Comment What textbooks do you guys use? (Score 1) 971
I thought it would be interesting to see what diffrent textbooks engineering students are using. If you feel inclined, post your major, school, and any texts you use, and if you think they are any good.
Me:
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Queen's University (Canada)
Machine Design, Shingley - Great book, I actually enjoy reading this one
Stats, De Veaux - Never even opened it
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Incropera et al. - Another great book, Also enjoyed.
Mechanics of Materials, Hibbeler - I've used in a few courses, wasn't bad, but wasn't anything special
Engineering mechanics Dynamics, Meriam - Horrible book, my prof did an amazing job of explaining the course, and this book just confused things
Fundementals of Thermodynamics, Moran - Another great book, can't say enough good thigns about it
Only other book worth mentioning was my fluids text. Also very good, but i can't remember the author (and i dont' have it on hand). But it had a green cover with odd swirly lines on the front. Another good book was a materials science text. I also can't remember the name off hand.
Some books that REALLY sucked: Elec text, it was red, yellow and white on the front. Horrible book. All my math texts sucked, but its really hard to present math in an interesting way
Me:
3rd Year Mechanical Engineering
Queen's University (Canada)
Machine Design, Shingley - Great book, I actually enjoy reading this one
Stats, De Veaux - Never even opened it
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, Incropera et al. - Another great book, Also enjoyed.
Mechanics of Materials, Hibbeler - I've used in a few courses, wasn't bad, but wasn't anything special
Engineering mechanics Dynamics, Meriam - Horrible book, my prof did an amazing job of explaining the course, and this book just confused things
Fundementals of Thermodynamics, Moran - Another great book, can't say enough good thigns about it
Only other book worth mentioning was my fluids text. Also very good, but i can't remember the author (and i dont' have it on hand). But it had a green cover with odd swirly lines on the front. Another good book was a materials science text. I also can't remember the name off hand.
Some books that REALLY sucked: Elec text, it was red, yellow and white on the front. Horrible book. All my math texts sucked, but its really hard to present math in an interesting way
