Engineering - TCC OER Subject Guide: OER starting points
This guide compiles starting points for OER and freely available resources for Engineering courses and topics. This OER subject guide was created for TCC faculty and staff and reflects TCC credit, continuing education, and corrections course offerings. The purpose of this guide is to help faculty and staff more easily find and review OER in their areas so that they can make decisions about quality, accuracy, relevancy, and potential use.
OER starting points for Engineering, by course area and material type
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Engineering: An Introduction for High School (OER textbook)CK-12, originally published in 2009, updated in 2021. “Introduces engineering techniques and practices to high school students. This book is designed for a broad range of student abilities and does not require significant math or science prerequisites.” Organized into 6 main sections. Freely available online to view and link to within CK-12 site. If you sign up for a free educator account at CK-12, you can download an “offline reader” version. CC BY NC (Creative Commons - Attribution- NonCommercial) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Introduction to Design Equity (OER textbook)Published by University of Minnesota Libraries, 2018. "[M]aps design processes and products against equity research to highlight the pitfalls and potentials of design as a tool for building social justice.” Organized into 8 main chapters. Online text via Pressbooks, also available in EPUB, Digital PDF, Print PDF, MOBI, and editable OpenDocument formats. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- General Engineering Introduction (OER course + activities)Wikibooks course, most recently updated in 2018. Organized into 4 main sections: Engineers, Deliverables, Design, and Ethics. Includes links to related case studies and projects. Online format. CC BY SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License).
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- ENGR& 104 - Potential OER and library resources (Google doc)Google doc of potential OER, open access, and TCC Library resources compiled by OER librarian Jennifer Snoek-Brown, Fall 2020. Document organized into sections for OER textbooks, Canvas courses, TCC Library e-books, OER e-books, Films on Demand videos, and more. Resources are linked throughout the document.
- Engineering - National Center for Case Study Teaching in ScienceNational Center for Case Study Teaching in Science, University at Buffalo. Case studies could be adapted for online assignments or reflections or assigned as readings. Each case study comes with an overview and teaching notes. This site does not openly license their case studies, but their “permitted uses” page states that they “encourage educational, not-for-profit use of our cases by individual instructors.”
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
- Pioneers in STEM: Ingenious Innovations by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (OER collection)Amy Minervini and KC Celestine, Fletcher Technical Community College, [2022]. "The intention of Pioneers in STEM: Ingenious Innovations by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color is to highlight the genius of non-white individuals who have contributed to the vast invention landscape. We also want to elevate and give a platform to the curiosity, inventiveness, and drive of Black, Indigenous, and people and women of color who may be or may have been overlooked or simply not written about in history or science books." Biographical essays organized into 4 sections, highlighting pioneers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. Includes writing prompts per essay to inspire discussion. Online (Pressbooks) format. CC BY NC (Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Science Stories"Science Stories brings scientific work into social spaces." Browse annotated stories and videos about scientists from traditionally marginalized backgrounds. A mix of historical and current stories. Covers all areas of STEM. Open access (okay to link to and/or embed videos).
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design (OER textbook)Jacqulyn A. Baughman, Iowa State University, 2023. This OER textbook "provides an overview of mechanical engineering design with applications to thermal and mechanical systems, and an introduction to current design practices used in industry." Organized into modules that follow the Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) process. Online (Pressbooks), PDF, EPUB, and Common Cartridge formats. Eligible for Print on Demand.
