Open Educational Resources and Mathematics - ASCCC Open Educational Resources Initiative

This collection was curated by an ASCCC OERI discipline lead. A comprehensive list of current discipline leads is available.

Archived Mathematics Webinars

Title	Date	Tag
Moving Math and Statistics Courses to Open Educational Resources (OER)/ Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC)	May 10, 2024
Open Educational Resources (OER) for Statistics: Math, Psychology, Sociology, Oh My!	April 9, 2024
Writing Math Questions Using MyOpenMath and Other MyOpenMath Features	January 20, 2023
Integrating MyOpenMath in Science, Technology, and Engineering Courses	December 14, 2022
Advanced Training in MyOpenMath	November 17, 2022
Basics of MyOpenMath	October 27, 2022
Math and OER: Latest Updates, Homework Systems, and What’s on the Horizon	May 13, 2022
OER and Math — Sharing and Learning Session	December 3, 2021
OER and Math	April 12, 2021
Teaching Math Online Using OER	April 16, 2020
Open Educational Resources for Ready-To-Use Math and Homework Systems	October 26, 2018

Introduction to Statistics (C-ID MATH 110)

Textbooks

OpenIntro Statistics (Diez, Barr, and Cetinkaya-Rundel) (CC BY-SA)

OpenIntro Statistics (Diez et al) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) (CC BY-SA) – Coconino Community College website

Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) – LibreTexts (CC BY 4.0)

Introductory Statistics (OpenStax) (CC BY 4.0)

This text follows the scope and sequence requirements of a one-semester introduction to statistics course and is geared toward students majoring in fields other than math or engineering. The text assumes some knowledge of intermediate algebra and focuses on statistics application over theory. Introductory Statistics includes innovative practical applications that make the text relevant and accessible, as well as collaborative exercises, technology integration problems, and statistics labs.
Foundations in Statistical Reasoning (Kaslik) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA-NC)

Course Templates (Instructor account required)

Introduction to Statistics (OpenStax) – MyOpenMath (CC BY 4.0)
Statistics Using Technology (Kozak) – MyOpenMath (CC BY-SA)

Mathematical Concepts for Elementary School Teachers – Number Systems (C-ID MATH 120)

MATH 011: Math Concepts for Elementary School Teachers – Number Systems

This course covers mathematical topics needed for elementary school teaching with a focus on quantitative reasoning, problem solving, and communication. Topics include structure of the real number system, numeration systems, computation algorithms, problem solving strategies, and elementary number theory.
Math for Educators (MATH 010A and 010B CID120) (Coalinga) (CC BY-NC)

This text appears to cover K-12 teaching rather than solely elementary school teaching.
MyOpenMath Understanding Elementary Mathematics (Julie Harland) – MyOpenMath (CC BY)

In MyOpenMath under “Math and Elementary Ed” – This OER includes complete homework sets along with the textbook.

Finite Mathematics (C-ID MATH 130)

Applied Finite Mathematics (Sekhon and Bloom, 2016) (CC BY)

Applied Finite Mathematics (Sekhon and Bloom, 2016) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
Finite Math – Lumen Learning (Licenses vary)

This courseware includes resources copyrighted and openly licensed by multiple individuals and organizations.

Business Calculus (C-ID MATH 140)

Textbooks

Applied Calculus (Calaway, Hoffman, and Lippman) (CC BY)

Applied Calculus (Calaway, Hoffman, and Lippman) – LibreTexts (CC BY)

Course Templates (Instructor account required)

Applied Calculus (Calaway/Hoffman) – MyOpenMath (CC BY 3.0)

College Algebra for Liberal Arts (C-ID MATH 150)

Math in Society (Lippman) (CC BY-SA)

This book is a survey of contemporary mathematical topics, most non-algebraic, appropriate for a college-level quantitative literacy topics course for liberal arts majors. The text is designed so that most chapters are independent, allowing the instructor to choose a selection of topics to be covered. Emphasis is placed on the applicability of the mathematics. Core material for each topic is covered in the main text, with additional depth available through exploration exercises appropriate for in-class, group, or individual investigation.
College Algebra 2e (CC BY)

College Algebra 2e provides a comprehensive exploration of algebraic principles and meets scope and sequence requirements for a typical introductory algebra course. The modular approach and richness of content ensure that the book addresses the needs of a variety of courses. College Algebra 2e offers a wealth of examples with detailed, conceptual explanations, building a strong foundation in the material before asking students to apply what they’ve learned.

College Algebra for STEM (C-ID MATH 151)

Textbooks

Course Templates (Instructor account required)

Precalculus (C-ID MATH 155)

Textbooks

Course Templates (Instructor account required)

Trigonometry (C-ID MATH 851)

No resources identified.

