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Books to Bring:

Here's a list of books for different programs as suggested by students from the respective programs/majors. Please note that this list may not be 100% accurate or comprehensive, and is only meant to serve as a guideline for bringing books when you come to the US.

For complete course listings and recommended books for a particular semester, please visit the Schedule of Classes at Testudo.

We urge SCI members to send us their feedback so that we can keep this list updated.

The textbooks for various departments have been listed below:

Engineering School

Aerospace Engineering
No need to carry books from India. Either books are cheaply available here or lecture notes are sufficient.

Masters in Information Management
No need to carry books from India. Either books are cheaply available here or lecture notes are sufficient.

Reliability Engineering

  1. Advanced Engineering Mathematics, 8th Edition- Erwin Kreyszig

  2. Reliability Engineering and Risk Analysis: A Practical Guide, M. Modarres - latest edition

  3. Probability and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists- by Ronald E. Walpole, et al

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Communications & Signal Processing

  1. ENEE620 : Probability and Random Processes - Grimmett and Stirzaker (highly recommended) & Probability and Random Processes - Paupolis (preferably both)

  2. ENEE 621 : Estimation and Detection Theory - Vincent Poor (must)

  3. ENEE 627 : Elements of Information Theory - Thomas and Cover (must)

  4. ENEE 630 : Multirate Systems and Filter Banks - P.P.Vaidyanathan and Adaptive Filter Theory - Simon Haykin

  5. Computer Networks- Andrew Tannenbaum and Alberto Leon-Garcia

  6. Data Networks- Bertsekas and Gallager

  7. Digital Communication- Proakis

  8. Multi-user detection- Sergio Verdu (grad level - recommended)

  9. Wireless Communication- Goldsmith, Tse and Vishwanath, Theodore Rappaport (undergrad level - handy)

  10. Digital Image Processing- Gonzalez and Woods

  11. Fundamentals of Digital Image Processing- Anil Jain

  12. Any undergrad book on Signals & Systems / DSP e.g. Oppenheim

  13. Engineering Mathematics- Kreyzig (invaluable...but not a must)

Controls

  1. ENEE620 : Probability and Random Processes - Grimmett and Stirzaker (must) & Probability and Random Processes - Paupolis (preferably both)

  2. ENEE660 : Linear Systems Theory – W. Rugh

  3. ENEE661 : Nonlinear Systems – Khalil

  4. ENEE664 : Optimal Control

Computer Engineering

  1. ENEE 646: Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach - Hennessy & Patterson

  2. ENEE647: Distributed Systems: Principles and Paradigms: Tanenbaum and Steen (must)

  3. ENEE641: Introduction to Algorithms: Cormen, Leiserson, Rivest

  4. ENEE640:  VLSI Digital Signal Processing Systems: Design and Implementation: John Wiley & Sons, 1999 Author : Keshab K Parhi

  5. ENEE644: Logic Synthesis and Verification Algorithms - Gary D. Hachtel and Fabio Somenzi

  6. Distributed OS- Tanenbaum and Steen

Controls

  1. ENEE620 : Probability and Random Processes - Grimmett and Stirzaker (must) & Probability and Random Processes - Paupolis (preferably both)

  2. ENEE660 : Linear Systems Theory – W. Rugh

  3. ENEE661 : Nonlinear Systems – Khalil

  4. ENEE664 : Optimal Control

Electrophysics

  1. Classical Electrodynamics- J.D. Jackson, 3/e.

  2. Quantum Physics- S. Gasiorowicz, 2/e (1996)

  3. Electromagnetic Waves- Staelin

  4. Optical Fiber Communication- Keiser

Microelectronics

  1. ENEE 793 (Solid State Physics): Introduction to Solid State Physics - Charles Kittel

  2. ENEE 680 (EMI) : Electrodynamics - D.L.Jackson

  3. ENEE 690 (Quantum Phenomena): Introduction to Quantum Mechanics - Gasiorowicz

  4. ENEE 697 (Solid State Devices): Solid State Devices - Kaanan Kano

  5. ENEE 696 (Microwave & Integrated Circuits): Analysis and Design of Integrated Circuits - Grey & Mayer.

  6. Analog VLSI and Neural Systems- Carver Mead

  7. Microelectronic Circuits- Sedra and Smith

Systems Engineering

  1. Systems engineering and analysis- / Benjamin S. Blanchard, Wolter J. Fabrycky. Publisher: Pearson Prentice Hall

  2. Cost Estimator's reference Manual- by Rodney Stewart

  3. Human Factors in Systems Engineering- by Chapanis Or

  4. Design of Everyday things- Norman

  5. Software Engineering Theory and Practice- by PFleeger (for those who are interested in taking Software Engineering as an elective.)

Other Books depend on the 3 technical electives that you choose. For more information, click here.

Telecommunications

* marked books are recommended to be carried from India, others are cheaply available here.

