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Community College Open Textbook Collaborative

by Judy Baker

Description:	This is a collection of open textbooks currently under consideration for review by the Community College Open Textbook Project (http://www.collegeopentextbooks.org) of the Community College Consortium for Open Educational Resources (http://oerconsortium.org).
Prerequisites:	Most of these open textbooks are licensed under a Creative Commons license. Textbooks available under the GNU Free Documentation License are noted. Under a GNU Free Document License, readers are free to copy and distribute the text; they are also free to modify it, which allows them to adapt the book to different needs, and to help develop new material.
Assessment Methodology:	If you are interested in reviewing any of these open textbooks, please contact Dr. Judy Baker at bakerjudy@foothill.edu for details about volunteering.

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1.		About America: How the United States is Governed Added: 11/26/2008 federal gov so accessible and public domain
2.		A First Course in Linear Algebra Added: 08/24/2008
3.		Algebra: Abstract and Concrete Added: 08/24/2008
4.		American History From Pre-Columbian to the New Millennium Added: 11/11/2008
5.		Anatomy and Physiology of Animals Added: 12/01/2008 GNU license
6.		A ProblemText in Advanced Calculus Added: 08/24/2008
7.		A Radically Modern Approach to Freshman Physics Added: 08/24/2008
8.		Anatomy Atlases Added: 11/11/2008
9.		AP Environmental Science Added: 12/01/2008 multi media files available as downloadable zip
10.		Applied Finite Mathematics Textbook Added: 11/17/2008
11.		Art History Added: 08/31/2008 Under a GNU Free Documentation License.
12.		Calculus Added: 11/17/2008 part of MIT courseware
13.		Calculus-Based Physics Added: 08/24/2008
14.		CHAOS: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM Added: 11/26/2008 PDF is not accessible, proprietary copyright nonlinear science Georgia Tech
15.		Chemistry of Health: ChemHealthWeb Added: 10/07/2008
16.		Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience Added: 12/01/2008 GNU license
17.		Collaborative Statistics Added: 08/22/2008 Accessibility information about Collaborative Statistics is available at http://cnx.org/content/m17211/latest/
18.		College Algebra Added: 11/17/2008
19.		Concept Development Studies in Chemistry Added: 08/24/2008
20.		Communication Skills Added: 11/25/2008 Not Accessible, no tagging for reading order, no alternative text for images
21.		Concept Development Studies in Chemistry Added: 08/31/2008
22.		Democracy in Brief Added: 11/26/2008 video available, captioned, public domain because produced by fed gov
23.		Difference Equations to Differential Equations Added: 08/24/2008
24.		Discover Physics Added: 08/24/2008
25.		Electronic Commerce: The Strategic Perspective (2nd ed.) Added: 10/06/2008 PDF document
26.		Elements of Abstract and Linear Algebra Added: 11/17/2008
27.		eMarketing: The Essential Guide to Online Marketing Added: 08/24/2008
28.		Epidemiology and Prevention of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases Added: 11/11/2008 RTF files in addition to pdfs
29.		Ehics Online Textbook Added: 11/25/2008
30.		Financial Anaysis Added: 10/06/2008
31.		First Aid Added: 10/13/2008
32.		Formal Logic Added: 11/17/2008 GNU licensing
33.		Free Medical Information: Doctor = Publisher Added: 10/07/2008 manual for Doctors who want to author medical texts
34.		French Added: 11/25/2008 GNU licensing
35.		From Algorithms to Z-Scores: Probabilistic and Statistical Modeling in Computer Science Added: 12/01/2008 NOT accessible
36.		Accounting II Added: 10/06/2008
37.		Fundamentals of compressible Flow Mechanics Added: 08/24/2008
38.		Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I Added: 10/06/2008
39.		Genes and Disease Added: 08/31/2008
40.		Dimensions (geometry) Added: 11/17/2008 Video textbook, not accessible in all players. See chart http://www.dimensions-math.org/Dim_download_E.htm
