{"id":432,"date":"2023-03-13T22:49:14","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T22:49:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/multivariablecalculus\/?page_id=432"},"modified":"2023-04-19T20:25:41","modified_gmt":"2023-04-19T20:25:41","slug":"customizing-oer-textbooks-on-the-libretexts-platform","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.monroecc.edu\/multivariablecalculus\/customizing-oer-textbooks-on-the-libretexts-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizing OER Textbooks on the LibreTexts Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Customizing OER Textbooks on the LibreTexts Platform<\/h1>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LibreTexts platform<\/a> makes it easy for a professor to customize or create an OER textbook for their classes. OER content can be mixed together from multiple source books to create a professional, consistent custom book with chapters and sections numbered consecutively.\u00a0 New content can be added wherever desired, including new sections, subsections, figures, or rewordings or explanations.<\/p>\n<p>There are separate libraries for many STEM disciplines and even some non-STEM disciplines like the Humanities.<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested in learning more about how to customize an OER textbook for a math course on the LibreTexts platform, see:<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yDdW-1mlETg&amp;list=PL83Q_gTbFatSHn7YXfD0bY9smoxolzqWf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Seeburger&#8217;s video presentation on this topic created live for OpenEd Week 2023<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>I have adapted LibreTexts for all my courses. Below are links to LibreTexts to my Calculus courses and Differential Equations.\u00a0 The three calculus texts are adapted from OpenStax Calculus and the Differential Equations text is adapted from the Trench textbook.<\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_210_Calculus_I_(Seeburger)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Seeburger&#8217;s MTH 210 Calculus I LibreText<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_211_Calculus_II\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Seeburger&#8217;s MTH 211 Calculus II LibreText<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_212_Calculus_III\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Seeburger&#8217;s MTH 212 Calculus III LibreText<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\t<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_225_Differential_Equations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prof. Seeburger&#8217;s MTH 225 Differential Equations LibreText<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2>Sections Created Completely by Prof. Seeburger:<\/h2>\n<ul><li>Calculus III, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_212_Calculus_III\/Chapter_13%3A_Functions_of_Multiple_Variables_and_Partial_Derivatives\/13.7%3A__Taylor__Polynomials_of_Functions_of_Two_Variables\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Section 13.7 Taylor Polynomials of a Function of Two Variables<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\t<li>Differential Equations,<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_225_Differential_Equations\/2%3A_First_Order_Equations\/2.4%3A_Bifurcations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Section 2.4 Bifurcations<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><h2>Interactive Figures,Visualizations and Simulations created by Prof. Seeburger in LibreTexts<\/h2>\n<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_211_Calculus_II\/Chapter_6%3A_Applications_of_Integration\/6.2%3A_Determining_Volumes_by_Slicing#Example_.5C(.5CPageIndex.7B6.7D.5C):\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Washer Method Figures<\/a> (four on this page) in Section 6.2 of Calculus II<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_212_Calculus_III\/Chapter_11%3A_Vectors_and_the_Geometry_of_Space\/11.5%3A_Equations_of_Lines_and_Planes_in_Space#Equations_for_a_Line_in_Space\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Figure showing a 3D Line<\/a> in Section 11.5 of Calculus III<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_225_Differential_Equations\/2%3A_First_Order_Equations\/2.4%3A_Bifurcations#Example_.5C(.5CPageIndex.7B3.7D.5C)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Detecting Bifurcations Graphically<\/a> in Section 2.4 of Differential Equations<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_225_Differential_Equations\/2%3A_First_Order_Equations\/2.4%3A_Bifurcations#Example_.5C(.5CPageIndex.7B4.7D.5C)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Bifurcation Diagram<\/a> in Section 2.4 of Differential Equations<\/li>\n\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/math.libretexts.org\/Courses\/Monroe_Community_College\/MTH_225_Differential_Equations\/6%3A_Applications_of_Linear_Second_Order_Equations\/6.1%3A_Spring_Problems_I#Spring_Motion_Demo_-_Forced.2C_Undamped_Spring_Motion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Spring Motion Simulation<\/a> in Section 6.1 of Differential Equations<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Customizing OER Textbooks on the LibreTexts Platform The LibreTexts platform makes it easy for a professor to customize or create an OER textbook for their classes. 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