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Mechanics of MaterialsMechanics of Materials by Ferdinand Beer
Buy new: $126.45 / Used from: $19.91
Somewhat simple but a good intro to solid mechanics
Vector Mechanics for Engineers, StaticsVector Mechanics for Engineers, Statics by Ferdinand P. Beer
Buy used from: $4.50
A good treatment of statics
Vector Mechanics for Engineers, DynamicsVector Mechanics for Engineers, Dynamics by Ferdinand P. Beer
Buy used from: $9.00
Once again, Beer and Johnston put it a little too simply, but a good intro
Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach w/ version 1.2 CD ROMThermodynamics: An Engineering Approach w/ version 1.2 CD ROM by Yunus A. Cengel
Buy used from: $53.84
A very comprehensive coverage of basic material
Fundamentals of PhysicsFundamentals of Physics by David Halliday
Buy new: $134.41 / Used from: $37.35
One heavy mother f**ker
Fluid Mechanics with Student Resources CD-ROMFluid Mechanics with Student Resources CD-ROM by Frank M. White
Buy used from: $28.99
A bit dense but very comprehensive
The Science and Engineering of Materials (with CD-ROM)The Science and Engineering of Materials (with CD-ROM) by Donald R. Askeland
Buy used from: $17.70
Index and solutions need to be updated
Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 5th EditionFundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer, 5th Edition by Frank P. Incropera
Buy used from: $19.57
Complete but not very direct
Engineering Graphics (8th Edition)Engineering Graphics (8th Edition) by Frederick E. Giesecke
Buy new: $115.68 / Used from: $42.50
As a text this book sucks, but as a reference, it's not bad
Calculus (3rd Edition)Calculus (3rd Edition) by Monty J. Strauss
Buy used from: $2.69
Not much to say about this book, just average
Advanced Engineering MathematicsAdvanced Engineering Mathematics by Erwin Kreyszig
Buy used from: $14.68
Pretty good, a fair companion to Systems and Vibes and Control theory
MP System DynamicsMP System Dynamics by William J Palm III
Buy new: $142.20 / Used from: $64.00
This book kinda blows, but its good as a companion during Control Theory courses
Numerical Methods for Engineers: With Software and Programming ApplicationsNumerical Methods for Engineers: With Software and Programming Applications by Steven C. Chapra
Buy used from: $8.99
This is an excellent book on Linear Algebra Applications and is quite a thorough coverage of important linear algebra concepts in programming
Mechanical Engineering Design (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Mechanical Engineering)Mechanical Engineering Design (Mcgraw-Hill Series in Mechanical Engineering) by Joseph Edward Shigley
Buy used from: $15.93
DON'T BUY THIS EDITION, get the later versions, or better yet, don't even buy shigley
Beneath the WheelBeneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $1.85
Not an engineering book, but I think that most college bound folks should read it, its like catcher in the rye, but for slightly more motivated peoples