Precalculus & Trigonometry (C-ID MATH 955)

Discrete Math (C-ID MATH 160)

Mathematics for Computer Science (Lehman, Thomson Leighton, and Meyer, 2015) (CC BY-SA)

NOTE: Resource is pretty advanced and includes calculus which may not be a prerequisite for most of the discrete math classes above CCC level.
A Spiral Workbook for Discrete Mathematics (Published: March 2024) (CC BY-NC-SA)

This text covers the standard topics in a sophomore-level course in discrete mathematics: logic, sets, proof techniques, basic number theory, functions, relations, and elementary combinatorics, with an emphasis on motivation. It explains and clarifies the unwritten conventions in mathematics, and guides the students through a detailed discussion on how a proof is revised from its draft to a final polished form. Hands-on exercises help students understand a concept soon after learning it. The text adopts a spiral approach: many topics are revisited multiple times, sometimes from a different perspective or at a higher level of complexity. The goal is to slowly develop students’ problem-solving and writing skills.
Discrete Mathematics (Levin) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
Mathematical Reasoning and Proof (Sundstrom) (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Introduction to Proofs, an Inquiry-Based approach (Heffron) (CC-GNU)

Single Variable Calculus I Early Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 210)

Textbooks

Course Templates (Instructor account required)

Applied Calculus (Calaway/Hoffman) – MyOpenMath (CC BY 3.0)

Single Variable Calculus I Late Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 211) and Single Variable Calculus II Early Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 220)

Textbooks

Course Templates (Instructor account required)

Applied Calculus (Calaway/Hoffman) – MyOpenMath (CC BY 3.0)

Single Variable Calculus II Late Transcendentals (C-ID MATH 221)

No resources identified.

Single Variable Calculus Sequence (C-ID MATH 900S)

No resources identified.

Multivariable Calculus (C-ID MATH 230)

Textbooks

Active Calculus (Boelkins et al., 2017) (CC BY-SA)

Active Calculus (Boelkins et al.) – LibreTexts (CC BY-SA)
Calculus Volume 3 (Strang and Herman, 2022) – OpenStax (CC BY-NC-SA)

Textbook for multivariable calculus. Multimedia interactive version that can be found here on LibreTexts

Course Templates (Instructor account required)

MultiVariable Calculus OpenStax (California ZTC Project) – MyOpenMath (CC BY-NC)

Ordinary Differential Equations (C-ID MATH 240)

Textbooks

Elementary Differential Equations (Trench, 2013) (CC BY-NC-SA)

Elementary Differential Equations with Boundary Value Problems (Trench, 2013) – LibreTexts (CC BY-NC-SA)
The Ordinary Differential Equations Project (CC-BY-NC-SA)
Ordinary Differential Equations (Wiggins) (CC BY)

Ordinary Differential Equations (Wiggins) – LibreTexts (CC BY)
Notes on Diffy Qs (Lebl) (CC-BY)
Differential Equations for Science (Lebl and Trench, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY)

This is a full homework collection along with a textbook that has embedded videos and it is on MyOpenMath. Course ID: 140262

Course Templates (Instructor account required)

Differential Equations (Trench) – MyOpenMath (Licensing unclear)
Covers chapters 1-6 and 8-10 from the Trench text. This is a minimal course, with only 1-5 exercises for most sections, meant to be supplemented with problems from the text.

Introduction to Linear Algebra (C-ID MATH 250)

Linear Algebra (Hefferon) (CC BY-SA 2.5)
Linear Algebra Bookshelf (LibreTexts) (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0)
A First Course in Linear Algebra (Kuttler, 2022) – LibreTexts (CC BY)

The textbook is Kuttler’s book with embedded videos. The homework sets have both MyOpenMath graded assignments and written assignments.
OERI Linear Algebra on MyOpenMath.
Course ID: 140263

Survey of Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (C-ID MATH 260) and Differential Equations and Linear Algebra (C-ID MATH 910S)

No resources identified.

Math-Specific OER Collections

Textbooks

Mathematics Catalog (Open Textbook Store) (License Varies) It calls itself a “Store,” but they are not a publisher. Open TextBook Store provides freely and openly available math textbooks created – or used – by Washington CTC (Community and Technical Colleges) faculty.
OpenStax Math Bookshelf (License Varies) Peer-reviewed textbooks with commercial-quality printing. Instructor resources available.
Mathematics Library – LibreTexts (License Varies)
MERLOT Materials (License Varies)
LibreTexts Statsitics (License Varies)

Online Homework and Videos

MyOpenMath (GPL + CC-BY) Requires instructor account. Online homework, videos and course templates
Webwork (GNU General Public License/Artistic License)

Videos (Captioned)

Mathispower4u Tutorials by James Sousa (Sousa) (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Mathispower4u (YouTube) (CC BY-SA 3.0)

Using an OER resource that is missing from the list above? If so, please let us know.

This page last updated November 18th, 2024.