Engineering (General)

Below is a list of Fall 2023 College of Engineering course textbooks that are available electronically through the library. Click on your class department abbreviation to see if your textbook is available. To access the electronic version, click on the title of the book, then click on the "Available Online" link that appears in the catalog record. If you run into problems accessing an e-book, please report them to Ask a Librarian. 

THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL TEXTBOOK LIST. Books listed here may be either required textbooks or supplemental texts. Your faculty will provide you the titles of required textbooks for your classes. All engineering textbooks are available on course reserve at the Art, Architecture & Engineering Library.

For a listing of e-textbooks for classes in your department, click on the department abbreviation below.

AEROSP | BME | CEE | ChE | CLIMATE | EECS | EER | ENGR | ENSCEN | IOE | ISD | MFG | ME | MSE | NAVARCH | NERS | SPACE | TCHNCLCM

BME 424 (Grosh)
Fundamentals of acoustics by Lawrence E. Kinsler. 4th ed. 2000.

BME 442 (Xu)
Introduction to medical imaging : physics, engineering and clinical applications by Nadine Smith. 2011.

BME 484 (Whitman)
Radiation safety: management and programs by Haydee Domenech. 2017. Platform: SpringerLink. (To purchase a print copy of this book for $39.99, look for the "buy now" button at the SpringerLink site).

CEE 230 (Clack)
Thermodynamics: an engineering approach by Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles and Mehmet Kanoglu. 9th ed. 2019.  Platform: Ebook central online.  (Access to this e-book is limited to 9 concurrent users).

CEE 521 (MacVean)
Free-surface flow: shallow water dynamics by Nikolaos D. Katopodes. 2019. 

CEE 539 (Kelly)
Construction contracting : a practical guide to company management by Richard H. Clough. 8th ed. 2015.

Project management : a managerial approach by Jack R. Meredith. 8th ed. 2012.

CEE 591 (MacVean)
Free-surface flow: environmental fluid mechanics by Nikolaos D. Katopodes. 2019. 

ChE 342 (Kamcev)
Fundamentals of momentum, heat, and mass transfer by James R. Welty, Gregory L. Rorrer and David G. Foster. 7th ed. 2019.  (Access to this e-book is limited to 3 concurrent users).

ChE 407 (First)
Chemical process safety: fundamentals with applications by Daniel A. Crowl. 3rd ed. 2011.

ChE 466 (Antoniewicz)
Process dynamics and control by Dale E. Seborg and others. 4th ed. 2017. (Access to this e-book is limited to 3 concurrent users).

ChE 487 (Wang)
Chemical engineering design by R. K. Sinnott and Gavin P. Towler. 3rd ed. 2022.

Analysis, Synthesis, and Design of Chemical Processes by Richard Turton. 4th ed. 2012.

ChE 496 Section 003 (Singh)
Physical electrochemistry: fundamentals, techniques, and applications by Noam Eliaz and Eliezer Gileadi. 2019.  Platform: OverDrive. (Access to this e-book is limited to 2 concurrent user).

Electrochemical engineering by Thomas Francis Fuller and John Naim Harb. 2018. Platform: Knovel Complete Academic.

Interfacial electrochemistry by Wolfgang Schmickler and Elizabeth Santos. 2nd ed. 2010.  Platform: SpringerLink. (To purchase a print copy of this book for $39.99, look for the "buy now" button at the SpringerLink site).

ChE 496 Section 004 (Lindsey)
Computer simulation of liquids by Michael Allen. 2nd ed. 2017.

Understanding molecular simulation : from algorithms to applications by Daan Frenkel. 2nd ed. 2002.

ChE 497 (Jacob)
Introduction to particle technology by Martin Rhodes. 2nd ed. 2008. Platform: Wiley Online Library All Obooks.

ChE 527 (Larson)
Fluid mechanics for chemical engineers: with microfluidics, CFD, and COMSOL Multiphysics 5 by James Wilkes. 3rd ed. 2017. Platform: O'Reilly Online Learning Academic/Public Library Edition.

ChE 538 (Ziff)
Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics : an integrated approach by M. Scott Shell. 2014.

ChE 696 Section 003 (Singh)
Physical electrochemistry: fundamentals, techniques, and applications by Noam Eliaz and Eliezer Gileadi. 2019.  Platform: OverDrive. (Access to this e-book is limited to 1 concurrent user).

Electrochemical engineering by Thomas Francis Fuller and John Naim Harb. 2018. Platform: Knovel Complete Academic.

