Dr. Guy L. Plourde
Chemistry Department
Open Textbooks
- 100 Students = $20,000 for one course textbook.
- In Fall 2015, 26% of my students said that they could not afford the textbook.
- Every two years a new version comes out and I have to rearrange my notes/slides….ENOUGH!
After finding out that my textbook was going to be in its tenth edition for Fall 2016, I surveyed my class and got the statistics noted above. Wanting to alleviate the financial burden for future students, I decided to write a textbook that can be used by everyone (students or instructors) at UNBC or elsewhere. This open access textbook is targeted to be available in Fall 2016. It will include 20 chapters covering the principle topics and functional groups of organic molecules. It will also include end of chapter problems with solutions. I plan to write an accompanying study guide (also free) in years to come.