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Saylor Academy
Course Resources Guide for Astronomy (includes links to texts)
Openstax
Wikibooks
General Astronomy
Merlot repository
Astronomy resources
Open Course LIbrary (University of Washington)
ASTR 101 - Introduction to Astronomy
Open Educational Resources
Learning Space (learning materials from Open University)
Astronomy
Academic Earth - Free Online lectures and courses
Astronomy
OER Commons
Lumen Chemistry courses - all materials open and free, but to use online homework platform, PCC must create a relationship with Lumen company, cost is $10 per student.
K-12 Chemistry open texts and activities- limit by source type on the left sidebar
Openstax Chemistry - out now; see supplemental resources under “more resources;” this includes many mapped online homework options, some at a cost to students
Openstax Chemistry: Atoms First
BCcampus OpenEd: Chemistry collection
Saylor Chem 101- most materials used (including text) are open
Saylor guide to open resources for “Chem 102”
Phet - interactive simulations, including chemistry topics
Physics OER resources
Resources for entire courses:
From Saylor Academy: Course Guide for Physics 102 and 103 Introduction to Classical Mechanics and Magnetism (includes texts)
online version of the Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
** OpenStax textbooks (This title shows up in multiple places with good reviews)
College Physics
Merlot repository (OER textbooks)
Saylor Academy courses (online courses)
PHYS 101 Introduction to Mechanics
PHYS 102 Introduction to Electromagnetism
Learning Space (learning materials from Open University)
Physics
Academic Earth - Free Online lectures and courses
Physics
Boundless (open content in arrangements similar to textbooks)
Physics hub
The Global Text Project
Physics
Wikibooks
Subject: Physics
OpenStax repository
Physics
University Physics (calculus based)
OER Commons
Calculus-based Physics 1
Calculus-based Physics 2
Merlot
Open NYS - to find OER textbooks and course materials adopted at SUNY and CUNY for Earth Science
The content in the OERs by Discipline guide is adopted from Portland Community College OERs by subject guide