Faculty of Science
Mathematics
Linear Algebra
Linear Algebra with Applications: Lyryx
By: W. Keith Nicholson
The first version of this textbook was published in 1986 as a traditional textbook. The current version from 2018 was published as an open educational resource for a traditional or advanced introduction to the topics within linear algebra.
Includes: instructor resources: solution manual to exercises and lecture slides.
Attribution: Linear Algebra with Applications: Lyryx by W. Keith Nicholson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Linear Algebra
By: Jim Hefferson, St. Michael’s College, Vermont
This textbook, now in its fourth edition, has been positively reviewed by four math professors from American universities and the Mathematical Association of America.
Includes: exercises, solutions, a lab manual, lecture slides, and includes applications of linear algebra.
Attribution: Linear Algebra by Jim Hefferson is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
Calculus for Life Sciences
Differential Calculus for the Life Sciences
By: Leah Edelstein-Keshet, University of British Columbia
This textbook was written by a math professor at the University of British Columbia and is currently used as a textbook for introductory calculus courses for life sciences undergraduates.
Includes: exercises and solutions to selected problems.
Attribution: Differential Calculus for the Life Sciences by Leah Edelstein-Keshet is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Calculus for the Life Sciences: A Modelling Approach Volume 1
By: James L. Cornette and Ralph A. Ackerman, Iowa State University
This textbook was written by two professors at Iowa State University with the goal introducing students to scientific modeling. This course aims to teach students the necessary skills and concepts from a traditional physical sciences course, while explaining the applications of calculus to the life sciences.
Includes: exercises, solutions to select problems, and MATLAB exercises.
Attribution: Calculus for the Life Sciences: A Modelling Approach Volume I by James L. Cornette and Ralph A. Ackerman is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives 4.0 International license.
Calculus
Calculus: OpenStax Volumes 1-3
Volume 1 concepts: functions, limits, derivatives, and integration
Volume 2 concepts: integration, differential equations, sequences and series, and parametric equations and polar coordinates
Volume 3 concepts: parametric equations and polar coordinates, vectors, functions of several variables, multiple integration, and second-order differential equations
Includes: Exercises and answers. Volume 1 has been faculty-reviewed, adopted, is accessible, and has ancillary resources. Volume 2 has been adopted, has ancillary resources, and is accessible. Volume 3 is a