For Instructors
Adopt a free, open-access textbook for your course. Every DataField.Dev textbook is available at no cost to your students — no access codes, no paywalls, no expiring licenses. Just share the URL and your students are ready to learn.
Zero cost to students — save your class hundreds of dollars per semester
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 — open license lets you share, adapt, and remix
No access codes — no publisher portals or expiring digital keys
Always up-to-date — content is revised continuously, never goes out of print
How to Adopt a Textbook
Adopting a DataField.Dev textbook for your course takes just a few minutes. Here's how:
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Review the textbook
Browse the full textbook online to confirm it aligns with your course objectives and covers the topics you need. Every chapter, exercise, and code example is freely accessible.
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Share the URL with your students
Add the textbook link to your syllabus or LMS (Canvas, Blackboard, Moodle, etc.). Students can access it instantly from any device — no account or download required.
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Integrate into your syllabus
Assign specific chapters for weekly readings, reference exercises for homework, and point students to code examples for lab work. The table of contents makes it easy to map chapters to your schedule.
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Provide feedback
Help us improve! If you spot an error, want additional coverage on a topic, or have suggestions, reach out via email or open a GitHub issue. Instructor feedback directly shapes future revisions.
Available Textbooks
Browse our full catalog. Each textbook is comprehensive, peer-informed, and ready for course adoption.
Licensing
All DataField.Dev textbooks are published under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) license. This means you are free to:
- Share — copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format
- Adapt — remix, transform, and build upon the material for non-commercial purposes
As long as you give appropriate credit and distribute any adapted works under the same license. See the full CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license text for details.
Contact & Feedback
We value instructor feedback and are happy to answer questions about adoption, content coverage, or planned updates.