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150 free textbooks from: http://www.openculture.com/free_textbooks
Free textbooks (aka open textbooks) written by knowledgable scholars are a relatively new phenomenon. Below, find a meta list of 150 Free Textbooks, and check back often for new additions. Also see our online collection of Free Courses.
Art History
Biology
- Biology Pages, John W. Kimball, Harvard University
- Botany Online: The Internet Hypertextbook by multiple scholars.
- Cells: Molecules and Mechanisms. Published by the Axolotl Academic Publishing Co.
- CK-12 Biology I (Grades 9-12) edited by Douglas Wilkin, Chair, Dept of Science, Los Angeles Unified School District
- CK-12 Life Science (Grades 9-12) edited by Douglas Wilkin, Chair, Dept of Science, Los Angeles Unified School District
- Rediscovering Biology by multiple authors, UMass Amherst, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Portland Community College
Business and Management
- Business Communication for Success by Scott McLean, Arizona Western College
- Business Ethics by Jose A. Cruz-Cruz, William Frey, University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez
- Core Concepts of Marketing by John Burnett
- Electronic Commerce by Multiple authors, University of Georgia, Bentley College, and Simon Fraser University
- eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Online Marketing by Rob Stokes, UCT
- Exploring Business by Karen Collins, Lehigh University
- Financial Accounting by Joe Ben Hoyle, C. J. Skender, UNC at Chapel Hill and University of Richmond
- Information Technology for Management by Henry Lucas, NYU
- Launch! Advertising and Promotion in Real Time by Michael Solomon, Lisa Duke Cornell and Amit Nizan, University of Florida, St. Joseph’s University.
- Organizational Behavior by Talya Bauer and Berrin Erdogan, Portland State University
- Principles of Management by Mason Carpenter, Talya Bauer, and Berrin Erdogan, University of Wisconsin & Portland State University
- Principles of Marketing by Jeff Tanner and Mary Anne Raymond, Baylor University and Clemson
- Project Management from Simple to Complex by Russell Darnall and John M. Preston, Eastern Michigan University
- The Power of Selling by Kimberly Richmond, Private sector
Chemistry
Computer Science and Information Systems
- A First Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering by Louis Scharf, Colorado State
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I by Don Johnson, Rice University
- High Performance Computing by Charles Severance, University of Michigan
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: C ++ ( PDF or HMTL) by Allen B. Downey, Olin College
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Java by Allen B. Downey, Olin College
- How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: Python by Allen B. Downey, Olin College
- Information Systems: A Manager’s Guide to Harnessing Technology by John Gallaugher, Boston College
- Information Technology and the Networked Economy by Patrick McKeown, University of Georgia
- Information Technology for Management by Henry Lucas, NYU
- Introduction to Physical Electronics by William Wilson, Rice University
- Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation by Dr. Shriram Krishnamurthi, Brown University.
- Prolog and Natural-Language Analysis by Fernando C. N. Pereira and Stuart M. Shieber, U Penn & Harvard
- Python for Informatics: Exploring Information by Charles Severance, University of Michigan
Earth Science
Economics & Finance
Education
- College Success by Bruce Beiderwell, Linda F. Tse, Tom Lochhaas, Nicholas B. deKanter, UCLA
- Educational Psychology by Kevin Seifert and Rosemary Sutton, University of Manitoba and Cleveland State
Engineering
History
Linguistics
Mathematics
- Abstract Algebra: The Basic Graduate Year by Robert B. Ash, University of Illinois
- Abstract Algebra: Theory and Applications by Thomas W. Judson, Stephen F. Austin State University
- Advanced Calculus by Sternberg Shlomo and Lynn Loomis, Harvard University
- Algebra 1 (Grades 9 & 10) by Andrew and Anne Gloag, High Tech High in San Diego, California
- Algebra and Analysis for Computer Science by Jean Gallier, University of Pennsylvania.
- Applied Probability by Paul Pfeiffer, Rice University
- Basic Analysis by Jiří Lebl, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Basic Concepts of Mathematics by Elias Zakon, The University of Windsor
- Basic Probability Theory by by Robert B. Ash, University of Illinois
- Basic Probability and Statistics by Brenda Meery, high school mathematics teacher in Glace Bay, Nova Scotia
- Book of Proof by Dr. Richard Hammack, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Calculus (PDF) by David Guichard, Whitman College.
- Calculus (PDF) by Gilbert Strang, MIT
- Calculus 1 by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University
- Calculus 2 by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University
- Calculus 3 by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University
- CK-12 Geometry (Grades 10-12) by multiple authors. Covers California curriculum.
- CK-12 Single Variable Calculus (Grades 11-12) by Multiple authors. Covers California curriculum.
- CK-12 Trigonometry – Second Edition (Grades 10-12) by multiple authors. Covers California curriculum.