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- River Valley Community College Computer Aided Design and Drafting, EGR 110 (OER ancillary materials)Course collection shared by Community College System of New Hampshire, 2014. "This is an introductory course in Engineering Graphics designed to give students a broad overview of technical drawing including mechanical design. Engineering drawing is the language of engineers and technicians and it is the intent of this course to equip students with the fundamentals of this unique language. Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools (AutoCAD and SolidWorks) and freehand sketching fundamentals will be emphasized in both lecture and laboratory exercises. Emphasis is placed on a thorough understanding of projection principles and the visualization of exact space conditions." Download zip file of course materials. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- CAD 255 - SolidWorks/Mechanical (OER ancillary materials)Hybrid/blended course materials shared by Community College of Denver, 2016. "Introduces parametric feature-based solid modeling 3D concepts to build confidence in 3D thinking and progresses to three-dimensional parameters. The student learns to construct, modify, and manage complex parts in 3D space as well as to produce 2D drawings from the 3D models." Download zip file of course materials. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- CAD 255 Solidworks - Front Range Community College (OER ancillary materials)Hybrid/blended course materials shared by Front Range Community College, 2016. "Introduces parametric feature-based solid modeling 3D concepts to build confidence in 3D thinking and progresses to three-dimensional parameters. The student learns to construct, modify, and manage complex parts in 3D space as well as to produce 2D drawings from the 3D models." Download zip file of course materials. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 2D (OER textbook)Wally Baumback, Vancouver Community College (Canada), 2021. "[W]ritten as a tool to guide and teach you to master AutoCAD [...] designed to be used on AutoCAD software that was designed for the Windows operating system." Ancillary resources include competency labs and templates. PDF and editable Word formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Introduction to Drafting and AutoCAD 3D (OER textbook)Wally Baumback, Vancouver Community College (Canada) via BCcampus, 2021. "[A] tool to guide and teach you to master AutoCAD. [...] This eBook was designed to be used on AutoCAD software that was designed for the Windows operating system." Online, PDF, EPUB, and course cartridge formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
Library e-books:
To access these library e-books, user the same username and password used to log into the MyTCC portal. Use permalinks for e-book chapters or pages. Publisher sets "fair use" limits for page/chapter downloads.
AutoCAD 2019: Beginning and intermediate by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2018"Covering all of the 2D concepts, it uses both metric and imperial units to illustrate the myriad drawing and editing tools for this popular application. Use the companion disc to set up drawing exercises and projects and see all of the book's figures in color. AutoCAD 2019 Beginning and Intermediate includes over 100 exercises or “mini-workshops,” that complete small projects from concept through actual plotting."
AutoCAD 2019: 3D modeling by Call Number: OnlinePublication Date: 2018"This book provides new and seasoned users with step-by-step procedures on creating and modifying 3D models, working with cameras and lights, assigning materials to objects, rendering, and printing."
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Materials In Today's World (OER course)Ronald Redwing, Penn State. "This course will show how and why certain materials are selected for different applications, and how processing, structure, properties, and performance of materials are intrinsically linked to each other. You will be introduced, at a level accessible for a non-science student, to the basic science and technology of materials and how that knowledge can be used to understand modern materials and leads to the development of new materials." Organized into 12 lessons, with readings, videos, and assignments. CC BY NC SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Electrical and Electronic Materials Science (OER lectures + text)Bijay Kumar Sharma, 2014. "This is a full semester course having 42 lecture classes. This covers the materials being used in Solid State Devices." 8 main chapters. Online and PDF formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license.
- Materials Science and Engineering (OER textbook)Joshua P. Steimel, University of the Pacific, 2019. "This text serves to provide a brief overview of some of the myriad of topics available for study in the field of Materials Science [...] meant as an introduction to the topic for entry-level undergraduates who want to pursue a career studying materials." Organized into 6 sections, with 10 chapters. PDF format. CC BY NC ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Engineering Materials (OER course)Front Range Community College, 2014. "This course cartridge contains material for EGT 201 Engineering Materials which investigates the physical and mechanical properties of engineering materials used within industry. This course will also include the study of ferrous and nonferrous metals, polymers (plastics), woods, ceramics, composites, and other advanced materials." Course description and zipped file of course material that can be imported to an LMS. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Materials of Engineering (OER course)Metropolitan State University-Denver, 2014. "A combination lecture/laboratory course deals with basic properties of metals and non-metals, including the properties and behavior that govern their selection and design. Materials covered include ferrous and non-ferrous metals, composites, plastics, ceramics, glass, wood, rubber and adhesives." Course maps and Canvas course cartridge. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Supplemental Modules (OER ancillary materials)Modules on LibreTexts site, last updated 2020. "The interdisciplinary field of materials science involves the discovery and design of new materials, with an emphasis on solids." 9 modules, each with diagrams and questions/answers sections. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Fundamentals of Materials Science (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2005. "This course focuses on the fundamentals of structure, energetics, and bonding that underpin materials science." PDFs of Lecture Notes, Assignments, and Exams. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- Materials Laboratory (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2006. Designed to complement MIT's Fundamentals of Materials Science course. "This course features notes on 24 individual lab experiments; four of these labs are also documented by videos, and photos are presented for a fifth lab." PDFs of Labs and Assignments.CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- Oxford Open Materials Science (Open journal)Publishes high-impact, novel research and reviews across the spectrum of the materials sciences and materials engineering encompassing theoretical/computational modelling, characteristic studies, synthesis, design, and application. Freely available to view online and link to.
