Open Educational Resources

Introductory books written for anyone interested in physics. Focuses on concepts, while keeping mathematics to the necessary minimum. Volumes in series: fall, flow and heat; relativity and cosmology; light, charges and brains; the quantum of change; motion inside matter. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.

Textbook developed for upper level physics courses. Topic covered include: electromagnetics, magnetostatics, wavesm transmission lines, wave guides, antennas, and radiating systems. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Open Stax textbook designed to meet the requirements of an introductory University astronomy course. It begins with relevant scientific fundamentals and progresses through an exploration of the solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology. Instructor and student resources available. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Textbook that uses the basic functioning or the human body as a common theme through which fundamental physics topics are introduced. May be helpful for physiotherapy and occupational therapy students. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Open Stax textbook designed to meet the requirements of a college introductory algebra-based physics course. Grounded in real-world examples to help students grasp the fundamentals of physics concepts. Instructor and student resources available. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Textbooks intended for undergraduate engineering electromagnetics courses. Volume 1 addresses transmission lines. Volume 2 covers such topics as magnetic force, AC current flow and optical fiber. CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.

Textbook takes the reader on a tour through time and space. The theory of motion at both the everyday and the highly relativistic level is developed without the need of prior knowledge. The relevant mathematics is provided in an appendix.. Includes worked examples and a large number of original problems. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Textbook designed for general astronomy courses. It translates the mathematical equations conventional relativity texts rely upon into pictures that are readily understood. Book has a CC BY-NC (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial) license. Figures have a CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.

Open Stax 3 volume textbook designed to meet the requirements of University calculus-basis physics courses. Volume 1 covers mechanics, sound, oscillations and waves. Volume 2 covers thermodynamics, electricity and magnetism. Volume 3 covers optics and modern physics. Instructor and student resources available. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Textbook designed for first semester university physics for scientists and engineers covering classical mechanics, and a brief introduction to thermodynamics. Although calculus based, its use is relatively sparse to accommodate students taking calculus course as a corequisite. CC BY-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike) license.

Small collection of interactive simulations originally from the University of Nebrask-Lincoln which have been ported to HTML5. GPL 3.0 (General Public License).

Collection of over 200 interactive physics simulations from Boston University. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Short videos allowing researchers to share their findings more widely in an engaging way. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Collection of interactive physics simulations. Most simulations also show the mathematics model. Apache 2.0 license.

Podcast series from the Department of Physics, Oxford University. Only episodes with a (CC) symbol next to their title are available under a CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Collection of fun, interactive, research-based simulations of physical phenomena from the University of Colorado. CC BY (Creative Commons Attribution) license.

Source of free film clips and animations from the University of New South Wales suitable introductory university physics courses. Topics covered include mechanics, sound and waves, and light. CC BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives) license.

Courses in physics as taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Content varies but can include lecture notes, videos, assignments with solutions etc. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license but courses may refer to copyright material.

Physics courses ranging from introductory to advanced level from the Open University. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.

Courses taught in the Master of Applied Earth Science at the Delft University of Technology. Content varies but can include recorded lectures, readings, exams and exercises. CC BY-NC-SA (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike) license.