigenous cultures and languages of Canada.

Description: This book is designed to introduce students to psychology. It is an approachable, comprehensive overview of the main perspectives and sub-fields, with a focus on the science of psychology. There is an explicitly Canadian perspective, and the book incorporates open access material from other experts. Readers are also shown how to approach learning about psychology while being given the content. This book is an adaptation of Introduction to Psychology - 1st Canadian Edition (Stangor and Walinga) ...[more]

Description: University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. This textbook emphasizes connections between between theory and application, making physics concepts interesting and accessible to students while maintaining the mathematical rigo...[more]

OTN supports the Open Textbook Library, which provides a growing catalog of free, peer-reviewed and openly licensed textbooks. The network now encompasses more than 40 universities and colleges from around the country, including University of Washington, Oregon State University and Portland State University in the Pacific Northwest.

As a network member, WSU will work with the OTN team to plan and promote on-campus workshops on adopting open textbooks; gather and report open textbook adoption numbers and measure impact; and contribute ideas and expertise to shape the future of OTN.

Moderated by David Ernst, University of Minnesota, and Merinda McLure, Colorado State University, the interactive workshop is sponsored by WSU Libraries. It will cover how librarians and instructional designers can support faculty who are exploring or interested in adopting open textbooks. Topics will include:

Our listing of open textbooks is organized by engineering discipline. To browse resources within a discipline, select the appropriate icon below. Note that some specific disciplines have been grouped within a larger discipline (e.g., transportation engineering texts can be found in civil & environmental engineering). If you don't find a needed discipline, try the search icon, which will connect you to the Mason OER Metafinder search engine.

Open Pedagogy grants are designed to support innovative teaching and learning. Open Pedagogy incorporates Open Educational Resources (OER) and assignments to enhance the learning environment in which students actively contribute to open knowledge.

Redesign your course to incorporate an open textbook. The textbook can be adopted as-is or remixed (rearranged, edited, or combined with other materials) to better fit class topics and presentation order. The textbook must be the required textbook -OR- there must be no required textbook. Awardees agree to use free or low-cost resources for at least three semesters and present briefly on their experiences with the program.

Choose at least one open textbook for two or more classes and adopt it/them as the assigned textbook(s) for the classes within one calendar year. This can include adapting open textbooks to better fit class topics and presentation order. The textbook(s) must be the required textbook(s) for each class OR there must be no required textbook(s) for those classes. The successful application will include at least two instructors and at least two courses.

Open Education Network (OEN) System Membership allows VIVA to train open education library leaders who will hold workshops for faculty across the state to support them in making greater use of openly available educational materials, including textbooks, which are free of cost to students. 2351a5e196