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This open textbook is being utilized in the Introduction to Chemistry (Chem 1000), course for undergraduate students by Enrique Contreras at the California State University, San Bernardino. The open textbook provides the knowledge required to learn the core concepts of chemistry and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them. Includes an introduction to important chemical principles, nomenclature, and molecular structure. Designed for those with little or no chemistry background desiring a broad overview of chemistry including liberal studies majors. The main motivation to adopt an open textbox was that I firmly believe that education should be accessible to everyone, and that financial constraints should not be a source of additional anxiety. For this reason, I teach all my courses using free resources and my own lecture notes, allowing students to focus on learning rather than worrying about economic inequality. Most students access the open textbook in digital form from its website.

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.