Runestone Academy

Runestone Academy Library of Books

The books on Runestone.Academy are all free and open source textbooks. We encourage you to browse the library and make use of these books in your courses. If you are a new instructor and want to do this, please take a look at the Help for Instructors page before you make a course. Note: The links to books on this page are for browsing only. If you want your work to be saved you should enroll in the course from the Change Course page.

AP Computer Science Textbooks:

AP CS Principles - Student Edition

Description: To register for this book use the code StudentCSP

AP CSAwesome

Description: CSAwesome is a College Board endorsed curriculum for AP Computer Science A, an introductory college-level computer programming course in Java, by Barbara Ericson, University of Michigan, and Beryl Hoffman, Elms College. To register for this book use the code csawesome

Mobile CSP

Description: Mobile Computer Science Principles (Mobile CSP) is an NSF-funded effort to provide a broad and rigorous introduction to computer science based on MIT App Inventor, a programming language for creating apps for mobile devices. Mobile CSP is a program of the National Center for Computer Science Education. Mobile CSP is an approved curriculum provider for the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) Computer Science Principles curriculum framework for introductory computer science To register for this book use the code mobilecsp

Author/Instructor Help Textbooks:

Runestone Author Guide

Description: This is a good second stop, after you look at the overview, to find out all of the different options available for each of the directives. To register for this book use the code authorguide

Runestone Instructor Guide

Description: This book can help you learn to use Runestone more effectively. Each section has links to videos that show you how to do things step by step as well. If you are just interested in learning more about interactive books then our overview is a better place to start. To register for this book use the code instructorguide

Runestone Interactive Overview

Description: This short book shows off the capabilities of Runestone textbooks. It can also help you write your own Runestone books as each example contains the Runestone (RST) source for that example. This is a better place to start than the Instructor or Author guide books. To register for this book use the code overview

Computer Science Textbooks:

Java Subgoals

Description: To register for this book use the code Subgoals

Runestone Blue Book

Description: To register for this book use the code bluebook

On Complexity

Description: This text introduces the field of complexity science which uses computation to explore the physical and social sciences. It employs graphs, cellular automata, and agent-based models to study interdiciplinary applications in physics, biology, and economics. To register for this book use the code complex

ENGR 101

Description: To register for this book use the code engr101umich

Technovation

Description: To register for this book use the code technovation

Data Structures Textbooks:

Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures using C++

Description: The understanding of data structures and algorithms is central to understanding computer science. Presented in C++, this textbook is designed to serve as a text for a first course on data structures and algorithms, typically taught as the second course in the computer science curriculum. We cover abstract data types and basic data structures, writing algorithms to solve problems, as well as using data structures to solve classic problems. The first chapter offers a review of basic C++, so this book is most appropriate for use after either a first programming course in C++ or after first programming course in any language. To register for this book use the code cppds

Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures

Description: The Second Edition. You are better off using the 3rd now. To register for this book use the code pythonds

Problem Solving with Algorithms and Data Structures 3rd edition

Description: To register for this book use the code pythonds3

Solución de problemas con algoritmos y estructuras de datos

Description: A Spanish language translation of pythonds second edition. - We need a Spanish speaking maintainer to help with this title! To register for this book use the code pythoned

Database Textbooks:

Mastering Relational Databases

Description: To register for this book use the code MasteringDatabases

Instructor Guide Textbooks:

AP CSP - Teacher

Description: To register for this book use the code TeacherCSP

Teach Mobile CSP

Description: To register for this book use the code teach-mobilecsp

Intro to Computer Science Textbooks:

CS Java

Description: This book is a fork of the CSAwesome with most of the AP CS A references removed To register for this book use the code csjava

Foundations of Python Programming

Description: A project based course for CS1, A huge rewrite of How to Think like a Computer Scientist by Paul Resnick and Brad Miller. The projects in this book lean in the direction of data science, but we are actively seeking projects relevant to any area of study. To register for this book use the code fopp

How to Think Like a Computer Scientist - C++

Description: To register for this book use the code thinkcpp

How to Think like a Computer Scientist: Interactive Edition

Description: Based on the original open source book by Allan Downy and Jeff Elkner. Learn Python, this edition is expanded with additional topics and is fully interactive. Try examples, answer questions, interactively, right in the book! To register for this book use the code thinkcspy

Intro to Data Science Textbooks:

Introduction to Google Sheets and SQL

Description: To register for this book use the code ac1

How to Think Like a Data Scientist

Description: This book is designed as a second course in computing, to follow up on an intro to programming with Python. It introduces many ideas in data science in an intuitive/informal way. To register for this book use the code httlads

Intro to Data Science, Intro to Computer Science Textbooks:

Python for Everybody - Interactive

Description: This interactive ebook was created by a team led by Dr. Barbara Ericson. That team started with a static version of this ebook created by Dr. Charles Severance for his Python for Everybody course. He built that ebook by starting with Allen B. Downey's *Think Python* book. This ebook is a data-oriented introduction to Pyton 3 and covers both novice and intermediate levels of programming. Use code py4e-int To register for this book use the code py4e-int

Language Transition Textbooks:

JavaScript 4 Python Programmers

Description: To register for this book use the code JS4Python

C++ for Python Programmers

Description: This short ebook is intended to make it easy for anyone who has some background in programming in Python to transition to programming in C++. This ebook also utilizes an optional graphics module that allows graphics in C++ to utilize commands like the Turtle library in Python. To register for this book use the code cpp4python

Java for Python Programmers

Description: To register for this book use the code java4python

Math Textbooks:

Abstract Algebra, Theory and Applications

Description: To register for this book use the code aata

Discrete Mathematics an Open Introduction

Description: To register for this book use the code dmoi

A First Course in Linear Algebra

Description: To register for this book use the code fcla

Web programming Textbooks:

Fundamentals of Web Programming

Description: To register for this book use the code webfundamentals

License Information

The books published on Runestone are all licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY license or the GNU Free Documentation license. The source code for each book can be found on Our Github Page and will give you the specifics of the license. We encourage you to report any innacuracies, typos or leave us suggestions using the Github issues page for each book.