- Strength of Materials (video series)Developed by Wisconsin's Technical Colleges. A collection of videos and simulations on the strength of materials. Site has ads. CC BY NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license.
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Real Analog - Circuits 1 (OER textbook + ancillary materials)Provided by Diligent, Inc. A "comprehensive collection of free educational materials that seamlessly blend hands-on design projects with theoretical concepts and circuit analysis techniques. Developed for university Circuits classes by practicing engineers and experienced educators." Textbook and ancillary materials organized into 12 chapters/units. The textbook retains all rights reserved copyright, but terms of use allow for downloading and usage (open access). The ancillary resources, including video lectures, assignments, design projects, and worksheets, have a CC BY NC (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial) license. The textbook is not eligible for Print on Demand, but the ancillary materials are eligible for Print on Demand.
- DC Circuits (OER textbook)Chad Davis, University of Oklahoma, 2016. "This book covers Direct Current (DC) circuit theory and is broken up into three modules." Faculty peer reviews of this text available on this site. PDF and editable Word formats. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- AC Electrical Circuit Analysis: A Practical Approach + Lab Manual (OER textbook)James Fiore, Mohawk Valley Community College, 2021. "An essential and practical text for both students and teachers of AC electrical circuit analysis [...] A total of over 500 end-of-chapter exercises are included. Each chapter features a set of practical exercises focused on specific kinds of circuit problems such as Analysis, Design, Challenge and Computer Simulation. An Appendix offers the answers to selected odd-numbered exercises, formula derivations and other practical information." Organized into 10 chapters. Online, PDF, editable OpenDocument (ODT), and source code file formats. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering I (OER textbook)By Don Johnson, Rice University, 2014. "The course focuses on the creation, manipulation, transmission, and reception of information by electronic means. Elementary signal theory; time- and frequency-domain analysis; Sampling Theorem. Digital information theory; digital transmission of analog signals; error-correcting codes." Organized into 6 main chapters. Online and PDF formats. Faculty peer reviews of the text available on this site. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- A First Course in Electrical and Computer Engineering (OER textbook)Louis Scharf, Colorado State University, 2009. "This book was written for an experimental freshman course at the University of Colorado. The course is now an elective that the majority of our electrical and computer engineering students take in the second semester of their freshman year, just before their first circuits course." Organized into 10 chapters. Faculty peer reviews of this text on this site. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Introduction to Electrical Engineering and Computer Science I (OER course)MIT OpenCourseware, 2011. Designed for independent study, "this course provides an integrated introduction to electrical engineering and computer science, taught using substantial laboratory experiments with mobile robots. Our primary goal is for you to learn to appreciate and use the fundamental design principles of modularity and abstraction in a variety of contexts from electrical engineering and computer science." Organized into 4 main units, with lecture videos, course notes, software and design labs, homework assignments and additional exercises, and nano-quizzes, and midterm and final exams with solutions. PDF format. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- Electrical Engineering section of LibreTexts (OER ancillary materials))In addition to another online version of Johnson's "Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering" (linked above), there are additional OER textbooks in the categories of Electronics, Signal Processing and Modeling, and Electro-Optics. Each work has its own CC license. Eligible for Print on Demand
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Hands-On Introduction to Electrical Engineering Lab Skills (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2008. "The course is geared to freshmen and others who want an introduction to electronics circuits." PDFs of detailed Lecture Notes and Lab handouts. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- Circuits and Electronics (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2007. Designed as a "first course in an undergraduate electrical engineering" and "The course introduces the fundamentals of the lumped circuit abstraction. Topics covered include: resistive elements and networks; independent and dependent sources; switches and MOS transistors; digital abstraction; amplifiers; energy storage elements; dynamics of first- and second-order networks; design in the time and frequency domains; and analog and digital circuits and applications. Design and lab exercises are also significant components of the course." Includes Lecture Notes, Labs, Assignments, Exams, and Video Lectures. Most resources in PDF format. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Engineering Statics (OER textbook)OER textbook by Daniel Baker et al., funded by Colorado State University, 2020. "[I]t has been written to be the textbook for Engineering Mechanics: Statics, the first course in the Engineering Mechanics series offered in most university-level engineering programs." Organized into 9 chapters plus 3 appendices. Interactive online e-book and downloadable PDF formats. CC BY NC SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Mechanics Map Digital Textbook (OER textbook)Jacob Moore, Penn State Mont Alto, 2022. "An open textbook for engineering statics and dynamics containing written explanations, video lectures, worked examples, and homework problems." Organized into 16 chapters plus 2 appendices. Uses WeBWorK for homework problems. Online format, and Instructor Resources tab includes downloads of lecture slides and homework problems. CC BY SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Engineering Statics — Open & Free (OER course)Carnegie Mellon University's Open Learning Initiative. Click to enter the course as a guest. Course topics include Forces, Free Body Diagrams, Equilibrium of Simple Objects, Machines and Structures Joined by Engineering Connections, Trusses, Friction, and Moments of Inertias. Organized into 7 units with 20 modules. Embedded check-for-understanding quizzes. Online format. CC BY NC SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) format. