OER and the Computer Science Transfer Model Curriculum

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 Computer Science.

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“Core” Courses – Minimum Units 28 units (at least 7 units double count as GE credit)

Programming Concepts and Methodology I (COMP 122)

• Python for Everybody; Python for Everybody – LibreTexts (CC BY)
• Think Python 2e (Downey); Think Python 2e – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC)
• A Byte of Python; A Byte of Python – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
• Introduction to Computer Science and Programming in Python (CC BY-NC-SA)

Programming Concepts and Methodology II (COMP 132)

• Open Data Structures (in C++( Morin) (CC BY)
• CISC 187 Course Reader (Parillo) (GNU Free Documentation License)
• C++ reference (CC BY-SA and GNU Free Documentation License)
• Open DSA (Copyrighted)

Computer Architecture and Organization (COMP 142)

• Introduction to MIPS Assembly Language Programming (Kann, Gettysburg College, 2016) (CC BY)
• Programmed Introduction to MIPS Assembly Language (CC BY-NC)
• x86-64 Assembly Language Programming with Ubuntu (CC BY-NC-SA)
• Below C Level (Matloff) (CC-BY-ND; “ND” indicates “no derivatives”, editing is not permitted)

Discrete Structures (COMP 152)

• Mathematics for Computer Science (CC BY-SA)
• Applied Discrete Structures – Website; Applied Discrete Structures – Textbook(CC BY-NC-SA)
• Discrete Mathematics: An Open Introduction (CC BY-SA)
• A Spiral Workbook for Discrete Mathematics (CC BY-NC-SA)

Single Variable Calculus

Single Variable Calculus I (MATH 210) and II (MATH 220) – Early Transcendentals

• 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)

OR Single Variable Calculus I (MATH 211) and II (MATH 221) – Late Transcendentals (No resources identified for 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 (Boalkins); Active Calculus (Boelkins et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
• Calculus Vol 1 (Openstax, Strang, Herman)[16] ; Calculus (OpenStax) (LibreTexts) (CC BY-NC-SA)

OR Single Variable Calculus Sequence (MATH 900S)

• See above.

Physics

Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A (PHYS 205)

• University Physics Volume 1 (OpenStax) (CC BY)
• Classical Mechanics with Numerical Methods (Budarz) (Terms of service
• 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)

Other Sciences

Calculus-Based Physics for Scientists and Engineers B (PHYS 210)

• University Physics Volume 2 (OpenStax) (CC BY)
• Fields and Circuits (Crowell, 2020) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

OR Cell and Molecular Biology (BIOL 190)

• Biology 2e (OpenStax) (CC BY)
• UC Davis LibreTexts Biology Bookshelf
• LibreTexts Molecular Biology Bookshelf
• Basic Cell and Molecular Biology: What We Know & How We Found Out – 4e (Bergtrom, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 2018) (CC BY)
• Biology for Majors I (Lumen Learning) (License varies)
• Principles of Biology (Bartee et al., n.d.) – Open Oregon  (CC BY 4.0 International) 

OR Organismal Biology (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.)

OR General Chemistry for Science Majors I, with Lab (CHEM 110)

• OpenStax Chemistry (Flowers et al.; 2019); OpenStax Chemistry (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)
• Chemistry 11 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) ; Chemistry 11 Lab Manual (Santa Monica College; 2021) in 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) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
• Concept Development in Chemistry (Hutchinson, 2013); Concept Development in Chemistry (Hutchinson, 2013) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
• General Chemistry 1: Open and Free Course (Open Learning Initiative) (CC BY-NC-SA)

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