41.		Help Me Understand Genetics Added: 08/31/2008 Public domain
42.		Human Physiology Added: 08/31/2008 Under a GNU free documentation license.
43.		Information Systems Added: 08/31/2008
44.		Inside the Cell Added: 08/31/2008
45.		Intermediate Algebra Added: 11/17/2008 PDF files are not 508 compliant
46.		Accounting I Added: 10/06/2008
47.		Introduction to Afro-American Studies: A Peoples College Primer Added: 08/24/2008
48.		Programming in C Added: 08/31/2008
49.		Introduction to Economic Analysis Added: 08/24/2008
50.		Introduction to Ethical Studies Added: 08/24/2008
51.		Human Rights in Brief Added: 12/01/2008 government publication so public domain
52.		Intro to Logic Added: 11/25/2008 PDF and on demand print available
53.		Introduction to Paleoanthropology Added: 08/24/2008
54.		Introduction to Philosophy Added: 11/25/2008 HTML can be printed but may not be very neat and tidy
55.		Introduction to Physical Oceanography Added: 08/24/2008
56.		Introduction to Probability Added: 08/30/2008
57.		Introduction to Programming using Java Added: 08/31/2008
58.		Introduction to Psychology Added: 12/01/2008 PDF available
59.		Introduction to Social Networking Methods Added: 12/01/2008
60.		Introductory Statistics: Concepts, Models, and Applications Added: 12/01/2008 document lists public domain, copyright, and creative commons all at once. No clarity on copyability
61.		Introduction to Computer Science: Programming Methodology Added: 12/16/2008
62.		Learning 2.0 for Associations Added: 08/31/2008
63.		Lessons In Electric Circuits Added: 08/31/2008
64.		Liberte: A first year French textbook Added: 11/25/2008 NOT ACCESSIBLE pdf is not tagged, images do not have alternative text
65.		Linear Algebra Added: 08/24/2008
66.		Clear and Simple: Developing Effective Print Materials for Low-Literate Readers Added: 10/07/2008 Federal Agency Material is Public Domain
67.		A Modern Formal Logic Primer Added: 11/25/2008 PDFs are not accessible, untagged no alternative text for images
68.		Macroeconomics Added: 10/06/2008
69.		Medical Knowledge Base Added: 11/11/2008 Wiki
70.		Medicines by Design Added: 10/07/2008
71.		Methods of Discovery: A Guide to Research Writing Added: 10/06/2008
72.		Microeconomics Added: 10/06/2008
73.		Motion Mountain Physics Textbook Added: 08/24/2008
74.		New Rules for the New Economy Added: 10/06/2008
75.		Online Biology Book Added: 08/24/2008
76.		Online Statistics: An Interactive Multimedia Course of Study Added: 12/01/2008 Public domain
77.		OER Handbook for Educators 1.0 Added: 08/30/2008
78.		Open Educational Content - Introduction and Tutorials Added: 10/06/2008
79.		Open Shakespeare Added: 10/07/2008 Part of Open Shakespeare Package
80.		Introduction to Sociology Added: 08/30/2008
81.		Our Ocean Planet: Environmental Science in the 21st Century Added: 12/01/2008 not accessible, no alternative text on images
82.		Outline of American Geography Added: 12/01/2008 copyright on original text but abridged version appears from US government pages so unclear if copyrighted or public domain. No alt tags on the maps
83.		Outline of US History Added: 11/11/2008
84.		Outline of the US Legal System Added: 11/26/2008 federal publication so public domain and accessible
85.		Common Wisdom: Peer Production of Educational Materials Added: 10/06/2008
86.		Political Economy Added: 10/06/2008 Wiki Book under GNU licensing
87.		PreAlgebra Added: 11/17/2008 PDF only and PDF's are not tagged or otherwise accessible
88.		Principles of Entrepreneurship Added: 10/06/2008
89.		Probability and statistics EBook Added: 12/01/2008 translations are automated so not truly multi-lingual
90.		Programming Languages: Application and Interpretation Added: 08/24/2008
91.		Rhetoric and Composition Added: 10/07/2008
92.		Rice Virtual Lab in Statistics Added: 08/24/2008
93.		Simple Nature Added: 08/24/2008
94.		Social and Cultural Foundations of American Education Added: 10/06/2008
95.		Social Psychology Wikibook Added: 12/01/2008 GNU licensing
96.		Spanish Added: 11/25/2008 Not appropriate for hearing impaired as not captioned and flash enabled
97.		Statistics, Probability, and Data Collection Wikibook Added: 08/30/2008 Under GNU Free Documentation License
98.		The Brain: Understanding Neurobiology Through the Study of Addiction Added: 11/11/2008 PDF is not accessible to screen readers
99.		The Light and Matter Series Added: 08/24/2008
100.		The Math Open Reference Project Added: 11/17/2008 some interactive content
101.		The New Genetics Added: 08/31/2008
102.		The Physical Environment: Intro to Physical Geography Added: 12/01/2008 copyright held by author, NOT CREATIVE COMMONS
103.		The Structures of Life Added: 08/31/2008
104.		Theory and Practice of Online Learning Added: 08/31/2008
105.		Python for Software Design: How to Think Like a Computer Scientist Added: 08/31/2008 Under the GNU Free Documentation License.
