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Computer Science

[[]] : Dive into Python, an introduction to Python programming ^edit

Maintainers: Seth Woodworth · License: GFDL · Mime types: .html Download v.1 · [[[Image:Diveintopython.xol]] source]
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Computer Algebra

[[]] : Axiom Tutorial by Timothy Daly ^edit

Maintainers: Timothy Daly · License: Modified BSD · Mime types: .pdf Download v.IBSN 1-4116-65097-X · [[1] source]
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Mathematics

Test-Prep Mathematics reviews GED level mathematics.

Quick Note Statistics outlines basic statistics.

	[[]] : Linear Algebra by Jim Hefferon ^edit Maintainers: · License: CC-BY-SA · Mime types: .pdf	`Download` v. · [joshua.smcvt.edu/linalg.html/ source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·
	[[]] : Linear algebra via exterior products, by Sergei Winitzki ^edit Maintainers: · License: GNU FDL · Mime types: .pdf	`Download` v. · [homepages.physik.uni-muenchen.de/~winitzki/Linear_algebra_exterior.pdf source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·

Calculus

	[[]] : Mathematics under the Microscope by Alexandre V. Borovik ^edit The book explores the intersection of mathematics and cognitive science. Maintainers: · License: CC-BY-NC-ND2.0 · Mime types: .pdf	[[:Media:-[0.919 http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~avb/micromathematics/MMW.pdf].xo\|`Download` v.[0.919 http://www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~avb/micromathematics/MMW.pdf]]] · [www.maths.manchester.ac.uk/~avb/micromathematics/downloads source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·
	[[]] : "Difference Equations to Differential Equations" An introduction to calculus, by Dan Sloughter ^edit The book is split into sections, with each section being its own PDF. There are links to solutions. There are Java Applets for some sections. Maintainers: Dan Sloughter · License: CC-BY-SA · Mime types: .html, .pdf, .ps, .js, .class	`Download` v. · [math.furman.edu/~dcs/book source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` · http://math.furman.edu/~dcs/mvbook/ http://math.furman.edu/~dcs/yact/ http://www.pdmi.ras.ru/~olegviro/ShchepinCalc.html http://www.whitman.edu/mathematics/multivariable
	[[]] : "Calculus" by Benjamin Crowell ^edit Maintainers: Ben Crowell · License: CC-BY-SA · Mime types: .html, .pdf	`Download` v. · [www.lightandmatter.com/calc/ source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·
	[[]] : Elementary Calculus: An Approach Using Infinitesimals by Jerome H. Keisler ^edit Maintainers: · License: CC-BY-NC-SA · Mime types: .pdf	`Download` v. · [www.math.wisc.edu/~keisler/calc.html source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·

Music

[[]] : "Eyes and Ears" by Benjamin Crowell; an anthology of music for sight-singing ^edit

Maintainers: Ben Crowell · License: CC-BY-SA · Mime types: .pdf Download v. · [http://www.lightandmatter.com/sight/sight.html source]
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Science

UNESCO Sourcebook for Science Teaching
in Spanish:
Manual de la UNESCO para la enseñanza de las Ciencias
In French:
Manuel de l'UNESCO pour l'Enseignement des Sciences

All have tested OK on Read on a G1G1 machine, except the Read interface takes a lot of usable space Yamaplos 12:56, 24 June 2008 (UTC)

Physics

The Motion Mountain Physics Texbook, 1612 free pages at http://www.motionmountain.net/download.html, with many figures, tables and embedded animations, also downloadable in 6 separate parts, CC-NC-ND licence.
The Physics textbooks by Benjamin Crowell:
- Electricity and Magnetism
- The Modern Revolution in Physics
- Conceptual Physics
- Optics
- Conservation Laws
- Newtonian Physics

	[[]] : "Motion Mountain - The Adventure of Physics" by Christoph Schiller; introductory physics text ^edit with over 2000 pages, 700 figures and films, 1700 puzzles and challenges Maintainers: Christoph Schiller · License: CC-BY-NC-ND · Mime types: .pdf	`Download` v.23rd edition, October 2009 · [www.motionmountain.net/download.html source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·
	[[]] : "Light and Matter" by Benjamin Crowell; college-level introductory physics for life science majors ^edit Maintainers: Ben Crowell · License: CC-BY-SA · Mime types: .html, .pdf	`Download` v. · [www.lightandmatter.com/books.html source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·
	[[]] : "Simple Nature" by Benjamin Crowell; introductory physics for engineering majors ^edit Maintainers: Ben Crowell · License: CC-BY-SA · Mime types: .html, .pdf	`Download` v. · [www.lightandmatter.com/area1sn.html source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·
	[[]] : "Conceptual Physics" by Benjamin Crowell; introductory physics for gen ed students ^edit Maintainers: Ben Crowell · License: CC-BY-SA · Mime types: .html, .pdf	`Download` v. · [http://www.lightandmatter.com/cp/index.html source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·
	[[]] : A Radically Modern Approach to Introductory Physics by David J. Raymond ^edit Maintainers: · License: CC-BY-SA · Mime types: .html, .pdf	`Download` v. · source `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·
	[[]] : Radio Antenna Engineering by McGraw-Hill ^edit Maintainers: · License: BY-NC-SA · Mime types: .pdf	`Download` v. · [[2] source] `Tested in:` (trac) `Translate:` ·

Psychology

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Economics & Social Science

http://www.introecon.com/
Economics I and II outlines college level Economics. Links provided to make material current.
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from Kerala

jgay has some

http://www.toe.org/

Literature and more

Manybooks, a tremendous improvement on raw Gutenberg texts
fictionbook-lib.org, library of free eBooks in fictionbook format

self-published

TBPMD - not for children.

Baen Books Free Library

Baen Free Library - Science Fiction and Fantasy are Available formats HTML, Ebookwise, Mobipocket, RTF, Microsoft Reader.

Free Online Books Internet Library

Searches and collections

Creative Commons & license-savvy searches:

Directories

Internet Public Library Multilingual
Librarian Chick

Sites

https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Wikijunior
Project Gutenberg publishes mostly English material, nearly all in the Public Domain. (Some works copyrighted but freely distributable--not necessarily Free. For instance, Cory Doctorow's works are CC-NC-ND.)
McMaster University Archive for the History of Economic Thought
The Perseus Digital Library Classics in original languages and English translations, and more.
The Internet Archive More than 300.000 books, principally from American and Canadian libraries. In PDF and djvu format.

More Collections

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General texts

General digital books:

Libraries and search sites:

Audiobooks:

The Libravox directory (including Librivox)

South Africa

see the 16 books recently released in 6 languages

childrens books online

eBook formats : Bob DuCharme has put epub versions of some of the Project Gutenberg Childrens Books together.

Children's Fiction from Google Books

Children's Non Fiction from Google Books

World Public Library has made more than 1,000 eBooks freely available to the public specifically gathered for OLPC folks. Please visit to download the titles.

Bee Careful, Marvin Children's book about a bee named Marvin released under a CC license.

The Andy Holt Virtual Library "Docustack" is hosted by the university of Tennessee at Martin, and focuses on children's literature.

See also The OLPC literature page, with links to sites offering collections of free (Public Domain out-of-copyright) and commercial Ebooks in many languages. There are also specific book collections being developed by libraries and archives for OLPC (add your own!).

UNESCO Online Books, Theses, Research Publications and newspapers
the Wikibooks Wikijunior project of non-fiction books up to age 12,
Open Education Europa launched by the European Commission in September 2013, offering access to European Open Educational Resources.
strategic framework of education and training in European Commission,

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