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Biological Anthropology (ANTH 300)
Shook, B., Nelson, K., Aguilera, K., & Braff, L. Explorations: An Open Invitation to Biological Anthropology. Press Books. ISBN 9781931303637. https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/explorationsbioanth/ CC BY-NC 3.0
The Foundations of Biology (BIOL 300)
Fowler, S., Roush, R., Wise, J. (2013). Concepts of Biology. OpenStax. ISBN 9781938168116. https://openstax.org/details/books/concepts-biology CC BY 4.0
Introduction to Electronic Spreadsheets (CISA 315)
Brown, N., et al. Beginning Excel 2019. Pressbooks. https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/beginningexcel19/ CC BY-NC-SA 3.0.
Free Excel Tutorials from GFCGlobal https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/topics/excel
Algorithm Design/Problem Solving (CISP 300)
Introduction to Structured Programming – C/C++ (CISP 360) and Object Oriented Programming with C++ (CISP 400)
- Halterman, R.L. (2018), Fundamentals of C++ Programming, First Edition (draft). Internet Archive Open Library. https://openlibrary.org/books/OL27680892M/Fundamentals_of_C_Programming (Copyrighted, but free to use)
- Hansen, J.A. (2013). The Rook’s Guide to C++, First Edition. VDOC.PUB https://vdoc.pub/documents/the-rooks-guide-to-c-3djg573dgmh0 CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Downey, A.B. (1999). Think C++ version 1.1.0. Green Tea Press. https://www.greenteapress.com/thinkcpp/thinkCScpp.pdf CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
- Busbee, K.L. (2013). Programming Fundamentals - A Modular Structured Approach using C++. OpenStax. http://cnx.org/content/col10621/1.22 CC BY 3.0
- Downey, A.B. (2012). How to Think Like a Computer Scientist: C++. Open Textbook Library. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/619 CC BY-NC
ARC contacts,
- Damon Antos, antosd@arc.losrios.edu
- Tak Auyeung, auyeunt@arc.losrios.edu
website: https://dtkb.org/~auyeunt/teaches/ARC/
Child Development (ECE 312)
Paris, J., Ricardo, A., & Raymond, D. (2019). Child Growth and Development. Version 1.2. College of the Canyons. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1iyBGgSPUJBQlJpBNKnSoaD2v6fN0Q4ej CC BY 4.0
ARC contact, Todd LaMarr, lamarrt@arc.losrios.edu
General Geology
- Earle, S. (2019). Physical Geology – 2nd Edition. Victoria, B.C.: BCcampus. https://opentextbc.ca/physicalgeology2ed/ CC BY 4.0
- Neser, L. (2023). Introduction to Earth Science. Blacksburg: Virginia Tech Department of Geosciences. https://doi.org/10.21061/introearthscience CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Historical Geology
Bentley, C. Layou, K. Kohrs, R, et al. (2020/in progress). Historical Geology. Opengeology.org. https://opengeology.org/historicalgeology/ CC BY-NC 4.0
Oceanography
- Segar, D.A. (2018). Introduction to Ocean Sciences, 4th Edition. https://reefimages.com/index.php?mod_rewrite=on&page=oceansci.php CC BY-NC 3.0
- Web, P. (2021). Introduction to Oceanography. Pressbooks. https://rwu.pressbooks.pub/webboceanography/ CC BY 4.0
Atmospheric Sciences (Used in Earth Science)
Nugent, A. DeCou, D. Russell, S., et al. (2019). Atmospheric Science: ATMO 200 Companion Text. Pressbooks. https://pressbooks-dev.oer.hawaii.edu/atmo/front-matter/introduction/ CC BY 4.0
Astronomy (Used in Earth Science)
Fraknoi, A., Morrison, D., Wolff, S., et al. (2022). Astronomy. OpenStax. https://openstax.org/details/books/astronomy CC BY 4.0
Climate Change
- Schmittner, A. (2018). Introduction to Climate Science. Open Oregon. https://open.oregonstate.education/climatechange/ CC BY-NC 4.0
- Websites
- IPCC global documents (several volumes, in process of new edition as of 2022): https://www.ipcc.ch
- National Climate Assessment: https://nca2018.globalchange.gov
- California Scoping Plan: https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/sites/default/files/classic/cc/scopingplan/revised2017spu.pdf
Exercises and Activities
InTeGrate: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/index.html
ARC contact, Glenn Jaecks, jaecksg@arc.losrios.edu
Probability and Statistics (STAT 300) and STAT 10
Chima Sanchez, F. (2021) Introduction to Probability & Statistics: An Interdisciplinary Approach. URL: https://drive.google.com/file/d/164glwdV4jLCfNUH1eW-fMnEe42WJ4y5r/view CC BY 4.0
ARC contact, Francisco Chima Sanchez, chimasf@arc.losrios.edu
Children's Health, Safety and Nutrition (NUTRI 320)
Paris, J. (2018). Safety, Health, and Nutrition in Early Childhood Education. College of the Canyons. https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/908 CC BY
General Physics (PHYS 350)
Urine, P.P., Hinrichs, R. (2020). College Physics. OpenStax. ISBN 9781506698090. https://openstax.org/details/books/college-physics CC BY 4.0
Mechanics of Solids and Fluids (PHYS 410)
Moebs, W., Ling, S., Sanny, J. (2016). University Physics Volume 1. OpenStax. ISBN 9781506698175
https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-1 CC BY 4.0
General Principles (PSYCH 300)
Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds). (2022) Discover Psychology 2.0 - A Brief Introductory Text. Noba textbook series: Psychology. Champaign, IL: DEF publishers. http://noba.to/5wjrz72n
ARC Contact, Sara Gorchoff, GorchoS@arc.losrios.edu
Human Development : A Lifespan (PSYC 370)
- Lally, M., Valentine-French, S. (2019) Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective Second Edition. http://dept.clcillinois.edu/psy/LifespanDevelopment.pdf CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
- Garvey, A. (2022) Lifespan Development Chapter Narrations in Canvas Commons. https://lor.instructure.com/resources/1413545ad0ab4d6392d460750151d26c?shared CC BY-NC-SA
ARC Contact, Andréa Paula Pantoja Garvey, GarveyA@arc.losrios.edu
Introductory Sociology (SOC 300)
Conerly, T., Holmes, K., Lal Tamang, A. (2021). Introduction to Sociology 3e. OpenStax. ISBN 9781711493978. https://openstax.org/details/books/introduction-sociology-3e CC BY 4.0
ARC Contact, Jose Bueno III, buenoij@arc.losrios.edu
Textbook Affordability Resources
ARC Library Research Guide - Textbook Affordability
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- Information about what is Open Educational Resources (OER) and Zero Textbook Cost (ZTC)
- Benefits of using OER
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