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Open Access Science Textbooks
Open Access textbooks are licensed by authors and publishers to be freely used, and were published or updated in recent years. You may also find here other learning resources, such as course lesson plans. Physical science books pdf free download.
The Basics of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
Ball, David W. et al
Saylor Foundation 2011
The textbook is for the one-semester General, Organic and Biological Chemistry course.
Interactive Physics for High School
CK-12
CK-12 2019
“CK-12 Interactive Physics for High School FlexBook® covers core physics concepts and includes SIMs, PLIX, real world examples, videos, and study guides.” – Website.
Physical Geology
Earle, Steven
Bccampus 2015
Physical Geology is a comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. It has a strong emphasis on examples from western Canada, especially British Columbia, and also includes a chapter devoted to the geological history of western Canada.
Chemistry 2e
Flowers, Paul; et al.
OpenStax 2019
Chemistry 2e is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the two-semester general chemistry course. The textbook provides an important opportunity for students to learn the core concepts of chemistry and understand how those concepts apply to their lives and the world around them.
Digging into Canadian Soils: An Introduction to Soil Science
Krzic, Maja, et al
College of DuPage 2021
This textbook provides an introduction to the core disciplines of soil science, and introduces the concepts and vocabulary needed by students just beginning their soil science journey.
Chemistry of Cooking
Rodriguez-Velazquez, Sorangel
Rodriguez-Velazquez 2016
The chemistry of cooking course seeks to understand the science behind our most popular meals by studying the behavior of atoms and molecules present in food. This book is intended to give students a basic understanding of the chemistry involved in cooking such as caramelization, Maillard reaction, acid-base reactions, catalysis, and fermentation. Students will be able to use chemistry language to describe the process of cooking, apply chemistry knowledge to solve questions related to food, and ultimately create their own recipes.
University Physics Volume 1
University Physics Volume 2
University Physics Volume 3
Sanny, Jeff and Ling, Samuel
OpenStax 2016
This textbook 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. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism, and Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics.
Organic Chemistry with a Biological Emphasis
Soderberg, Tim
Soderberg, Tim 2019
“A free, open-access organic chemistry textbook in which the main focus is on relevance to biology and medicine” – Website. Organic chemistry textbook free online, chemistry book online.
Physics – From Stargazers to Starships
Stern, David P.
CK-12 2016
High School level textbook. “An introduction to astronomy written with a historical perspective.” – Website. Physics high school textbook free online. Physics books online.
Intermediate General and Applied Science Course
Christine Miller, Danielle Collins
Bccampus 2022
This resource includes powerpoints, class notes, and laboratory manuals for each of three three modules: Chemistry, Biology, and Physics. Throughout these modules, students explore the scientific method, take part in peer discussions, try out their problem solving skills in classroom and laboratory settings, and learn required skills and knowledge to prepare them for the Grade 11 level of science.
General Chemistry for Science Majors
Allison Soult, Andrew Eklund, et al
Affordable Learning LOUISiana 2023
Climate Toolkit: A Resource Manual for Science and Action
Frank Granshaw
Portland State Univ. 2021
A resource manual designed to help the reader navigate the complex and perplexing issue of climate change by providing tools and strategies to explore the underlying science. As such it contains a collection of activities that make use of readily available on-line resources developed by research groups and public agencies.
Physics 132: What is an Electron? What is Light?
Brokk Toggerson, Edward J. Neth, et al
University of Massachusetts Amherst 2021
A second semester introductory physics course for life sciences students that looks to deepen students’ understanding of biology and chemistry through physics all through the lens of understanding two of the most fundamental particles in the Universe: electrons and photons.
Simple Nature
Benjamin Crowell
Light and Matter 2015
This is a calculus-based physics textbook meant for the type of freshman survey course taken by engineering and physical science majors, or for AP Physics C.
Energy and Human Ambitions on a Finite Planet
Thomas W. Murphy
Creative Commons 2021
Where is humanity going? How realistic is a future of fusion and space colonies? What constraints are imposed by physics, by resource availability, and by human psychology? Are default expectations grounded in reality? This textbook, written for a general-education audience, aims to address these questions without either the hype or the indifference typical of many books.
Physical Geology
Steven Earle
BCcampus 2016
A comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, glaciation, groundwater, streams, coasts, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more. Physical science textbooks pdf free download.
Mechanics and Relativity
Timon Idema
Delft University of Technology 2018
Starting from the basic axioms formulated by Newton and Einstein, the theory of motion at both the everyday and the highly relativistic level is developed without the need of prior knowledge.
General Chemistry I
Anonymous
Saylor Foundation 2011
In this course, we will study chemistry from the ground up, learning the basics of the atom and its behavior.
Physical Geology
Karla Panchuk
Univ. of Saskatchewan 2019
A comprehensive introductory text on the physical aspects of geology, including rocks and minerals, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, mass wasting, climate change, planetary geology and much more.
Thermodynamics and Chemistry
Howard DeVoe
Creative Commons 2019
Thermodynamics and Chemistry is designed primarily as a textbook for a one-semester course in classical chemical thermodynamics at the graduate or undergraduate level.
Organic Chemistry
Anonymous
LibreTexts 2016
Grades 9-12. Organic Chemistry research involves the synthesis of organic molecules and the study of their reaction paths, interactions, and applications.
