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

=== <u>Technical, Scientific, and Mathematical Writing</u> ===
* 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 <sup>[[https://arxiv.org/abs/1612.04888 Free on arXiv]]</sup>
* 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 ==
* [https://tobi.oetiker.ch/lshort/lshort.pdf 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 [http://detexify.kirelabs.org/classify.html 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

=== <u>Engineering Ethics</u> ===
* 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

=== <u>Scientific Integrity and Ethics</u> ===
* 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 
* [https://engineering.purdue.edu/ChE/AboutUs/Publications/TeachingEng/index.html 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)<sup>[[https://archive.org/details/foundationsscie01poingoog/page/n8/mode/2up archive]][[https://www.amazon.com/dp/1781390908/ amazon (Halsted Translation)], [https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Science-Hypothesis-Cambridge-Collection/dp/1108069495/ amazon (Halsted Translation)], [https://www.amazon.com/Value-Science-Essential-Writings-Poincare/dp/0375758488/ amazon (Gould Translation)]]</sup> (Collectively published as "The Foundations of Science")
* Max Planck - Scientific Autobiography and Other Papers
* Max Planck - A Survey of Physical Theory (Dover Books)
