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

• 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.

Also check out this site which lets you find LaTeX symbol names by hand-drawing them.

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)