Interfacial electrochemistry by Wolfgang Schmickler and Elizabeth Santos. 2nd ed. 2010.  Platform: SpringerLink. (To purchase a print copy of this book for $39.99, look for the "buy now" button at the SpringerLink site).

ChE 496 Section 004 (Lindsey)
Computer simulation of liquids by Michael Allen. 2nd ed. 2017.

Understanding molecular simulation : from algorithms to applications by Daan Frenkel. 2nd ed. 2002.

Climate 585 (Ruf)
Introduction to the mathematics of inversion in remote sensing and indirect measurement by S. Twomey. 1977.
Introduction to the mathematics of inversion in remote sensing and indirect measurement by S. Twomey. 2014.
Inverse methods for atmospheric sounding : theory and practice by Clive D. Rodgers. 2000.
Microwave radar and radiometric remote sensing by Fawwaz T. Ulaby. 2014.

EECS 203 All Sections (Staff)
Discrete mathematics and its applications by Kenneth H. Rosen. 8th ed. 2019. Platform: Ebook central online. (Access to this e-book is limited to 6 concurrent users).​

EECS 215 (Terry)
Circuit analysis and design by Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Michel M. Maharbiz and Cynthia M. Furse. 2018. 

EECS 298 Section 051
How to avoid a climate disaster: the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need by Bill Gates. 2021. (Access to this e-book is limited to 1 concurrent user).

EECS 334 (Giebink)
Introduction to optics by Frank L. Pedrotti, Leno M. Pedrotti and Leno S. Pedrotti. 3rd ed. 2018. Cambridge University Press. 

EECS 351 (Ali)
Signal processing for communications by Paolo Prandoni and Martin Vetterli. 2018. EFPL Press.

Understanding digital signal processing by Richard Lyons. 3rd ed. 2011. Prentice Hall.

EECS 428 (Burgers)
Introduction to quantum nanotechnology : a problem focused approach by Duncan Steel. 2021.

EECS 471 (Tenishev)
Programming massively parallel processors: a hands-on approach by David B. Kirk and Wen-mei W. Hwu. 3rd ed. 2016. 

Programming massively parallel processors: a hands-on approach by David B. Kirk and Wen-mei W. Hwu. 4th ed. 2022.

EECS 498 Section 005 (Avestruz)
Elements of power electronics by Philip T. Krein. 1998.
Power electronics : converters, applications, and design by Ned Mohan. 3rd ed. 2003.
Principles of power electronics by Kassakian. 2nd ed. 2023.

EECS 520 (Zhong)
Condensed matter in a nutshell by Gerald D. Mahan. 2011.

EECS 523 (Kanicki)
Fundamentals of modern VLSI devices by Yuan Taur and Tak H. Ning. 3rd ed. 2022.

EECS 544 (Subramanian)
​Networks, crowds, and markets : reasoning about a highly connected world by David Easley. 2010.

EECS 554 (Winick)
Fundamentals of digital communication by Upamanyu Madhow. 2008.

ENGR 151 (Staff)
MATLAB: a practical introduction to programming and problem solving by Stormy Attaway. 5th ed. 2019. Platform: Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Complete.

C++ primer by Stanley Lipmann. 5th ed. 2013.

Effective C++ : 55 specific ways to improve your programs and designs by Scott Meyers. 3rd ed. 2005.

Effective modern C++ : 42 specific ways to improve your use of C++11 and C++14 by Scott Meyers. 1st ed. 2015.

ENGR 599 Section 222 (Dinov)
Data science and predictive analytics: biomedical and health applications using R by Ivo D. Dinov. 2018. Platform: SpringerLink. (To purchase a print copy of this book for $25, look for the "buy now" button at the SpringerLink site).

Data science: time complexity, inferential uncertainty, and spacekime analytics by Ivo D. Dinov and Milen Velchev Velev. 2022. Platform: de Gruyter eBooks Complete.

IOE 491, Section 023 (Craig)
Fundamentals of power system economics by Daniel S. Kirschen. 2nd ed. 2018.

IOE 623 (Kim)
Monte Carlo methods in financial engineering by Paul Glasserman. 2003.

The mathematics of financial derivatives : a student introduction by Paul Wilmott. 1995.

MECHENG 360 (Bruder)
System dynamics by William Palm. 4th ed. 2021. (Access to this e-book is limited to 3 concurrent users).

MECHENG 360, Section 002 (Koller)
System dynamics by William Palm. 4th ed. 2021. (Access to this e-book is limited to 3 concurrent users).

