I wasted a lot of time on inefficient learning resources (bad courses, bad books, bad websites, etc), so here are books/websites that I've personally found to be super effective. Derek Siver's [essay](https://sive.rs/kimo) called There's No Speed Limit is absolutely correct—all of these topics can be learned shockingly fast if you truly push yourself and learn from the best. Books are in bullet points. Resources that I've been strongly recommended but I haven't actually tried are in italics. ## Math - Every [Art of Problem Solving book](https://artofproblemsolving.com/store) - [Brunton and Kutz — Data Driven Science & Engineering](https://databookuw.com/databook.pdf) - *[Blitzstein and Hwang — Introduction to Probability](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VmkAAGOYCTORq1wxSQqy255qLJjTNvBI/edit)* - *[Williams — Probability with Martingales](https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9781139632263_A24435166/preview-9781139632263_A24435166.pdf)* - MIT 2.086 notes: [[ctnc.pdf]] - *[Mahajan — Street Fighting Mathematics](https://klangable.com/uploads/books/Street-Fighting_Mathematics.pdf)* [3Blue1Brown YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown) [Steve Brunton YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@Eigensteve) ## Mechanical Engineering ### Structures - [Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design](https://www.mechfamily-ju.com/storage/images/files/file_1731443577xeDvd.pdf) - [Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain](https://jackson.engr.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/229/2023/03/Roarks-formulas-for-stress-and-strain.pdf) - [Coleman — Experimental Structural Dynamics](https://www.amazon.com/Experimental-Structural-Dynamics-Introduction-Characterizing/dp/1418411396) - Complementary to the above: - [Luş and Keten — Structural Dynamics](https://arch.library.northwestern.edu/concern/file_sets/hh63sw326?locale=en) - [Irvine — An Introduction to Shock and Vibration Response Spectra](https://www.vibrationdata.com/tutorials2/Tom_book_12_1_19.pdf) [The Efficient Engineer](https://www.youtube.com/@TheEfficientEngineer) [Mechanicalc](https://mechanicalc.com/) [Preloaded Joint Analysis Methodology for Space Flight Systems](https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19960012183/downloads/19960012183.pdf) [Elements of Metric Gear Technology](https://sdp-si.com/D815/D815-Technical-Section.pdf) [Bearing Technical Principles](https://www.schaeffler.com/remotemedien/media/_shared_media/08_media_library/01_publications/schaeffler_2/catalogue_1/downloads_6/mh1_technical_principles_de_en.pdf) [Design of steel beams in torsion](https://www.steelconstruction.info/images/6/6f/Sci_p385.pdf) [Simcenter Durability and Testing Articles](https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/article/Index-of-Testing-Knowledge-Articles#durability) [Engineering ABC](https://www.engineering-abc.com/) ### Materials - [MMPDS](https://oss.jishulink.com/upload/202207/13dc46f8325d4bbebb11fabcaa7838d6.pdf) - [Ansys Granta](https://www.ansys.com/content/dam/resource-center/brochure/granta-materials-data-brochure.pdf) [MakeItFrom.com](https://www.makeitfrom.com/) [ThisToThat.com](https://www.thistothat.com/) ### Thermofluids - [Incropera et al — Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer](https://charlaenlamesadelcasino.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/fundamentals-of-heat-and-mass-transfer-incropera.pdf) - [White — Fluid Mechanics](https://lunyax.