- Collaborative Statistics by Barbara Illowsky, Ph.D and Susan Dean, De Anza College
- College Algebra by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University
- Complex Analysis by George Cain, Georgia Institute of Technology
- Complex Variables by Robert B. Ash, University of Illinois
- A Computational Introduction to Number Theory and Algebra by Victor Shoup, NYU
- A Course In Algebraic Number Theory by Robert B. Ash, University of Illinois
- A Course In Commutative Algebra by Robert B. Ash, University of Illinois
- Design of Comparative Experiments by R. A. Bailey, University of London
- Difference Equations to Differential Equations: An Introduction to Calculus by Dan Sloughter, Furman University
- Differential Equations by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University
- Dynamical Systems by S. Sternberg, Harvard University
- Electronic Statistics Textbook by T. Hill & P. Lewicki.
- Elementary Abstract Algebra by W. Edwin Clark, University of Southern Florida
- Elementary Calculus: An Infinitesimal Approach (PDF) by H. Jerome Keisler, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Elementary Linear Algebra by Keith Matthews, University of Queensland
- Elementary Number Theory by W. Edwin Clark, University of Southern Florida
- Elements of Abstract and Linear Algebra by Edwin H. Connell, University of Miami
- First Course in Complex Analysis by Matthias Beck, Gerald Marchesi, and Dennis Pixton, SUNY – Binghamton
- First Course in Linear Algebra by Dr. Robert Beezer, University of Puget Sound
- Introduction to Matrix Algebra by Autar K Kaw, University of South Florida
- Introduction to Probability (PDF) by Charles Grinstead & J. Laurie Snell, Swarthmore & Dartmouth Colleges
- Introduction to Social Network Methods by Robert A. Hanneman and Mark Riddle, UC Riverside
- Introduction to Statistical Thought by Michael Lavine, UMASS
- Introduction to the Theory of Numbers by Leo Moser, McGill
- Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications by David W. Stockburger, Missouri State
- Lectures on Statistics by Robert B. Ash, University of Illinois
- Linear Algebra (PDF) by Jim Hefferon, Saint Michael’s College
- Linear Algebra by Paul Dawkins, Lamar University
- Math Alive by Ingrid Daubechies, Princeton University
- Math in Society by David Lipmann, Pierce College
- Mathematical Methods of Engineering Analysis (PDF) by Erhan Çinlar and Robert J. Vanderbei, Princeton University
- Multivariable Calculus by George Cain & James Herod, Georgia Tech
- Proofs and Concepts: The Fundamentals of Abstract Mathematics by Dave Witte Morris and Joy Morris, University of Lethbridge
- Real Variables with Basic Metric Space Topology by Robert B. Ash, University of Illinois
- Statistics by Philip B. Stark, University of California – UC Berkeley
- A Summary of Calculus by Karl Heinz Dovermann, University of Hawaii
- The Book “A=B” by Marko Petkovsek, Herbert Wilf and Doron Zeilberger, Univ. of Pennsylvania and Rutgers
- The Calculus of Functions of Several Variables by Dan Sloughter, Furman University
- Worldwide Differential Calculus by Dr. David B. Massey, Northeastern University
- Yet Another Calculus Text by Dan Sloughter, Furman University
Music
Philosophy
Physics
- Age of Einstein, by Frank W. K. Firk, Yale University.
- Calculus-Based Physics by Jeffrey W. Schnick, Saint Anselm College
- Classical Electrodynamics by Bo Thidé, Uppsala School of Engineering
- Conceptual Physics by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Conservation Laws by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Electricity and Magnetism by Ben Crowell, Fullerton College
- Essential Physics 1, Frank W.K. Firk, Yale University
- Fields by Warren Siegel, SUNY
- General Relativity by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Introduction to Groups, Invariants & Particles, by Frank W. K. Firk, Yale University
- Introduction to String Field Theory by Warren Siegel, SUNY
- Mountain Motion (or on Scribd) by Dr. Christoph Schiller PhD, trained at Université Libre de Bruxelles
- Newtonian Physics by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Optics by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation by Dr. Shriram Krishnamurthi, Brown University
- Simple Nature: An Introduction to Physics for Engineering and Physical Science Students by Ben Crowell, Fullerton College
- Superspace: One Thousand and One Lessons in Supersymmetry by Warren Siegel. Jim Gates, Marc Grisaru, and Martin Rocek, SUNY, McGill, University of Maryland
- The Light and Matter Series (Six texts) by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- Vibrations and Waves by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- The Modern Revolution in Physics by Benjamin Crowell, Fullerton College
- The People’s Physics Book by James H. Dann, UC Santa Cruz
- 21st Century Physics Flexbook: A Compilation of Contemporary and Emerging Technologies, by the Secretaries of Education and Technology and the Department of Education in the state of Virginia
Political Science
Psychology
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