Open Educational Resources Guide: Computer Science OER

Computer Science OER

Open Textbooks

Open Courses and Courseware

Computer Science Courseware - MIT OpenCourseWare
Search for graduate and undergraduate course materials on a wide variety of computer science topics.
Computer Science Courseware - Merlot
Topics include: algorithms, human-computer interaction, information security, networking, operating systems, programming, software development and engineering, and more.
Information Technology Courseware - Merlot
Topics include: data and information management, IT systems, IS project management, IT security, system analysis and design, and more.

OER Textbooks Authored or Adopted by UW Bothell and Cascadia College Faculty

Numerical Methods: An Inquiry-Based Approach With Python by Eric Sullivan
This book is an inquiry-based approach to a first semester undergraduate Numerical Methods or Numerical Analysis course. This book contains collections of exercises that guide the student through the building and analysis of numerical algorithms. The primary programming language for this book is Python with an emphasis on using numpy, matplotlib, and scipy to solve computational problems. The intended student audience is sophomore to junior level STEM majors with a background in Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential equations. CC-BY-NC-SA 4.0

Signal Computing: Digital Signals in the Software Domain
Authored by professors Michael Stiber and Bilin Zhang Stiber (UW Bothell), and Eric C. Larson (Southern Methodist University). Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0
Introduction to Embedded Systems (Lee and Sashia)
Adopted by Tyler C. Folsom, Affiliate Professor at UW Bothell for CSS 427: Embedded Systems. Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial No Derivatives 4.0 International License.
An Active Introduction to Discrete Mathematics and Algorithms (Cusack & Santos)
Adopted by Professor Mike Stiber and others for CSS 342/3: Data Structures, Algorithms, and Discrete Mathematics I & II. Licensed under GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1.2, by the Free Software Foundation.

Computer Science OER Textbook Examples

An Open Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms by Paul W. Bible and Lucas Moser
"This textbook serves as a gentle introduction for undergraduates to theoretical concepts in data structures and algorithms in computer science while providing coverage of practical implementation (coding) issues. " CC BY
Principles of Natural Language Processing by Susan McRoy
"This book provides an overview of the field of natural language processing and recently developed methods, presuming only knowledge of computing with data structures." CC BY-NC
Python Textbook by Dr. Mark Terwilliger
CC BY-NC-SA
Deleting Dystopia: Re-Asserting Human Priorities in the Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Richard A. Slaughter
"Deleting Dystopia confirms that the existential threats posed by the misuse of advanced digital technologies are real. But, in place of apathy and fatalism, Slaughter explores ways of understanding the threat, conceptualising solutions and identifying strategies that lead away from digital authoritarian futures towards those funded on humanly viable values and practices." CC BY-NC-SA
SENTRY Security Modules for Classroom Use: Optimization and Risk Assessment by J. Kupetz; E. Lee; K. Levy; D. Skipper; M. Brown; C. Buell; and A. Marr
"College-level module lesson plans on applied mathematics concepts relative to security. A product of the SENTRY Reconnect 2022 and 2023 workshops, sponsored by the Department of Homeland Security and Rutgers University's Center for Discreet Mathematics and Computer Science (DIMACS)."