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This open textbook is being utilized in an Mechanical Engineering/Electrical Engineering course for undergraduate students by Rakesh Mahto at California State University Fullerton. The zero-cost textbook provides   a comprehensive overview of the course material and provides case studies for real-world examples.The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to reduce costs and encourage students to shift to using resources for analysis that are more in-line with the profession. Most student access the zero-cost course materials in Canvas.

The 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 represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.