Best engineering books for an undergraduate engineer

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Undergraduate engineering students seeking foundational knowledge in their first year should focus on comprehensive resources covering essential topics such as Calculus, Circuit Analysis, and Differential Equations. Recommended materials include K.A. Stroud's books, which effectively address convergence and series, and online resources like Cramster for curated book lists. Additionally, the website Miss Math Books offers free downloadable texts organized by subject, including a section specifically for calculus tailored for engineers.

PREREQUISITES
  • Basic understanding of undergraduate engineering disciplines
  • Familiarity with calculus concepts and applications
  • Knowledge of circuit analysis fundamentals
  • Introduction to differential equations
NEXT STEPS
  • Explore K.A. Stroud's books on calculus and series convergence
  • Visit Cramster to find recommended textbooks for engineering courses
  • Download resources from Miss Math Books, focusing on calculus for engineers
  • Research additional materials on Electricity and Magnetism and Solid Mechanics
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This discussion is beneficial for undergraduate engineering students, educators, and anyone involved in developing foundational engineering curricula.

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I'm an engineering first year and I am looking for the best books relevant to my subject. My course is split up into five components: Maths, Electrical, Electronical, Materials, and Energy. By best books I mean that I am looking for books that explain most of what I need to know in a clear and simplified/easy to understand (as much as it can be) way. Please help me !
 
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Your an undergraduate engineer?

It's not a focused discipline like mechanical, electrical, systems engineer?

Also not sure what the difference between electrical and "electronical" are.

What kind of math are you looking for?

Are you doing all those subjects in one semester or over your entire degree?

Please be more specific and I will be sure to help out further.
 
LabGuy330 said:
Your an undergraduate engineer?

It's not a focused discipline like mechanical, electrical, systems engineer?

Also not sure what the difference between electrical and "electronical" are.

What kind of math are you looking for?

Are you doing all those subjects in one semester or over your entire degree?

Please be more specific and I will be sure to help out further.

For the first two years its general engineering with specialisation in my 3rd and 4th years. I think in most contexts electronical and electrical are used synonymously. With regards to the maths I have K.A.Stroud's books, the main topic I'm looking to improve upon is convergence/absolute convergence/divergence of series..

The topics my exam next term will be on will be:
Calculus 1, Statics, Circuit Analysis 1/2, Vectors and Matrices, Electricity and Magnetism, Materials and Solid Mechanics, Complex Algebra and Fourier Series, Bending and Torsion, and Ordinary Differential Equations.

So any books which you'd recommend that explain these topics in as much a simplified (as much as possible) yet complete way would help me out a lot.
 
Step 1. Go to cramster
Step 2. Select your degree type and see what books show up
 
My recommendation: visit this wonderful site.Lots of free books to to download. All of them grouped into "packages" of specific subjects (set theory, logic, calculus, etc...). See the part: "calculus for engineers".

http://missmathbooks.blogspot.es/
 

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