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. These topics can be learned a lot [faster than normal](https://sive.rs/kimo) if you push yourself and learn from the best. Books are in bullet points. Resources that were recommended to me but I haven't read yet 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) - [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) [Learn NX](https://learnnx.com/) [Class A Surfacing Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@classasurfacing/videos) [Learn Onshape](https://learn.onshape.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 - *[Lienhard and Lienhard — A Heat Transfer Textbook](https://bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/sites.mit.edu/dist/6/1810/files/2024/04/AHTTv600.pdf)* - [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) [MY24 Frame Design Binder](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UPy8Y4hIMLUPMalodH3Ky4j7-KVQHWUC/view?usp=drivesdk) [MY25 Suspension Design Binder](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vvRBEO_Sv6oCyKyauY4vQow_9lm9f3wS/view?usp=drivesdk) ## 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) - *[Goodfellow Bengio Courville — Deep Learning Book](https://www.deeplearningbook.org/)* [(pdf)](https://aikosh.indiaai.gov.in/static/Deep+Learning+Ian+Goodfellow.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/)* *[Computing without the courses](https://joodaloop.com/computing/)* ## 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/)