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Engineering Dynamics (OER course)MIT OpenCourse, 2011. "This course is an introduction to the dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems. Topics covered include kinematics, force-momentum formulation for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion, work-energy concepts, virtual displacements and virtual work. Students will also become familiar with the following topics: Lagrange's equations for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion, and linearization of equations of motion. After this course, students will be able to evaluate free and forced vibration of linear multi-degree of freedom models of mechanical systems and matrix eigenvalue problems." Complete course materials for 13 sections, including assignments, lecture videos, and problem sets. Also includes quiz and exam problems and solutions. Mostly in PDF format. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Mechanics Map Digital Textbook (OER textbook)Jacob Moore, Penn State Mont Alto, 2022. "An open textbook for engineering statics and dynamics containing written explanations, video lectures, worked examples, and homework problems." Organized into 16 chapters plus 2 appendices. Uses WeBWorK for homework problems. Online format, and Instructor Resources tab includes downloads of lecture slides and homework problems. CC BY SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Mechanics for Applied Science (OER course)Course pack curated by Jennifer Kirkey, Douglas College (Canada), 2023. "Topics include two-dimensional and three-dimensional force systems, moments of a force, equations of equilibrium, truss analysis, machines, internal forces, friction, and particle kinematics. This course pack contains 23 modules. Each module has a lesson plan, a problem sheet, and an activity sheet with a completed example. The syllabus in this course pack details a potential course schedule and recommended readings from two different textbooks: a common commercial textbook and an open textbook with similar content." Includes assessments and instructor resources. Course topics may be applicable for multiple Engineering courses, including dynamics and mechanics of materials. Course pack materials include zip folders, editable Word documents, and more. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand, as applicable.
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Process Dynamics, Operations, and Control (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2006. "This course introduces dynamic processes and the engineering tasks of process operations and control. Subject covers modeling the static and dynamic behavior of processes; control strategies; design of feedback, feedforward, and other control structures; and applications to process equipment." PDFs of detailed lecture notes and assignments of problem sets. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- Dynamics and Control I (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2007. "This class is an introduction to the dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems. Topics include kinematics; force-momentum formulation for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion; work-energy concepts; virtual displacements and virtual work; Lagrange's equations for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion; linearization of equations of motion; linear stability analysis of mechanical systems; free and forced vibration of linear multi-degree of freedom models of mechanical systems; and matrix eigenvalue problems. The class includes an introduction to numerical methods and using MATLAB to solve dynamics and vibrations problems. This version of the class stresses kinematics and builds around a strict but powerful approach to kinematic formulation." Video lectures and PDFs of Readings (a few handouts), MATLAB sessions, Assignments of problem sets, and Exams (but no solutions). CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- Dynamics and Control I (OER ancillary materials - alternative version)MIT OpenCourseware, 2007. "Introduction to the dynamics and vibrations of lumped-parameter models of mechanical systems. Kinematics. Force-momentum formulation for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion. Work-energy concepts. Virtual displacements and virtual work. Lagrange's equations for systems of particles and rigid bodies in planar motion. Linearization of equations of motion. Linear stability analysis of mechanical systems. Free and forced vibration of linear multi-degree of freedom models of mechanical systems; matrix eigenvalue problems. Introduction to numerical methods and MATLAB® to solve dynamics and vibrations problems." PDFs of Lecture Notes, Assignments, Exams, and Tools. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- Dynamics and Control II (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2008. Includes PDFs of additional Lecture Notes, Labs, and Assignments of problem sets. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Modeling Dynamics and Control I (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2005. "This course features an extensive problem set archive with solutions in the assignments section. Also, a comprehensive set of laboratory exercises is available in the labs section. These labs include descriptions, instructions, video demonstrations, and step-by-step photographs and images." CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Modeling Dynamics and Control II (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2003. "This course is the second subject of a two-term sequence on modeling, analysis and control of dynamic systems." In the Labs and Assignments sections, there are PDFs of Pre-labs and solutions, Labs and solutions, and Problem Sets and solutions. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Systems, Modeling, and Control II (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2007. Additional Lecture Notes, Labs, Assignments, and Exams, in PDF format. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Sim Labs for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant SimulatorSerhat Beyenir, Sanja Boskovic; British Columbia Institute of Technology (Canada), 2017. "This Simulator laboratory (SIMLAB) book was created to provide ancillary resources for Thermodynamics and Thermal Power Plant Simulator courses." Online, PDF, and editable OpenDocument formats. Request ancillary guides and solutions. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license.
