This is a list of links to textbooks originally created by openstax.org that have been converted into GitHub repositories so you can:
- derive your own copy (aka Fork)
- suggest edits (aka Pull Request)
- report errata in the text (aka Issues) using tools GitHub provides
- read the books online instantly using
GitHub Pages
The "canonical" version of the books are in openstax.org and these repositories are mirrors of those versions. These books are licensed CC-BY (or CC-BY-NC-SA) so you can customize them for your course!
- Algebra and Trigonometry
- Anatomy and Physiology
- Astronomy
- Biology
- Calculus (CC-BY-NC-SA)
- Concepts of Biology
- Chemistry
- Economics
- Microbiology
- Physics
- Psychology
- Precalculus
- Sociology
- Statistics
- US History
Each book repository contains a link at the top to view the book in a book reader. If you derive a copy, your book (and any changes you make) will be automatically hosted at http://${YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME}.github.io/${BOOK_NAME} thanks to GitHub Pages.
If you want to customize the books you will need to:
- create a GitHub account
- See the GitHub Guides for an introduction
- learn how to Fork a Repository (it's easy!)
- fork one of the books listed above
- learn about Markdown, a wiki format (similar to what wikipedia uses)
If you want to view your custom book you will need to:
- do the steps above (make sure you change something about the book first!)
- go to
http://${YOUR_GITHUB_USERNAME}.github.io/${THE_REPOSITORY_NAME}- If you see a
404page then you probably did not change something about the book first (Try editing _config.yml and changing the title to something likeProf X's Biology Book derived from OpenStax ...and making a commit)
- If you see a
If you want to suggest edits (like typos or broken images) you will need to:
If you want to let other people edit your version of the book you will need to:
Note: You can probably ignore this part
See book-updater for details.