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/fluid-mechanics-fundaments-and-applications.pdf) - [Peric et al — Computational Methods for Fluid Dynamics](http://servidor.demec.ufpr.br/CFD/bibliografia/Ferziger%20Peric%20-%20Computational%20Methods%20for%20Fluid%20Dynamics,%203rd%20Ed%20-%202002.pdf) ### Controls - [Franklin and Powel — Feedback Control of Dynamic Systems](https://api.pageplace.de/preview/DT0400.9781292274546_A37747472/preview-9781292274546_A37747472.pdf) - *[Tedrake — Underactuated Robotics](https://underactuated.csail.mit.edu/index.html)* - *[Acarnley — Stepping Motors](https://nirmt.com/storage/uploads/E-BOOK_BE-AUTOMOBILE/Stepping%20motors%20%20a%20guide%20to%20theory%20and%20practice.pdf)* [Brian Douglas YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@BrianBDouglas) *[Controls Challenges](https://janismac.github.io/ControlChallenges/)* *[Signals and Systems MIT OCW](https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/res-6-007-signals-and-systems-spring-2011/pages/lecture-notes/)* ### Racing - [Milliken and Milliken — Race Car Vehicle Dynamics (RCVD)](https://annas-archive.pk/md5/5a74cb34ab4106a2c20e6f85caf56714) - [Gillespie — Fundamentals of Vehicle Dynamics](https://annas-archive.pk/md5/12cd2a68107493291a3f111fe8076efb) - Chapter 6 mainly - [Segers — Analysis Techniques for Racecar Data Acquisition](https://annas-archive.pk/md5/f74f2737a653b41efca348e2dec8773a) [Frame Stiffness (Riley)](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/267937654_2002-01-3300_Design_Analysis_and_Testing_of_a_Formula_SAE_Car_Chassis) [Roll Centres and Jacking (Gerrard)](https://saemobilus.sae.org/papers/roll-centres-jacking-forces-independent-suspensions-a-first-principles-explanation-a-designers-toolkit-1999-01-0046) [Ackermann steering and transient modeling (Padova)](https://www.research.unipd.it/retrieve/e14fb26c-9b7e-3de1-e053-1705fe0ac030/2020%20-%20The%20effect%20of%20Ackermann%20steering%20on%20the%20performance%20of%20race%20cars%20PP%20-%20MM.pdf) [Passive nonlinear damping design paper (ETS)](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259843079_Design_of_a_Passive_Nonlinear_Damping_for_a_Road_Race_Car_Application) [The Benefits of 4WD (FSAE thesis)](https://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/119907) [WR-217e Architecture Design](https://www.wisconsinracing.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/WR-217e_Architecture_Design_LapSim.pdf) [Multi-link Suspension (Eindhoven)](https://pure.tue.nl/ws/portalfiles/portal/152695708/0923137_Rensen_B.pdf) [Designjudges.com](https://www.designjudges.com/) [Processing Tire Test Consortium Data](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YavRW3cShrg) [Anti-Anti's (Claude Rouelle)](https://optimumg.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/OptimumG-V32N4.pdf) [Suspension Forces Matrix Method (FSAE Illumina)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhqZQ9Lic2o) ## Software ### Languages [Python Like You Mean It](https://www.pythonlikeyoumeanit.com/) [Learn C++](https://www.learncpp.com/) ### Machine Learning - *[Bishop — Deep Learning: Foundations and Concepts](http://103.203.175.90:81/fdScript/RootOfEBooks/E%20Book%20collection%20-%202024%20-%20D/CSE%20%20IT%20AIDS%20ML/Deep%20Learning.pdf)* *[Neural Networks: Zero to Hero (Andrej Karpathy)](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAqhIrjkxbuWI23v9cThsA9GvCAUhRvKZ)* *[Your Machine Learning Library](https://open.substack.com/pub/thepalindrome/p/the-palindrome-library)* ### Computers *[Quantum Country](https://quantum.country/)* *[Nand Game](https://nandgame.com/)* ## Chemistry - *[Org Chem Lab Techniques](https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/mit/reader.action?docID=6641729)* - *[Dehoff - Thermodynamics in Material Science](https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/mit/reader.action?docID=1446853)* - *[Smith - Org Chem](https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/mit/reader.action?docID=6328508&)* ## Humanities - [Diamond — Guns, Germs, and Steel](https://www.amazon.com/Guns-Germs-and-Steel-audiobook/dp/B004JLTPTI?) [Histography](https://histography.io/)