  1. ENTS 630 : Managerial Economics and Business Strategy: Michael R.Baye

  2. ENTS 632 : The Marketing Game! : Charlotte H. Mason, William D. Perreuault, Jr.

  3. ENTS 632 : Strategic Marketing Management: Aderson, Vincze

  4. ENTS 635 : Spreadsheet Modeling and Decision Analysis- Cliff T. Ragsdale

  5. *ENTS 640 : Wireless Communications: Principles & Practices- Theodore Rappaport

  6. *ENTS 640 : Computer Communication Networks- Leon Garcia

  7. *Satellite Communications- Dennis Roddy

  8. *ENTS 650 : Network Security- Kauffman, Perlman & Speciner latest edition

  9. ENTS 689D : An Introduction to GSM- Siegmund M. Redl, Matthias K. Weber, Malcolm W. Oliphant

  10. ENTS 689J : One Minute Manager- Kenneth Blanchard

  11. ENTS 689K : Venture Capital Handbook- David Gladstone

Environmental Engineering

  1. Wastewater Engineering: Treatment, Disposal, Reuse - Metcalf and Eddy Inc. (latest edition advisable)

  2. Aquatic Chemistry: Chemical Equilibria and Rates in Natural Waters - Stumm and Morgan

Transportation Engineering

  1. Operations Research and Algorithm- Wayne L Winston

  2. Fundamentals of Transportation and Traffic Operations- Carlos Daganzo

Business School

MS in Finance

  1. BMGT 640 & BMGT 741 : Corporate Finance - Ross, Westenfield, Jaffe

  2. BMGT 744 : Option, Futures, Derivatives - 4th edition - Hull

  3. BMGT 743 : Investment Management - Bodie, Kane, Marcus

  4. BMGT 745 : Financial Institution Management - Saunders


In B-school, each professor gives different study materials and also recommends textbooks as per his/her choice. And every semester, different professors teach the same course which is to say that everything is highly uncertain. But, above four books are the generally recommended books on Finance.

Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics

  1. Genetics from Genes to Genomes - Hartwell et. al., 1st Edn (2000)

  2. Human Molecular Genetics 2 (HMG2) - Strachan and Read (1999)

  3. Molecular Cell Biology - Baltimore and Lodish, 4th Edn (2000)

Chemistry

Organic Chemistry

  1. Advanced Organic Chem (Vol I & II) - Carey & Sundberg (US $45 each)

  2. Frontier Orbitals and Organic Chemical Reactions - I. Fleming

  3. Advanced Organic Chemistry: Reaction, Mechanism and Structure - J. March, 4th /5th Edn

Analytical Chemistry

  1. Spectroscopy - Pavia, Lampman & Kriz, 2nd Edn (1996)

Inorganic Chemistry

  1. Advanced Inorganic chemistry - Cotton & Wilkinson

Physical Chemistry

  1. Physical Chemistry - Ira Levine, 4th Edn

Food & Nutrition

  1. Principles of Biochemistry - Lehninger, Nelson and Cox, 2nd Edn

  2. Food, Nutrition and Diet Therapy - Krause, 10th Edn

  3. Textbook of Medical Physiology - Guyton and Hall

  4. BIOM 601 : Biostatistical Analysis ; Jerrold H. Zar (4th edition or latest)

Molecular & Cell Biology

  1. Genetics from Genes to Genomes - Hartwell et. al., 1st Edn

  2. Human Molecular Genetics 2 (HMG2) - Strachan and Read

  3. Nucleic Acids: Structures, Properties, and Functions - Bloomfield, Crothers and Tinoco, Jr.

  4. Proteins: Structures and Molecular Properties - T.E. Creighton

  5. Molecular Cell Biology - Baltimore and Lodish, 4th Edn

Physics

  1. Modern Quantum Mechanics- by J.J. Sakurai

  2. Classical Electrodynamics- by J.D. Jackson

  3. Classical Mechanics- by Goldstein

  4. Mathematical Methods for Physics- Arfken & Weber

  5. Relativity- B. F. Schutz

  6. Quantum Field Theory- Peskin and Schroeder

  7. Q M- Franz Schwabl

  8. Statistical Mechanics- by R.K. Pathria

  9. Solid State Physics- by Mermin and Ashcroft

Pychology

Industrial & Organizational Psychology

  1. Statistical Methods - Howell, D. C., 4th Edn (1997)

  2. SAS Programming for Researchers and Social Scientists - Spector, P.E. (1993)

  3. Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences -
    Cohen, J., & Cohen, P., 2nd Edn (1983)

  4. Experimental design - Kirk, R. E.,3rd Edn (1995)

Biochemistry

  1. Nucleic Acids: Structures, Properties, and Functions - Bloomfield, Crothers and Tinoco, Jr.

  2. Structure and Mechanism in Protein Science: A guide to Enzyme Catalysis and Protein Folding

  3. Biophysical Chemistry, Part I - Cantor and Schimmel

  4. Molecular Biology - Weaver

  5. Biochemistry - Voet and Voet

  6. Principles of Physical Biochemistry - VanHolde

Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering

  1. Chemical engineering Thermodynamics- Van Ness and Smith

  2. Elements of Chemical Reactor Engineering - Scot Fogler

  3. Engineering Mathematics - Kreyzing

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