MECHENG 382 (Estrada)
Engineering materials. 1: an introduction to properties, applications and design by Michael F. Ashby and David R. H. Jones. 5th ed. 2019.  Platform: ScienceDirect.

Engineering materials 2: an introduction to microstructures and processing by Michael F. Ashby and David R. H. Jones. 4th ed. 2013. Platform: Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Complete.

MECHENG 382, Section 002 (Thouless)
Engineering materials. 1: an introduction to properties, applications and design by Michael F. Ashby and David R. H. Jones. 5th ed. 2019.  Platform: ScienceDirect.

Engineering materials 2: an introduction to microstructures and processing by Michael F. Ashby and David R. H. Jones. 4th ed. 2013. Platform: Elsevier ScienceDirect Books Complete.

MECHENG 424 (Grosh)
Fundamentals of acoustics by Lawrence Kinsler, et al. 2000.

MECHENG 440 (Mi)
Engineering dynamics by Jerry Ginsberg. 2008.

MECHENG 520 (Towne)
Fluid mechanics by Pijush K. Kundu. 6th ed. 2016. 

MECHENG 599 Section 006 (Singh)
Physical electrochemistry: fundamentals, techniques, and applications by Noam Eliaz and Eliezer Gileadi. 2019.  Platform: OverDrive. (Access to this e-book is limited to 1 concurrent user).

Electrochemical engineering by Thomas Francis Fuller and John Naim Harb. 2018. Platform: Knovel Complete Academic.

Interfacial electrochemistry by Wolfgang Schmickler and Elizabeth Santos. 2nd ed. 2010. Platform: SpringerLink. (To purchase a print copy of this book for $39.99, look for the "buy now" button at the SpringerLink site).

MATSCIE 510 (Bol)
Solid state chemistry and its applications by Anthony R. West. 2nd ed., student ed. 2014

MATSCIE 577 (Allison)
How to organize and run a failure investigation by Daniel P. Dennies. 2005.

MATSCIE 593 (Singh)
Physical electrochemistry: fundamentals, techniques, and applications by Noam Eliaz and Eliezer Gileadi. 2019.  Platform: OverDrive. (Access to this e-book is limited to 1 concurrent user).

Electrochemical engineering by Thomas Francis Fuller and John Naim Harb. 2018. Platform: Knovel Complete Academic.

Interfacial electrochemistry by Wolfgang Schmickler and Elizabeth Santos. 2nd ed. 2010. Platform: SpringerLink. (To purchase a print copy of this book for $39.99, look for the "buy now" button at the SpringerLink site).

MATSCIE 593, Section 003 (Lindsey)
Computer simulation of liquids by Michael Allen. 2nd ed. 2017.

Understanding molecular simulation : from algorithms to applications by Daan Frenkel. 2nd ed. 2002.

MATSCIE 593, Section 061 (Shahani)
Fundamentals of solidification by Wilfired Kurz. 1st ed. 2023.

NAVARCH 331 (Page)
Principles and applications of electrical engineering by Giorgio Rizzoni. 6th ed. 2016.

NERS 311 (He)
Modern physics by Kenneth S. Krane. 4th ed. 2020.  (Access to this e-book is limited to 3 concurrent users).

NERS 320 (Baalrud)
Nuclear reactor physics and engineering by John C. Lee. 2020. 

NERS 421 (Gao)
An introduction to nuclear materials : fundamentals and applications by K. Linga Murty. 2013.

NERS 441 (Kiedrowski)
Nuclear reactor physics and engineering by John C. Lee. 2020. 

NERS 462 (Talabi)
Risk and safety analysis of nuclear systems by John C. Lee. 2011.

NERS 471 (Kuranz)
Introduction to plasma physics and controlled fusion by Francis Chen. 3rd ed. 2016.  (To purchase a print copy of this book for $39.99, look for the "buy now" button at the SpringerLink site).

NERS 484 (Whitman)
Radiation safety: management and programs by Haydee Domenech. 2017. (To purchase a print copy of this book for $39.99, look for the "buy now" button at the SpringerLink site).

NERS 576 (Gilgenbach)
Foundations of pulsed power technology by Janet Lehr. 2017.
Theory and design of charged particle beams by Martin Reiser. 2nd ed. 2008.

SPACE 103 (Moldwin)
Introduction to space weather by Mark Moldwin. 2008. Cambridge University Press. Platform: Cambridge Core All Books