Undergrad, time to grow
Undergraduation is the best time to grow as a person. In school, we do not know enough about ourselves. In 12th, we have no time for anything other than examination preparations. And after undergraduation, there will be too many responsibilities and duties to take care of. That makes undergraduation the best time to sit back and learn a few things you have always wanted to but never had the time for. This is also the time to read books that make you think about the broader picture of life and make you a better person in the long run. This is the time to know your inner self. This is the best time to think of questions like: Who you really are? What do you really want to do in life?For this period of life, apart from recommending subject books, we would also like to recommend some books that help you in finding answers to the above questions: Inspiring Books
Below are some of our recommendations for textbooks that might be useful to students at this level:
(click on the subject name to see the list)
- Naive set theory by P. R. Halmos
- Mathematical analysis by T. M. Apostol
- Calculus Vol. I and II by T. M. Apostol
- Higher Engineering Mathematics by B.S.Grewal
- An introduction to ordinary differential equations by E. A. Coddington
- Elements of partial differential equations by I. N. Sneddon
- An introduction to nonlinear partial differential equations by J. David Logan
- Numerical solution of partial differential equations: Finite difference methods by G. D. Smith
- Algebra by M. Artin
- Topics in algebra by I. N. Herstein
- Real and complex analysis by Walter Rudin
- Complex Variables and Applications by R. V. Churchill and J. W. Brown
- Complex analysis by L. Ahlfors
- Linear Algebra Done Right by Sheldon Axler
- Linear Algebra and its applications by Gilbert Strang
- Principles of Mathematical Analysis by Walter Rudin
- Understanding Analysis by Stephen D. Abbott
- Topology by James Munkres
- Introduction to topology and modern analysis by G. F. Simmons
- A Basic Course in Algebraic Topology by W. S. Massey
- Contiuum Mechanics by D. S. Chandrasekhraiah and Loknath Debnath
- Paul's online math notes
- Lectures in physics by Richard P. Feynmann
- Methods of theoretical physics by P. M. Morse and H. Feshbach
- Classical mechanics by H. Goldstein
- Chaos in dynamical systems by Edward Ott
- Regular and chaotic dynamics by A. J. Lichtenberg and M. A. Lieberman
- Chaos and Integrability in Nonlinear Dynamics by M. Tabor
- Introduction to statistical mechanics by A. M. Vasilyev
- Fundamentals of statistical and thermal physics by F. Reif
- Stochastic Processes in Physics and Chemistry by N. G. van Kampen
- Turbulence by U. Frisch
- Physics of semiconductor devices by S. M. Sze
- Introduction to solid state physics by C. Kittel
- Condensed matter physics by M. Marder
- The crystalline state by W. L. Bragg
- Introduction to superconductivity by M. Tinkham
- Introduction to electrodynamics by David J. Griffiths
- Classical electrodynamics by John David Jackson
- Introduction to microwaves by G. J. Wheeler
- Introduction to plasma theory by Dwight R. Nicholson
- Introduction to quantum mechanics by David J. Griffiths
- Modern quantum mechanics by J. J. Sakurai
- Introduction to elementary particles by David Griffiths
- The classical theory of fields by L. D. Landau and E. M. Lifshitz
- Quantum field theory by L. H. Ryder
- The quantum theory of light by Rodney Loudon
- Atoms in electromagnetic fields by Calude Cohen-Tannoudji
- Optical electronics by A. Yariv
- Quantum electronics by A. Yariv
- General biophysics by M. V. Volkenstein
- Statistical physics of macromolecules by A. Yu. Grosberg and A. R. Khokhlov
- Gravitation and cosmology: principles and applications of the general theory of relativity by Steven Weinberg
- Chemical Applications of Group Theory by Frank A. Cotton
- Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight by Peter Atkins and Loretta Jones
- Fundamentals of organic chemistry by John McMurry
- Chemistry of elements by Norman Greenwood and A. Earnshaw
- Atoms in Molecules: A Quantum Theory by Richard F. Bader
- Crystal Structure Refinement by P. Muller
- Crystal Structure Determination by Werner Messa
- Principles and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry by James P. Collman et. al.
- Medicinal Natural Products: A Biosynthetic Approach by Paul M. Dewick
- Spectrometric Identification of Organic Compounds by R. M. Silverstein, F. X. Webster and D. J. Kiemle
- Principles of Asymmetric Synthesis by Robert E. Gawley and Jeffrey Aube
- Modern Quantum Chemistry: Introduction to Advanced Electronic Structure Theory by Attila Szabo and Neil S. Ostlund
- Chemical Kinetics and Dynamics by J. I. Steinfeld, J. J. Fransisco and W. L. Hase
- Stochastic Processes in Physics and Chemistry by N. G. van Kampen
- Physical chemistry by R. Silbey, R. Alberty and M. Bawendi
- Quantum chemistry by Donald A. McQuarrie
- An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics by Terrill L. Hill
- Chemical Dynamics in Condensed Phases by Abraham Nitzan
- Quantum Mechanics in Chemistry by George C. Schatz and Mark A. Ratner
- Spectra of Atoms and Molecules by P. F. Bernath
- On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harol McGee
- Biological science by Scott Freeman
- Life: The science of biology by Purves, Orians, Heller, and Sadava
- An Introduction to Genetic Analysis by Griffiths, Anthony J. F., Jeffrey H. Miller, David T. Suzuki, Richard C. Lewontin, and William M. Gelbart
- Molecular Cell Biology by Lodish, et al.
