Physics

This guide can help you find Physics materials from various OER providers.

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These textbooks are open educational resources (OER) that are free to use without first seeking permission from the author. However, how they may be used is determined by their licensing .

College Physics

"College Physics meets standard scope and sequence requirements for a two-semester introductory algebra-based physics course. The text is grounded in real-world examples to help students grasp fundamental physics concepts. It requires knowledge of algebra and some trigonometry, but not calculus." -OpenStax

Authors    Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Licensing  CC BY 4.0

University Physics Volume 1

"University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations, and waves." -Open Stax

Authors   William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny
Licensing  CC BY 4.0

University Physics Volume 2

"University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses... Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism" -OpenStax

Authors   Samuel J. Ling, William Moebs, Jeff Sanny
Licensing  CC BY 4.0

University Physics Volume 3

"University Physics is a three-volume collection that meets the scope and sequence requirements for two- and three-semester calculus-based physics courses... Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics." -OpenStax

Authors   Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny, William Moebs
Licensing   CC BY 4.0

The purpose of these discipline specific pages is to showcase content that might be of interest to faculty who are considering adopting open educational resources for use in their classes.