Uni Reading List

1894 books · 21 disciplines · 4 languages

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EngineeringEngineering Thermodynamics

Engineering thermodynamics: choose a book and build an energy balance

Compare a free foundation with two full textbooks, follow six study stages, and check an original energy balance with units and assumptions.

LinguisticsIntroduction to Linguistics

Start linguistics with evidence: three books and a six-stage route

Choose an introductory linguistics book, follow a practical reading route, and test a phoneme analysis with an original worked exercise.

BusinessMarketing

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Compare three marketing textbooks, follow a six-step study route, and test a pricing decision with a worked break-even example.

MathematicsCalculus and Multivariable Calculus

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Computer ScienceIntroduction to Programming

Choose a Python first book and build a program you can test

Compare three Python introductions, follow six concrete programming tasks, and debug an original example that distinguishes zero from missing data.

BiologyGeneral Biology

Start biology with one main text and a quantitative check

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Textbooks and reference books for 21 university subjects, grouped by course area, in English, Japanese and Chinese.

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Economics

89 titles in the collection

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A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present cover A Concise Economic History of the World: From Paleolithic Times to the Present Larry Neal; Rondo Cameron A Course in Game Theory cover A Course in Game Theory Martin J. Osborne; Ariel Rubinstein A History of the Global Economy: 1500 to the Present cover A History of the Global Economy: 1500 to the Present Joerg Baten (editor) Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists cover Accounting and Finance for Non-Specialists Peter Atrill; Eddie McLaney Accounting: A Very Short Introduction cover Accounting: A Very Short Introduction Christopher Nobes Advanced International Trade: Theory and Evidence cover Advanced International Trade: Theory and Evidence Robert C. Feenstra

Computer Science

94 titles in the collection

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Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs cover Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs Harold Abelson, Gerald Jay Sussman, and Julie Sussman A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms: Level Up Your Core Programming Skills cover A Common-Sense Guide to Data Structures and Algorithms: Level Up Your Core Programming Skills Jay Wengrow A Philosophy of Software Design cover A Philosophy of Software Design John Ousterhout Advanced Data Structures cover Advanced Data Structures Peter Brass Algorithms Jeff Erickson Algorithms Illuminated: Omnibus Edition cover Algorithms Illuminated: Omnibus Edition Tim Roughgarden

Psychology

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Images of Organisation cover Images of Organisation Gareth Morgan Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion cover Influence: The Psychology of Persuasion Robert B. Cialdini Making Sense of the Organization cover Making Sense of the Organization Karl E. Weick Man's Search for Meaning Viktor E. Frankl Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness Richard H. Thaler; Cass R. Sunstein Organisational Psychology cover Organisational Psychology Edgar H. Schein

History

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A History of Modern Europe cover A History of Modern Europe John Merriman Europe: A History cover Europe: A History Norman Davies Give Me Liberty!: An American History Eric Foner; Kathleen DuVal; Lisa McGirr The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History cover The Earth and Its Peoples: A Global History Richard W. Bulliet; Pamela Kyle Crossley; Daniel R. Headrick; Steven W. Hirsch; Lyman L. Johnson; David Northrup The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures cover The Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures Lynn Hunt; Thomas R. Martin; Barbara H. Rosenwein; Bonnie G. Smith Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past cover Traditions & Encounters: A Global Perspective on the Past Jerry H. Bentley; Herbert F. Ziegler; Heather Streets Salter

Biology

93 titles in the collection

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Campbell Biology cover Campbell Biology Lisa Urry et al. Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry cover Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry David L. Nelson; Michael M. Cox Lewin's Genes cover Lewin's Genes Jocelyn E. Krebs; Elliott S. Goldstein; Stephen T. Kilpatrick Life: The Science of Biology cover Life: The Science of Biology David M. Hillis; H. Craig Heller; Sally D. Hacker; David W. Hall; Marta J. Laskowski; Lauren A. O'Connell; David E. Sadava Molecular Biology of the Cell cover Molecular Biology of the Cell Bruce Alberts et al. On Growth and Form cover On Growth and Form D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson

Literature

92 titles in the collection

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Literary Theory: An Introduction cover Literary Theory: An Introduction Terry Eagleton Literature: A Portable Anthology cover Literature: A Portable Anthology Janet E. Gardner; Joanne Diaz; Beverly Lawn; Jack Ridl; Peter Schakel Reading Literature and Writing Argument cover Reading Literature and Writing Argument Missy James; Alan P. Merickel; Jenny McHenry The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, and Writing cover The Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, and Writing Michael Meyer The Norton Anthology of English Literature Stephen Greenblatt (general editor) The Norton Introduction to Poetry cover The Norton Introduction to Poetry J. Paul Hunter; Alison Booth; Kelly J. Mays

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