Universal Material

This page contains general information that is useful across the math, science, and engineering disciplines.

Writing

 * The Elements of Style by Strunk and White
 * On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by Zinsser

Technical, Scientific, and Mathematical Writing

 * Writing Science: How to Write Papers That Get Cited and Proposals That Get Funded by Schimel
 * The Craft of Scientific Writing by Alley
 * A Primer of Mathematical Writing: Being a Disquisition on Having Your Ideas Recorded, Typeset, Published, Read, and Appreciated by Krantz [Free on arXiv]
 * Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences by Higham
 * Handbook of Technical Writing by Alred, Brusaw, and Oliu
 * A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations: Chicago Style for Students and Researchers by Turabian
 * Writing for Computer Science by Zobel
 * Mathematical Publishing: A Guidebook by Krantz

LaTeX
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 * The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX2ε by Oetiker, Partl, Hyna and Schlegl
 * More Math Into LaTeX by Grätzer
 * Guide to LaTeX by Kopka and Daly
 * The LaTeX Companion by Mittelbach, Goossens, et al.

Presentations

 * The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid by Alley
 * Designing Science Presentations: A Visual Guide to Figures, Papers, Slides, Posters, and More by Carter
 * When the Scientist Presents: An Audio and Video Guide to Science Talks by Lebrun
 * Even a Geek Can Speak: Low-Tech Presentation Skills For High-Tech People by Asher

Professionalism and Career Development

 * Unwritten Laws of Engineering by King and Skakoon


 * Advice to Rocket Scientists: A Career Survival Guide for Scientists and Engineers by Longuski
 * Engineer Your Own Success: 7 Key Elements to Creating an Extraordinary Engineering Career by Fasano
 * Career Success in Engineering: A Guide for Students and New Professionals by Berson and Benner
 * Stuff You Don't Learn in Engineering School: Skills for Success in the Real World by Selinger
 * Power of Professionalism: The Seven Mind-Sets That Drive Performance and Build Trust by Wiersma
 * How To Win Friends and Influence People by Carnegie

Whistle-blowing

 * Whistleblowers: Broken Lives and Organizational Power by Alford
 * The Whistleblowers: Exposing Corruption in Government and Industry by Glazer
 * Whistleblower's Handbook: A Step-By-Step Guide To Doing What's Right And Protecting Yourself by Kohn
 * The Ghost of the Executed Engineer: Technology and the Fall of the Soviet Union by Graham

Ethics

 * The Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
 * The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis
 * Ethics for the Information Age by Quinn

Engineering Ethics

 * The Ford Pinto Case: A Study In Applied Ethics, Business, And Technology by Birsch and Fielder
 * Hold Paramount: The Engineer's Responsibility to Society by Vesilind and Gunn
 * Thinking Like an Engineer: Studies in the Ethics of a Profession by Davis
 * What Every Engineer Should Know about Ethics by Humphreys
 * Engineering Ethics by Fleddermann
 * Ethics in Engineering by Martin and Schinzinger

Scientific Integrity and Ethics

 * Plastic Fantastic: How the Biggest Fraud in Physics Shook the Scientific World by Reich (Book on Jan Hendrik Schön)
 * On Fact and Fraud: Cautionary Tales from the Front Lines of Science by Goodstein
 * Betrayers of the Truth: Fraud and Deceit in Science by Broad and Wade
 * Scientific Integrity: Text and Cases in Responsible Conduct of Research by Macrina
 * On Being a Scientist: A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine

Legal Matters

 * Contracts for Engineers: Intellectual Property, Standards, and Ethics by Hunter
 * Intellectual Property Law for Engineers and Scientists by Rockman
 * Patent Law by Mueller

Research

 * An Introduction to Scientific Research (Dover Book) by Wilson Jr.
 * Research Methodology: A Step-by-Step Guide for Beginners by Kumar (focuses on social sciences)
 * The Art of Scientific Investigation by Beveridge

Devices and Apparatuses

 * Practical Electronics for Inventors by Scherz and Monk
 * Learning the Art of Electronics: A Hands-On Lab Course by Hayes and Horowitz
 * The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill
 * Building Scientific Apparatus by Moore, Davis, and Coplan
 * Reliability in Scientific Research: Improving the Dependability of Measurements, Calculations, Equipment, and Software by Walker

Error Analysis

 * An Introduction to Error Analysis: The Study of Uncertainties in Physical Measurements by Taylor
 * Measurements and their Uncertainties: A Practical Guide to Modern Error Analysis by Hughes and Hase
 * Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences by Bevington and Robinson

Statistics

 * Probability and Statistics by DeGroot and Schervish
 * Mathematical Statistics with Applications by Wackerly, Mendenhall, and Scheaffer
 * Statistical Inference by Casella and Berger

Design of Experiments

 * Statistics for Experimenters: Design, Innovation, and Discovery by Box, Hunter, and Hunter
 * Design and Analysis of Experiments by Montgomery
 * Experiments: Planning, Analysis, and Optimization by Wu and Hamada

Academia and Graduate School

 * A Mathematician's Survival Guide: Graduate School and Early Career Development by Krantz
 * Tomorrow's Professor: Preparing for Careers in Science and Engineering by Reis
 * A PhD Is Not Enough!: A Guide to Survival in Science by Feibelman
 * The Survival of a Mathematician: From Tenure to Emeritus by Krantz

Teaching and Lecturing

 * How to Teach Mathematics by Krantz
 * Teaching Engineering by Wankat and Oreovicz
 * The Effective, Efficient Professor: Teaching Scholarship and Service by Wankat
 * Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, Friend: On Being a Mentor to Students in Science and Engineering by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine

Engineering Philosophy

 * The Civilized Engineer by Florman
 * What Engineers Know and How They Know It: Analytical Studies from Aeronautical History by Vincenti
 * The Existential Pleasures of Engineering by Florman
 * To Engineer Is Human: The Role of Failure in Successful Design by Petroski

Science Writings

 * Henri Poincare - Science and Hypothesis (1903); The Value of Science (1905); and Science and Method (1908)[archive][amazon (Halsted Translation), amazon (Halsted Translation), amazon (Gould Translation)] (Collectively published as "The Foundations of Science")
 * Max Planck - Scientific Autobiography and Other Papers
 * Max Planck - A Survey of Physical Theory (Dover Books)