Author: Denny Burzynski has a master’s degree in Mathematics from the California State University, Long Beach, and has taught mathematics at California and Nevada community colleges. With some of his friends, Denny authored six college mathematics textbooks from basic arithmetic, elementary, and intermediate algebra, college algebra, to applied calculus. Denny presented at many mathematics conferences all over the country, spent a semester interning as a program director at the National Science Foundation in Washington, D.C., and served as president of both the California Mathematics Council Community Colleges and the Nevada Mathematical Association of Community Colleges. 

Publisher:  Downey Unified School District (DUSD)

DUSD Vision: All students graduate with a 21st Century education that ensures they are college and career ready, globally competitive and citizens of strong character. DUSD Mission: Downey Unified School District is committed to developing all students to be self-motivated learners and productive, responsible, and compassionate members of an ever-changing global society. Our highly qualified staff foster meaningful relationships with students, parents, and the community while providing a relevant and rigorous curriculum in facilities that advance teaching and learning. 

DUSD Administration: Superintendent John A. Garcia, Jr., Ph.D., Assistant Superintendent Roger Brossmer, Ed.D., Director, College and Career Readiness Allan Tyner, Ed.D. 

Project Manager: 2 Degree Shift designs and implements high-wage, high-growth career technical education pathways and open source, accessibility-compliant curricula, class materials, and work-based learning projects. Book design is by Veronika Focht, Principal Designer at 2 Degree Shift.

Thanks go to the California Community College Chancellor’s Office for the K12 Strong Workforce Funding Round 3 grant award – Open Source Downey.