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People
David Diezco-founder
david@openintro.org
David focuses his time on web and product development.
He is a quantitative analyst at Google/YouTube.
Chris Barrco-founder
chris@openintro.org
Chris leads the administrative operations of OpenIntro, plays
important roles in product development and editing, and is an Assistant Professor
at Harvard Biostatistics.
Mine Çetinkaya-Rundelfellow
mine@openintro.org
Mine is a co-author on the textbook and also develops supporting material such as labs.
She is an Assistant Professor of the Practice at Duke University.
Andrew Brayfellow
Andrew develops statistics labs and helps manage the Question Bank.
He is a graduate student at UCLA Statistics.
Meenal Patelfellow
Meenal is a graphic designer for a firm in Minneapolis, MN, and she
designed the OpenIntro website and is regularly provides design support for OpenIntro resources.
Yongtao Guanfellow
yongtao@openintro.org
Yongtao provides
senior mentorship to our team. He is a Professor of Management Science at the University of Miami
School of Business.
Chris Popevolunteer
Chris reaches out to new users and helps develop collaborations for the project.
He is a successful businessman from Costa Mesa, CA.
Sarah McGovernvolunteer
Sarah is a recent CSU Long Beach graduate who is developing and
recording videos to accompany OpenIntro Statistics.
Shannon McClintockvolunteer
Shannon is a content curator who helps manage the forums,
and she is an Instructor of Statistics at Emory University.
David Laffievolunteer
David helps manage the OpenIntro forums as a content curator.
He is an Adjunct Lecturer at Cal State - East Bay.
Alumni
We are very grateful to the friends of OpenIntro who have
volunteered along the way:
Filipp Brunshteyn (past fellow)
provided guidance and support in developing project strategy.
Luke Paulsen (past intern/volunteer)
performed and described analyses to highlight interesting data sets.
Rob Gould (past fellow)
provided advice and mentorship to the team.
We would also like to gratefully acknowledge
Arnold & Porter LLP, and in particular the
talented members of their staff, including Maxwell C. Preston, Daniel Bernstein, and Louis S. Ederer, who
have generously provided pro bono legal counsel in areas of copyright, intellectual property, and general
corporate law.
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FAQs
Information on Rights of use may be
found in its own section. Additional information about OpenIntro may be found at
our Blog.
If you could give each student a $100 scholarship, would you?
The teacher of a classroom of 50 students can give the equivalent of
$5,000 in scholarships by using a free textbook, like
OpenIntro Statistics,
that has a low-cost
paperback
option instead of an expensive alternative.
Besides helping their students afford an education, teachers also can
rest easy knowing every student has
access to the textbook on the first day of class. Students benefit by having
access to the format that works best for them,
sharable PDF or
paperback,
and they have perpetual, free access to
current and future editions of OpenIntro textbooks.
How are OpenIntro paperbacks priced?
Paperbacks are sold royalty-free: 100% of the sale price goes to
CreateSpace and
Amazon
to cover printing, listing, selling, and distribution costs.
How are resources tested?
The textbook and other resources have been tested by
a wide range of instructors. For example,
OpenIntro Statistics
has been used at over a dozen distinct colleges,
from courses at Edmonds Community College in Washington
to Princeton University in New Jersey to the Indian Institute of Management
in Ahmedabad, India. The feedback we've received from both students and teachers
help us constantly improve the textbook and our other resources.
How is OpenIntro different?
Innovation is often driven by enthusiasm, not money.
Our staff has volunteered thousands of hours
to develop the best resources and make them available
for free.
It is our mission to help make education both affordable and better.
We believe this is why OpenIntro has been a success:
teachers can relate to our values, and they recognize
our high standards.
If you are unsure whether a free product can compete, try it out.
You won't be forcing your students to pay anything extra if you
experiment with a free resource.
How can I contribute?
There are many things you can do to help. We've assembled
a brief list of actionable items on our
participate
page. To make a financial contribution,
please visit our donations page,
and we will reach out to you once OpenIntro's nonprofit status
is established. Of course, you may always
contact us with additional comments,
questions, or suggestions.
Sincerely Yours,
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