The following provides examples of existing OER that can be used for the indicated courses. Please find all potential OER identified for the discipline at Open Educational Resources and Geology and alternatives for the other disciplines in the TMC on their respective pages (Open Educational Resources and Chemistry; Open Educational Resources and Math).
If you are using – or are aware of – OER for any courses listed here for which no resources are indicated, please let us know.
Required “Core” Courses: (26 minimum units)
Physical Geology with Lab (C-ID GEOL 101)
- No resources identified
OR Physical Geology (C-ID GEOL 100) and Physical Geology Laboratory (C-ID GEOL 100L)
Physical Geology (C-ID GEOL 100)
- An Introduction to Geology (Johnson, Affolter, Inkenbrandt, and Mosher, 2019); An Introduction to Geology (Johnson, et al., 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Physical Geology – 2e (Earle, 2019); Physical Geology – 2e (Earle, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)
- The Dynamic Earth (Kious and Tilling, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Introduction to Physical Geology (Staff, Miracosta College) (The content is all “open source” material – derived or modified from available on federal, state, and local government websites and publications. Much of the content (text, graphics, and photographs) is donated from GeologyCafe.com, a website dedicated to supporting public earth science education.)
- Geology (Schulte) (This courseware includes resources copyrighted and openly licensed by multiple individuals and organizations. Click the words “Licenses and Attributions” at the bottom of each page for copyright and licensing information specific to the material on that page.)
- Physical Geology (Panchuk, 2021) – First University of Saskatchewan Edition (CC BY)
Physical Geology Laboratory (C-ID GEOL 100L)
- GEOS – A Physical Geology Lab Manual for California Community Colleges (Branciforte and Haddad, 2021) – MS Word files; GEOS – A Physical Geology Lab Manual for California Community Colleges (Branciforte and Haddad, 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology (Deline, Harris, and Tefend, 2019); Laboratory Manual for Introductory Geology (Deline et al., 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Historical Geology with Lab (C-ID GEOL 111)
- While resources for both the lecture and the lab have been identified, the text identified for the lecture component of the course is not comprehensive enough to be the only text for the course.
OR Historical Geology (C-ID GEOL 110) and Historical Geology Laboratory (C-ID GEOL 110L)
Historical Geology (C-ID GEOL 110)
- Historical Geology: A free online textbook for Historical Geology Courses (Affolter et al., 2020) (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Historical Geology Laboratory (C-ID GEOL 110L)
- The Story of Earth: An Observational Guide (Hauptvogel and Sisson) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
General Chemistry for Science Majors (C-ID CHEM 120S)
OER Textbooks for Chemistry 120S
- OpenStax Chemistry 2e (Flowers et al.; 2019); OpenStax Chemistry 2e (Flowers et al.; 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- OpenStax Chemistry 2e Atoms First (Flowers et al.; 2019); OpenStax Chemistry 2e Atoms First (Flowers et al.; 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- General Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach (Halpern, 2016) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
- General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications (Averill and Eldredge, 2011); General Chemistry: Principles, Patterns, and Applications (Averill and Eldredge, 2011) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NA-SA)
Additional OER for Chemistry 120S
- Chemistry 11 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) ; Chemistry 11 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) in LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Chemistry 12 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) ; Chemistry 12 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- Structure and Reactivity in Organic, Biological, and Inorganic Chemistry (Schaller, 2019) ; Structure and Reactivity in Organic, Biological, and Inorganic Chemistry (Schaller, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
- CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe, and Everything (Cooper and Klymkowsky, 2019); CLUE: Chemistry, Life, the Universe, and Everything (Cooper and Klymkowsky, 2019) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- General Chemistry Supplement (Eames, 2020) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Concept Development in Chemistry (Hutchinson, 2013); Concept Development in Chemistry (Hutchinson, 2013) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- General Chemistry 2 Open and Free Course (Open Learning Initiative); CC BY-NC-SA
- Selected ChemCollective virtual lab activities, tutorials, and scenario-based activities; Selected ChemCollective virtual lab activities, tutorials, and scenario-based activities – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-ND)
- Selected PhET interactive simulations (University of Colorado – Boulder); Selected PhET interactive simulations (University of Colorado – Boulder) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
- Selected activities from Virtual Inorganic Pedagogical Electronic Resources (VIPER) Specific license varies by activity.
- See Resources for all Chemistry Courses
Free Copyright-protected Resources for Chemistry 120S
- ChemReaX Simulation by ScienceBySimulation (2018)
- GasSim by ScienceBySimulation (2018)
- See Resources for all Chemistry Courses
Single Variable Calculus I Early Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 210) and Single Variable Calculus II Early Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 220)
- Contemporary Calculus I (Hoffman) (CC BY)
- Community Calculus (Guichard) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- APEX Calculus 1 (Hartman); APEX Calculus 1 (Hartman) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Active Calculus (Boelkins); Active Calculus (Boelkins et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Calculus Vol 1 (Openstax, Strang, Herman); Calculus (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Applied Calculus (Calaway/Hoffman) – MyOpenMath (CC BY 3.0)
OR Single Variable Calculus I – Late Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 211) and Single Variable Calculus II – Late Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 221)
- Contemporary Calculus I (Hoffman) (CC BY)
- Community Calculus (Guichard) (CC BY-NC-SA)
- APEX Calculus 1 (Hartman); APEX Calculus 1 (Hartman) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Active Calculus (Boelkins); Active Calculus (Boelkins et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Calculus Vol 1 (Openstax, Strang, Herman); Calculus (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
- Applied Calculus (Calaway/Hoffman) – MyOpenMath (CC BY 3.0)
OR Single Variable Calculus Sequence (C-ID MATH 900S)
- See above.
Recommended Where Available:
Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A (C-ID PHYS 205) and Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: B (C-ID PHYS 210)
Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A (C-ID PHYS 205)
- Classical Mechanics with Numerical Methods (Budarz) (Terms of service)
- University Physics Volume 1 (OpenStax, 2020) (CC BY 4.0)
- Mechanics (Crowell, 2019) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Calculus-Based Physics I (Schnick) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- University Physics I – Classical Mechanics (Gea-Banacloche) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Book: Introductory Physics – Building Models to Describe Our World (Martin et al.) (CC BY-SA)
Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: B (C-ID PHYS 210)
- University Physics Volume 2 (OpenStax, 2020) (CC BY 4.0)
- Fields and Circuits (Crowell, 2020) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
- Calculus-Based Physics II (Schnick) (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Organismal Biology (C-ID BIOL 140)
- Biology 2nd Edition (Clark et al., 2018) – OpenStax (CC BY 4.0)
- Biofundamentals (Klymkowsky and Cooper, 2021) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
- Boundless Biology (Boundless, n.d.) – LumenLearning (Licenses vary.)
- Biology I Laboratory Manual (Faculty of College of the Redwoods and Tidewater Community College, n.d.) – LumenLearning ; Biology II Laboratory Manual (Faculty of College of the Redwoods and Tidewater Community College, n.d.) – LumenLearning (CC License Varies)
- Principles of Biology I Lab Manual (Burran and DesRochers, 2015) – GALILEO); Principles of Biology II Lab Manual (Burran and DesRochers, 2015) – GALILEO (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Mineralogy (C-ID GEOL 280)
- Mineralogy (Perkins, Dexter, 2022) (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
This page last updated on January 21, 2023.