106.		Topics in Japanese Cultural History Added: 08/24/2008
107.		Topics in Pre-Modern Chinese History Added: 08/24/2008
108.		Trigonometry Wikibook Added: 11/17/2008 GNU licensing
109.		Understanding Algebra Added: 11/17/2008 No permissions to copy without contacting the author. PDF not accessible
110.		Discovering Information Systems Added: 12/16/2008
111.		US Economy in Brief Added: 10/06/2008
112.		US History Added: 11/17/2008
113.		USA LITERATURE in BRIEF Added: 11/17/2008 audio available for some readings, transcripts downloadable from a link
114.		Vector Calculus Added: 11/17/2008 PDF available
115.		Wireless Networking in the Developing World Added: 08/31/2008
116.		Women of Influence (About America) Added: 11/17/2008
117.		World Factbook Added: 12/01/2008
118.		Quick Start to Windows XP Added: 12/16/2008
119.		9/11 Commission Report Added: 12/01/2008 Not a textbook. A reference work
120.		Elementary Algebra Added: 12/16/2008
121.		Fundamentals of Mathematics Added: 12/16/2008
122.		How to Think Like a Computer Scientist Added: 12/19/2008 Under GNU Free Documentation License
123.		Intermediate Algebra Added: 12/16/2008
124.		Psychology: A Student Friendly Approach Added: 12/19/2008
125.		Core Concepts of Marketing Added: 12/19/2008
126.		COW -- Calculus on the Web Added: 12/20/2008
127.		The Habitable Planet Added: 12/20/2008
128.		Rediscovering Biology Added: 12/20/2008
129.		Geothermal Energy Added: 12/20/2008
130.		This Dynamic Earth:The Story of Plate Tectonics Added: 12/20/2008
131.		Spanish Added: 12/20/2008
132.		Virtual Textbook of Organic Chemistry Added: 01/16/2009
133.		Smart History Added: 03/02/2009 lots of interactive scripting so may not be accessible
134.		OC Photography Program Added: 03/02/2009
135.		Computing Life Added: 03/02/2009 public domain...I think
136.		Emerging perspectives on learning, teaching, and technology Added: 08/28/2009
137.		Electronic Commerce: The Strategic Perspective (2nd ed.) Added: 08/28/2009
138.		How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, School Added: 08/28/2009
139.		An Introduction to Organic Chemistry Added: 08/28/2009
140.		Experiencing the Humanities Added: 08/28/2009
141.		Learning Science in Informal Environments: People Places and Pursuits Added: 08/28/2009
142.		Physical Geography Added: 08/28/2009
143.		Programming from the Ground Up Book Added: 08/28/2009
144.		XML - Managing Data Exchange Added: 08/28/2009
145.		Theory and Practice of Online Learning Added: 08/28/2009
146.		Learning Spaces Added: 08/28/2009
147.		Calculus Added: 08/28/2009
148.		21st Century Physics Added: 02/19/2010
149.		A Comprehensive Outline of World History Added: 02/19/2010
150.		A Conceptual Guide to OpenOffice.org 3 Added: 02/19/2010
151.		A First Course in Linear Algebra Added: 02/19/2010
152.		A Designer's Log: Case Studies in Instructional Design Added: 02/19/2010
153.		A First Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering Added: 02/19/2010
154.		A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics Added: 02/19/2010
155.		Academic American History Added: 02/19/2010
156.		Active, Healthy Lifestyles Added: 02/22/2010
157.		Advanced Algebra II: Activities and Homework Added: 02/22/2010
158.		Advanced Algebra II: Conceptual Explanations Added: 02/22/2010
159.		Advanced Topics in Learning Object Design and Reuse Added: 02/22/2010
160.		AJAX Programming Added: 02/22/2010
161.		Algebra I Added: 02/22/2010
162.		Self-Assess Algebra Review Added: 02/22/2010
163.		All About Circuits - Volume I - DC Added: 02/25/2010
164.		All About Circuits - Volume II - AC Added: 02/25/2010
165.		All About Circuits - Volume III - Semiconductors Added: 02/25/2010
166.		All About Circuits - Volume IV - Digital Added: 02/25/2010
167.		All About Circuits - Volume V - Reference Added: 02/25/2010
168.		All About Circuits - Volume VI - Experiments Added: 02/25/2010
169.		An Introduction to Complex Numbers Added: 02/25/2010
170.		An introduction to data and information Added: 02/25/2010
171.		An Introduction to Organic Chemistry Added: 02/25/2010
172.		An introduction to sustainable energy Added: 02/25/2010
173.		Anxiety Disorders Added: 02/26/2010
174.		Applescript for Absolute Beginners Added: 02/26/2010
175.		Art and Contemporary Critical Practice: Reinventing Institutional Critique Added: 02/26/2010
176.		Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Added: 02/26/2010
177.		Basic Linux Commands Added: 03/31/2010
178.		Become An Xcoder Added: 04/02/2010
179.		High Performance Computing Added: 07/20/2010
180.		Python for Informatics: Exploring Information Added: 07/20/2010
181.		Western Music History Added: 07/20/2010
182.		Create or Perish Added: 07/20/2010 For business courses
183.		Foral X: An Introduction to Formal Logic Added: 01/06/2011

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