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This open textbook is being utilized in an introduction to computer architecture course for undergraduate or graduate students by Dr. Justin Morris at California State University San Marcos. The open textbook provides chapters on topics such as Computer Performance, MIPS Assembly Language, Computer Arithmetic, Single Cycle Processors, Multi-Cycle Processors, Pipelined Processors, and Memory. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to enable more students to effectively take the course by reducing cost. This is important for the demographic of most of our students. Most students access the open textbook through CSUSM Library Reserves.

California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represents Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.

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