- Biochemistry by D. Voet and J. Voet
- Developmental Biology by Scott F. Gilbert
- Molecular Biology of the Gene by J. D. Watson, Tania A. Baker, Stephen P. Bell, Alexander Gann, Michael Levine and Richard Losick
- Principles of Neural Science by Eric R. Kandel, James H. Schwartz, and Thomas M. Jessell, eds.
- Ecology and Field Biology by Robert Smith and Thomas Smith
- Molecular Modelling: Principles and Applications by Andrew R. Leach
- Proteins: Structure and Molecular Properties by T. E. Creighton
- The Neuron: Cell and Molecular Biology by I. B. Levitan and L. K. Kaczmarek
- An Introduction to Systems Biology: Design Principles of Biological Circuits by Uri Alon
- Molecular biology of the cell by B. Alberts, A. Johnson, J. Lewis, M. Raff, K. Roberts, and P. Walter
- Lewin's GENES X by J. E. Krebs, E. S. Goldstein and S. T. Kilpatrick
- Introduction to protein structure by C. Branden and J. Tooze
- Statistical physics of macromolecules by A. Yu. Grosberg and A. R. Khokhlov
- General biophysics by M. V. Volkenstein
- Engineering circuit analysis by W. Hayt and J. E. Kimmerly
- Electrical engineering fundamentals by Vincent Del Toro
- Signals and systems by A. V Oppenheim, A. S Willsky and H. Nawab
- Digital design by Morris Mano
- Fundamentals of logic design by C. H. Roth
- Computer organization and design by D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy
- Solid state electronic devices by B. G. Streetman and S. Banerjee
- The 8086/8088 family: Design, programming and interfacing by J. Uffenbeck
- Discrete Time Signal Processing by A. V. Oppenheim, and R. W. Schafer and J. R. Buck
- Information theory by Thomas and Cover
- Communication Systems by Simon Haykin
- Introduction to electrodynamics by D. J. Griffiths
- Fields and waves in communication electronics by S. Ramo, J. R. Whinnery and T. V. Duzer
- Control systems engineering by I. J. Nagrath and M. Gopal
- Network analysis by V. Valkenburg
- Electrical Machines by I. J. Nagrath and D. P. Kothari
- How to solve it by G. Polya
- Foundations of computer science by A. V. Aho and J. D. Ullman
- Fundamentals of logic design by C. H. Roth
- Programming languages: concepts and constructs by Ravi Sethi
- Compilers: priciples, techniques and tools by A. V. Aho, R. Sethi and J. D. Ullman
- Introduction to compiler construction with UNIX by A. T. Schreiner and H. G. Friedman
- Modern operating systems by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
- Computer systems design and architecture by Vincent P. Heuring and Harry F. Jordan
- Elements of information theory by Thomas M. Cover and Joy A. Thomas
- Parallel computer architecture - a hardware/software approach by D. E. Culler, J. P. Singh and A. Gupta
- An introduction to formal language and automata by Peter Linz
- Communication systems by Simon Haykin
- Data structures and algorithm by Aho, Hopcroft and Ullman
- Computer organization and design by D. A. Patterson and J. L. Hennessy
- Computer networks by Andrew S. Tanenbaum
- UNIX network programming by W. R. Stevens
- Fundamentals of software engineering by Carlo Ghezzi, Mehdi Jazayeri and Dino Mandrioli
- Statistical learning theory by V. Vapnik
- Data Mining: Concepts and Techniques by J. Han and M. Kamber
- C: How to program by H. M. Deitel and P. J. Deitel
- Numerical Recipes in C by William H. Press, Saul A. Teukolsky William T. Vellerling, Brain P. Flannery and Manas Saikia
- Programming Tutorials
- Pencil sketching by Thomas C. Wang
- Product design by K. Otto and K. Wood
- The elements of B∧W photography by Carson Graves
- Digital photography by Tom Ang
- Introduction to fluid mechanics by Fox and McDonald
- Electronics by P. Malvino
- Processes and materials of manufacture by Roy A. Lindberg
- CAD/CAM theory and practice by I. Zeid
- Machine drawing by R. K. Dhawan
- Strength of materials by J. M. Gere, D. E. Goetsch and B. Goodno
- A history of fine arts in India and the west by Tomory Edith
- Art and architecture of India by Rowland Benjamin
- Microprocessors, interfacing programming and hardware by Douglas V. Hall
- Modern control engineering by K. Ogata
- Human performance engineering by Robert W. Bailey
- Machine design - an integrated approach by R. L. Norton
- Mechanical metallurgy by G. E. Dieter
- Internal combustion engines by V. Ganesan
- Fundamentals of vibration by L. Meirovitch
- Mechatronics: An integrated approach by Clarence W. De Silva
- Engineering design - a systemtic approach by G. Pahl and W. Beitz
- Fundamentals of vehicle dynamics by T. D. Gillespie
- Concepts and applications of finite element analysis by R. D. Cook
- Motor vehicle structures by J. C. Brown, A. J. Robertson and S. T. Serpento
- Introduction to robotics: Mechanics and control by John J. Craig
- A mathematical introduction to robotic manipulation by Richard M. Murray, Zexiang Li and S. Shankar Sastry
- Computational geometry for design and manufacture by I. D. Faux and M. J. Pratt
- Introduction to optimum design by J. S. Arora
- Micromechanics of defects in solids by T. Mura
- Laser material processing by William M. Steen
- Tyre and vehicle dynamics by Hans B. Pacejka
