LibGuides: Open Educational Resources (OER): Science, Engineering and Technology

Science, Engineering and Technology OERs

Where to start tips...

Remember to keep a note of all your searches because OERs can be from multiple places
Begin your search with this OER website:

MERLOT

3. Did you find a suitable resource? (If not, search the OER sites below or look for DRM-Free resources via the A-Z Databases)

Google Advanced Search

4. If found, evaluate the source

5. Check license restrictions and apply where necessary

6. Adapt and don't forget to attribute the author (if applicable)

Recommended Platforms

American Institute of Mathematics Approved OER Textbooks
AMSER: Applied Math and Science Education Repository
Chem LibreTexts - is a Chemistry Living Library is a principal hub of the LibreTexts project, which is a multi-institutional collaborative venture to develop the next generation of open-access texts to improve postsecondary education at all levels of higher learning. The LibreTexts approach is highly collaborative where an Open Access textbook environment is under constant revision by students, faculty, and outside experts to supplant conventional paper-based books.
Engineering - InTechOpen - Open access books in various subfields of Engineering. As these books are intended for scholars, some volumes may be more appropriate for graduate courses.
Engineering Technology: Simulations for Learning - "This website is a segment of a Department of Labor grant awarded to the Eastern Iowa Community Colleges (EICC) of Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott. This project seeks to provide a unique approach to learning about engineering technology."
Engineering Computations with Python - Created in Jupyter Notebooks, these modules' target audience is first-year engineering students, but the course would be equally useful to students in any science or technology field.
NSDL: National Science Digital Library: This repository gathers all possible online open resources from various providers in all STEM disciplines. Resources are browsable by education level, resource type, and subject. Even though most resources are free on this site, there are also some that have some cost associated with them.
IntechOpen - Open Access Book - World’s largest Science, Technology & Medicine Open Access book publisher. The website contains more than 3,000 open access books distributed under CC BY 3.0 license in various subjects.
LibreTexts - Explore courses, textbooks, homework exercises and ancillary materials. Topics include: Algebra, Abstract Algebra, Number Theory, Calculus, and many other mathematical topics.
Lumen Learning - provides textbooks for Algebra, Calculus, and Statistics.
The National Academies Press (NAP) - This is a great resource that provides textbooks on math and statistics.
Open Intro - Statistics - provides data basics, probability (optional), distributions, inference for means and proportions, and regression, including multiple and the basics of logistic regression.
QUBES - is a security-focused desktop operating system that aims to provide security through isolation. Virtualization is performed by Xen, and user environments can be based on Fedora, Debian, Whonix, and Microsoft Windows, among other operating systems.

Engineering

Suggested textbooks:

"Electromagnetics, Volume 1 " by Steven W. Ellingson, Virginia Tech is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Peer-reviewed / 2018 / Merlot)

"Introduction to Electricity, Magnetism, and Circuits " by Daryl Janzen, University of Saskatchewan is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Merlot / 2018)

Information Technology

Suggested textbooks:

"The Information Literacy User's Guide " by Gregory Bobish and Trudi Jacobson, University at Albany, State University of New York is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Merlot / Peer reviewed / 2014)
"Teaching in a Digital Age " by A.W. (Tony) Bates,Tony Bates Associates is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Merlot / Peer reviewed / 2016)
"Gamification Critical Approaches " by Jarosław Kopeć and Krzysztof Pacewicz, University of Warsaw is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (Merlot / Peer reviewed)

Maths

Suggested textbooks:

"Discrete Mathematics: An Open Introduction, 3rd Edition" by Oscar Levin , University of Northern Colorado is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (Peer-reviewed / 2016)
"Math in Society" by David Lippman is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (OpenTextbookStore)
"Fundamentals of Mathematics" by Denny Burzynski, Wade Ellis, et al, Open Textbook Store is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (OpenTextbookStore)
"Algebra" by Lynn Marecek, Santa Ana College and MaryAnne Anthony-Smith, Santa Ana College is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Open Stax / Peer reviewed / 2017)
"Algebra and Trigonometry" by Jay Abramson, Arizona State University is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Open Stax / 2015 / Peer reviewed)
"Introductory Statistics" by Barbara Illowsky and Susan Dean, De Anza College is licensed under CC BY 4.0 (Open Stax / 2013 / Peer reviewed)
"Introduction to Research Methods in Political Science: " by John L. Korey and Cal Poly Pomona is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 (Merlot / Peer reviewed)