- Thermodynamics of Materials (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2002. "Provides a foundation to treat general phenomena in materials science and engineering, including chemical reactions, magnetism, polarizability, and elasticity. " Includes PDFs of lecture notes and weekly assignment problem sets and solutions. CC BY NC SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are complied into a print-ready format.
- MAE 91: Introduction to Thermodynamics (OER video lectures)Univ. of California-Irvine, 2013. Series of 10 video lectures by Roger Rangel. "This course introduces thermodynamic principles; open and closed systems representative of engineering problems; and first and second law of thermodynamics with applications to engineering systems and design. Topics include: thermodynamic concepts, thermodynamic properties, the first law of thermodynamics, first law analysis for a control volume, the second law of thermodynamics, entropy, and second law analysis for a control volume." YouTube format. CC BY SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- Applied Strength of Materials for Engineering Technology (OER textbook)Barry Dupen, Purdue University Fort Wayne, most recent edition revised 2021. "This algebra-based text is designed specifically for Engineering Technology students, using both SI and US Customary units. All example problems are fully worked out with unit conversions." Integrates sample problems and graphics throughout. Textbook and equation sheets in PDF format. CC BY SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Applied Statics and Strengths of Materials (OER course)Aims Community College, 2015. "Hybrid course providing an algebra-based investigation of concepts in statics and strengths of materials. Topics include a study of fundamental mechanical properties of materials, single planar forces, properties of sections, and two-dimensional free body, shear, and bending moment diagrams." Includes a course map and a zipped file of course materials that can be imported to an LMS. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Mechanics for Applied Science (OER course)Course pack curated by Jennifer Kirkey, Douglas College (Canada), 2023. "Topics include two-dimensional and three-dimensional force systems, moments of a force, equations of equilibrium, truss analysis, machines, internal forces, friction, and particle kinematics. This course pack contains 23 modules. Each module has a lesson plan, a problem sheet, and an activity sheet with a completed example. The syllabus in this course pack details a potential course schedule and recommended readings from two different textbooks: a common commercial textbook and an open textbook with similar content." Includes assessments and instructor resources. Course topics may be applicable for multiple Engineering courses, including dynamics and mechanics of materials. Course pack materials include zip folders, editable Word documents, and more. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand, as applicable.
- Solid Mechanics (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2004. "This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and methods of structural mechanics. [...] Design exercises are used to encourage creative student initiative and systems thinking." This course features an online version of the textbook for the course (Engineering Mechanics for Structures, written by Professor Louis L. Bucciarelli) in the readings section. This course also has virtually all of its materials online, including real tools and data, interactive exercises, and design exercises in the assignments section. CC BY NC SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) format. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Strength of Materials (OER course)Pikes Peak Community College, 2015. "This course serves as an extension of Statics and includes the study of mechanical properties of materials and their limitations in engineering design by the study or stresses, strains, torsion forces, shear forces, and deflections placed upon these materials." Course map and zipped file of course materials that can be imported to an LMS. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Strength of Materials Supplement for Power Engineering (OER supplement)Alex Podut, British Columbia Institute of Technology, 2018. "This work complements the Applied Strength of Materials for Engineering Technology by Barry Dupen" (linked above). Organized into 10 main sections. Online, PDF, and EPUB formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license.