University Physics I: Classical Mechanics
Julio Gea-Banacloche
Univ. of Arkansas 2019
A “minimalist” textbook for a first semester of university, calculus-based physics, covering classical mechanics (including one chapter on mechanical waves, but excluding fluids), plus a brief introduction to thermodynamics.
College Physics
Kim Dirks, Manjula Sharma, et al
OpenStax 2020
This introductory, algebra-based, two-semester college physics book is grounded with real-world examples, illustrations, and explanations to help students grasp key, fundamental physics concepts.
Light And Matter
Benjamin Crowell
Light and Matter 2015
This is an introductory text intended for a one-year introductory course of the type typically taken by biology majors, or for AP Physics 1 and 2. Algebra and trig are used, and there are optional calculus-based sections. My text for physical science and engineering majors is Simple Nature.
Mechanics
Benjamin Crowell
Light and Matter 2015
This is a calculus-based book meant for the first semester of the type of freshman survey course taken by engineering and physical science majors. A treatment of relativity is interspersed with the Newtonian mechanics, in optional sections.
Exploring the Physical World: Introductory Chemistry and Physics
Marin Higgins, N. Gergel-Hackett, Zachary Zintak
Viva 2021
This a physical science text intended for non-science majors that covers introductory chemistry and physics topics.
Astronomy for Educators
Daniel E. Barth
Univ. of Arkansas 2020
A textbook especially for non-science educators to teach students who are not science majors.
The Adventure of Physics – Vol. V: Motion Inside Matter – Pleasure, Technology, and Stars
Christoph Schiller
Motion Mountain 2015
This book is written for anybody who is curious about nature and motion. Curiosity about how bodies, images and empty space move leads to many adventures.
Structural Geology & Map Interpretation
R. Weijermars
Delft University of Technology 2016
The discipline of structural geology studies the architecture of the solid Earth and other planets.
University Physics Volume 2
Jeff Sanny, Samuel J. Ling, William Moebs
University of Central Florida 2021
The second of a three book series that (together) covers a two- or three-semester calculus-based physics course. This text has been developed to meet the scope and sequence of most university physics courses (in terms of what Volume 2 is designed to deliver) and provides a foundation for a career in mathematics, science, or engineering.
College Physics for AP Courses
David Anderson, Douglas Ingram, et al
OpenStax 2022
High School AP Course.
The Dynamic Earth
Jacquelyne Kious, Robert I. Tilling
LibreTexts 2022
This booklet gives a brief introduction to the concept of plate tectonics and complements the visual and written information in This Dynamic Planet, a map published in 1994 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the Smithsonian Institution. The booklet highlights some of the people and discoveries that advanced the development of the theory and traces its progress since its proposal.
Analytical Chemistry
Anonymous
LibreTexts 2016
Analytical chemistry spans nearly all areas of chemistry but involves the development of tools and methods to measure physical properties of substances and apply those techniques to the identification of their presence (qualitative analysis) and quantify the amount present (quantitative analysis) of species in a wide variety of settings.
General Relativity
Benjamin Crowell
Light and Matter 2020
This is a textbook on general relativity for upper-division undergraduates majoring in physics.
Offshore Hydromechanics 2
Ir. P. Naaijen
Delft Univ. of Technology 2014
Part 2 of offshore hydromechanics (OE4630) involves the linear theory of calculating 1st order motions of floating structures in waves and all relevant subjects such as the concept of RAOs, response spectra and downtime/workability analysis.
Introduction to Climate Science. 1st Edition
Andreas Schmittner
Open Oregon 2020
This book describes how Earth’s climate is changing, how it has been changing in the recent geological past and how it may change in the future.
Structural Geology & Map Interpretation
R. Weijermars
Delft Univ. of Technology 2016
The discipline of structural geology studies the architecture of the solid Earth and other planets. Deformation structures in the country rock are important further for locallizing hazard zones, such as potential rockslide masses, ground subsidence, and seismic faults.
The Adventure of Physics – Vol. II: Relativity
Author
Publisher 2016
This book is written for anybody who is curious about nature and motion.
The Adventure of Physics – Vol. III: Light, Charges, and Brains
Christoph Schiller
Motion Mountain 2015
In the study of motion – physics – special and general relativity form two important building blocks.
Geological Structures: a Practical Introduction
John Waldron, Morgan Snyder
Alberta Open Educational Resources Initiative 2020
This manual is about structures that occur within the Earth’s crust. Structures are the features that allow geologists to figure out how parts of the Earth have changed position, orientation, size and shape over time.
The Adventure of Physics – Vol. VI: The Strand Model – A Speculation on Unification
Christoph Schiller
Motion Mountain 2015
The Story of Earth: An Observational Guide
Daniel Hauptvogel, Jinny Sisson
Univ. of Houston 2021
This is an open-access lab manual for a historical geology lab focused on student observations.
Remote Sensing
Anders Knudby
eCampusOntario 2021
This introductory book on Remote Sensing is intended to be the equivalent of a textbook for an undergraduate-level university course.
Astronomy
Andrew Fraknoi, David Morrison, Sidney C. Wolff
OpenStax2019
Astronomy is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of one- or two-semester introductory astronomy courses. The book begins with relevant scientific fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology.
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