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These open-source textbooks are being utilized in an Engineering course for undergraduates by Professor Antony Snell in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at CSU Maritime. The open textbook provides a background reference to supplement my own class-notes and is a useful source of homework problems. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to find a low-cost option for our students. Most students access the open textbook in online format or using pdf download.

The California State University and MERLOT have partnered to showcase how and why faculty have adopted Open Educational Resources (OER) to facilitate equitable access to their students’ course materials. This Faculty Showcase represent Open Educational Practices where faculty are sharing their "know-how" for adopting OER in their courses.