- Mechanics & Materials I (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2006. "This course provides an introduction to the mechanics of solids with applications to science and engineering. We emphasize the three essential features of all mechanics analyses, namely: (a) the geometry of the motion and/or deformation of the structure, and conditions of geometric fit, (b) the forces on and within structures and assemblages; and (c) the physical aspects of the structural system (including material properties) which quantify relations between the forces and motions/deformation." PDFs of Lecture Notes and Assignments. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
Textbooks, courses, and readers:
- A Guide to MATLAB for ME 160 (OER textbook)Austin Bray and Reza Montazami, Iowa State University, 2022. "This textbook provides an introduction to the MATLAB programming language for first-year mechanical engineering students." Organized into 10 chapters and 2 appendices, including additional MATLAB resources. Online (Pressbooks), PDF, and EPUB formats. CC BY NC SA (Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- An Introduction to Solving Engineering Problems with MATLAB (OER textbook)CK-12, originally published in 2012, last updated 2017. "This text introduces freshman engineering students to problem solving using an m-file environment." Organized into 8 chapters. Freely available online to view and link to within CK-12 site. If you sign up for a free educator account at CK-12, you can download an “offline reader” version. CC BY NC (Creative Commons - Attribution- NonCommercial) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- A Brief Introduction to Engineering Computation with MATLAB (OER textbook)Serhat Beyenir, British Columbia Institute of Technology, last updated 2020. "[S]pecifically designed for students with no programming experience [...] The strategic goal of the course and book is to provide learners with an appreciation for the role computation plays in solving engineering problems. MATLAB specific skills that students are expected to be proficient at are: write scripts to solve engineering problems including interpolation, numerical integration and regression analysis, plot graphs to visualize, analyze and present numerical data, and publish reports." Organized into 11 chapters, each with problem sets. Online, PDF, and LMS formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Zero to MATLAB (OER textbook)Adam L. Lambert, Oregon State University, 1st ed. 2020. "[A] basic introduction to MATLAB syntax and algorithmic thinking ... The book is structured as a tutorial rather than a reference." This page includes a link to the text in PDF format, plus a link to the original LaTeX files. CC BY NC (Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- An Introduction to Matlab and Mathcad (OER textbook)Troy Siemers, Virginia Military Institute, 2011. "[P]rovides an introduction to programming and problem solving using both Matlab and Mathcad. We provide a balanced selection of introductory exercises and real-world problems (i.e. no “contrived” problems). We include many examples and screenshots to guide the reader. We assume no prior knowledge of Matlab or Mathcad." First 9 chapters focus on Matlab. PDF format. Faculty peer reviews of the text on this site. CC BY NC (Creative Commons - Attribution-NonCommercial) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Freshman Engineering Problem Solving with MATLABDarryl Morrell, 2007. "The objective of this course is that students can use an m-file scripting environment (MATLAB, MathScript, Octave, etc.) to solve freshman engineering problems. This course is designed for the novice programmer." Organized into 5 main chapters. Online and PDF formats. CC BY (Creative Commons - Attribution) license .
- An Introduction to MATLAB (OER textbook)Anders Gjendemsjø, 2007. "This course gives a basic introduction to MATLAB. Concepts covered include basic use, graphical representation and tips for improving your MATLAB code. Also included is an introductory computer assignment to test yourself after finishing the course." Organized into 7 chapters. Online and PDF formats. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Physical Modeling in MATLAB (OER textbook)Allen Downey, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering, 2009. "Most books that use MATLAB are aimed at readers who know how to program. This book is for people who have never programmed before." From a faculty reviewer: "This text provides a solid introduction to MATLAB programming and solving pertinent physical or engineering problems using the software. The concepts covered are in my view ideal for an introductory engineering course in MATLAB." Organized into 12 chapters. PDF and LaTeX formats. Free Documentation License (GNU). Eligible for Print on Demand.
- Mathematical Modeling and Simulation with MATLAB (OER textbook)Sheldon Lee and Megan Buzby, University of Alaska Southeast, 2021. "This textbook attempts to provide you with an overview of the commonly used basic mathematical models, as well as a wide range of applications. It offers a perspective that brings you back to the modeling process and the assumptions that go into it." Organized into 7 main chapter and 6 appendices, including in-class activities and exercises. PDF format. CC BY SA (Creative Commons - Attribution-ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand.
Supplemental tools and materials (incl. games, lessons, videos, exercises, etc.):
- Introduction to MATLAB (OER ancillary materials)MIT OpenCourseware, 2019." This is an accelerated introduction to MATLAB and its popular toolboxes. [...] The course includes problem-based MATLAB assignments." Lecture Notes and Assignments in PDF format. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons - Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike) license. Eligible for Print on Demand if materials are compiled into a print-ready format.
- Engineering - Crash Course video playlistVideo playlist of 47 videos, last updated 2020, each 9-12 minutes. Includes introductory videos, as well as videos on fluid dynamics, materials science, metals, dynamics, thermodynamics, computer engineering, and more. Crash Course videos are high-quality, with a mix of live-action and animated graphics. Not openly licensed but freely available to view, link, and embed into courses.
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