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Freshman level

Engineering in the Modern World EGR 102

  • The Innovators, Trade: The Engineering Pioneers Who Transformed America by David P. Billington
  • From Insight to Innovation: Engineering Ideas That Transformed America in the 20th Century by Billington & Littman
  • Power, Speed & Form: Engineers & the Making of the 20th Century by Billington & Billington

Foundations of Engineering: The Mathematics of Shape & Motion EGR 152

  • Thomas’ Calculus: Early Transcendentals by Hass et al.

Sophomore level

Creativity, Innovation & Design EGR / ENT 200

  • A Whack on the Side of the Head: How You Can Be More Creative by Roger von Oech
  • Experiencing Design: The Innovator’s Journey by Liedtka et al.

Designing Sustainable Systems: Experiential Learning on Campus Energy EGR 208

  • Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by McDonough & Braungart
  • Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature by Janine M. Benyus
  • Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows

Fundamentals of Statistics EGR 245

  • Probability & Statistics for Engineering & the Sciences by Jay Devore

People-Centered: Doing Anthropology EGR / ENT 299

  • The Ethnographer’s Way: A Handbook for Multidimensional Research Design by Peterson & Olson
  • Making Livable Worlds: Afro-Puerto Rican Women Building Environmental Justice by Hilda Llorens

Junior level

Optimization EGR 307

  • Intro. to Linear Optimization by Bertsimas & Tsitsiklis
  • Linear Programming: Foundations and Extensions by Robert J. Vanderbei

Probability & Stochastic Systems EGR 309

  • Fundamentals of Probability: With Stochastic Processes by Saeed Ghahramani
  • Intro. To Probability by Bertsekas & Tsitsiklis
  • Intro. to Probability Models by Sheldon M. Ross

Senior level

High-Tech Entrepreneurship EGR / ENT 491

  • Built for Growth: How Builder Personality Shapes Your Business, Your Team & Your Ability to Win by Kuenne & Danner

Entrepreneurship: Ventures of Impact EGR / ENT 495

  • Effectual Entrepreneurship by Sarasvathy & Wheatley

Entrepreneurial Leadership EGR / ENT 497

  • How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton M. Christensen
  • Startup Leadership: How Savvy Entrepreneurs Turn Their Ideas Into Successful Enterprises by Derek Lidow

Graduate level

Technical Leadership in Engineering EGR 531

  • The 8 Dimensions of Leadership: DiSC Strategies for Becoming a Better Leader by Sugerman et al.
  • Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Duckworth
  • ✔️ Designing Your Life: How to Build a Well-Lived, Joyful Life by Burnett & Evans (my highlights)
  • Managing Scientists: Leadership Strategies in Scientific Research by Alice M. Sapienza
  • Leadership by Engineers & Scientists: Professional Skills Needed to Succeed in a Changing World by Dennis W. Hess

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