Find open course materials and textbooks
Universities publish free syllabi, lecture notes, and open textbooks you can self-study from. Search .edu domains for these teaching materials directly.
The dork pattern
site:edu {topic} (syllabus OR "lecture notes" OR textbook)
Curly braces like {this} are blanks you fill in below.
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site:edu organic chemistry (syllabus OR "lecture notes" OR textbook)
Variations
site:edu {topic} filetype:pdf (syllabus OR notes)
site:edu intitle:syllabus {topic}
Operators used
site:site:example.comRestricts to .edu domains where professors post course materials.
Restrict results to a single domain or subdomain. Great for searching within one site or excluding it.
ORterm1 OR term2Matches syllabi, lecture notes, or textbooks since courses name these differently.
Match either term. OR must be uppercase. Combine to broaden a search across synonyms.
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