The Course Reserves shelf, on the upper level of the Library, has all required AND recommended books for current Olin courses. Students can borrow a reserves book for three hours at a time to ensure equal access. To borrow a Reserves item fill out the paper sign out/in sheet on top of the shelf. Reserves should be returned directly to their course section (and not our regular Returns cabinet). Required films on DVD, and external DVD drives are also available. Using Course Reserves can help students save money and reduces environmental impact.
On this page Course Reserves are sorted by course name and professor. Click the drop down for your class for a complete list of your class's required and recommended readings. Links to eBooks and audiobooks are also included when available. If you have any questions or if you don't see a book you're looking for email us at
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AHSE
AHSE0114: The Olin Conductorless Orchestra | Diana Dabby
- The Study of Orchestration by Samuel Adler
AHSE1515: Products and Market | Sarah Bloomer, Donald Ger, Joanne Pratt, Tim Sauder, Lis Sylvan
- Business Model Generation: a Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers by Alexander Osterwalder
- Value Proposition Design: How to Create Products and Services Customers Want by Alexander Osterwalder
- Thanks for the Feedback: the Science and Art of Receiving Feedback Well (even when it is off base, unfair, poorly delivered, and frankly, you're not in the mood) by Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen
- Business Model You: a One-Page Method for Reinventing Your Career by Tim Clark
- Talking to Humans: Success Starts with Understanding your Customers by Giff Constable
- Scrum: a Breathtakingly Brief and Agile Introduction by Chris Sims and Hillary Louise Johnson
- The People's Scrum: Agile Ideas for Revolutionary Transformation by Tobias Mayer
- Lean Impact: How to Innovate for Radically Greater Social Good by Ann Mei Chang
AHSE2199: Local Democracy | Erhardt Graeff
- The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make A Difference by Harry C. Boyte
- Democracy as Problem Solving: Civic Capacity in Communities Across the Globe by Xavier de Souza Briggs
- People, Power, Change: Organizing for Democratic Renewal by Marshall Ganz
- Prisms of the People: Power & Organizing in Twenty-First-Century America by Elizabeth McKenna, Hahrie Han, and Michelle Oyakawa
- Local Elections and the Politics of Small-Scale Democracy by J. Eric Oliver, Shang E. Ha, and Zachary Callen
- Citizen Power: A Citizen Leadership Manual Introducing the Art of No-Blame Problem Solving by Harry S. Pozycki
Engineering
ENGR1125: Introduction to Sensors, Instrumentation and Measurement | Chhavi Goenka, Xuan Kong, Emily Tow, Amon Millner
- ISIM by Brian Storey
- The Art of Electronics by Paul Horowitz
ENGR2320: Mechanics of Solids & Structures | Annick Dewald
- An Introduction to ANSYS Fluent 2020 by John E. Matsson
- Engineering Materials 1 : An Introduction to Properties, Applications and Design by Michael F. Ashby and David R.H. Jones
- Finite Element Analysis : with Solidworks Simulation by Robert H. King
- Form and Forces : Designing Efficient, Expressive Structures by Boston Structures Group, Edward Allen et. al.
- Engineering Mechanics: Statics by J.L. Meriam and L.G. Kraige
- Fundamentals of Biomechanics : Equilibrium, Motion, and Deformation by Nihat Ozkaya, Margareta Nordin
- Materials Selection in Mechanical Design by Michael F. Ashby.
- Mechanics of Materials : an Integrated Learning System by Timothy A. Philpot.
- Nonlinear Theory of Elasticity : Applications in Biomechanics by Larry A. Taber.
- Roark's Formulas for Stress and Strain by Warren C. Young and Richard G. Budynas
- Shaping Structures : Statics by Sheri D. Sheppard and Benson H. Tongue
- Statics : Analysis and Design of Systems in Equilibrium by Sheri D. Sheppard, Benson H. Tongue
- Structures, or, Why Things Don't Fall Downby J.E. Gordon
- The Elements of Continuum Biomechanics by Marcelo Epstein
- Introduction to Solid Mechanics by Jacob Lubliner Panayiotis Papadopoulos
- Engineering Mechanics: Statics by Russell C. Hibbeler
ENGR2330: Mechanical Prototyping | Georgia Van de Zande, David Meeker
- Fundamentals of Machine Component Design by Robert C. Juvinall
- History of Strength of Materials: with a Brief Account of the History of Theory of Elasticity and Theory of Structures by Stephen Timoshenko
- Machine Design Databook by K. Lingaiah
- Making Mechanical Marvels in Wood by Raymond Levy
- Prototyping and Low-volume Production by Rob Thompson
- Shigley's Mechanial Engineering Design by Richard G. Budynas
ENGR2340: Engineering Systems Analysis: Signals | Diana Dabby
- Continuous and Discrete Time Signals and Systems by Mrinal Mandal, Amir Asif
ENGR2420: Intro Microelectronic Circuits with Laboratory | Brad Minch
- Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Circuitsby Anant Agarwal and Jeffrey H. Lang
- Fast Analytical Techniques for Electrical and Electronic Circuits by Vatché Vorpérian
- Analog VLSI : Circuits and Principles
- Introduction to Electrical Engineering by J. David Irwin by David V. Kerns, Jr.
- Fundamentals of Electronic Circuit Design by David Comer and Donald Comer
ENGR2510: Software Systems | Erhardt Graeff, Amon Millner, Carrie Nugent
- Head First C by David Griffiths
- Practical C Programming by Steve Oualline
- The C Programming Language by Brian W. Kernighan and Dennis M. Ritchie
- C in a Nutshell by Peter Prinz and Tony Crawford
- Linux Device Drivers by Alessandro Rubini
- The Linux Programming Interface: A Linux and UNIX System Programming Handbook by Michael Kerrisk
- Linux Kernel Development by Robert Love
- Linux System Programming by Robert Love
- Introduction to Embedded SystemsL Using ANSI C and the Arduino Development Enviroment by David James Russell
- Making Embedded Systems by Elecia White
ENGR3260: Design for Manufacturing | Daniela Faas
- Fundamentals of Graphics Communication by Gary R. Bertoline et al.
- Jig and Fixture Design by Edward G. Hoffman.
- Product Design for Manufacture and Assembly by Geoffrey Boothroyd, Peter Dewhurst, Winston A. Knight
- Design for Manufacturability Handbook edited by James G. Bralla
- Manufacturing Engineering and Technology by Serope Kalpakjian
ENGR3290: Design Justice Studio | Chhavi Goenka
- As Long Grass Grows by Dina Gilio-Whitaker
- Pollution is Colonialism by Max Liboiron
- Indigenous Enviormental Justice by Karen Jarratt-Snider and Marianne O. Nielsen
- Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Roots of Resistance: a History of Land Tenure in New Mexico by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
- Our History is the Future: Standing Rock Versus the Dakota Access Pipeline, and the Long Tradition of Indigenous Resistance by Nick Estes
- Native Nations: a Millennium in North America by Kathleen DuVal
- Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives by Siddharth Kara
- The World in a Grain by Vince Beiser
- The New Geographies of Energy by Karl Zimmerer
- On the Swamp by Ryan Emanuel
- Sacred Ecology by Fikret Berkes
ENGR3290: Design Justice Studio | Kofi Taha
- Teaching to Transgress by Bell Hooks
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together by Heather McGhee
- Fresh Fruit Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States by Seth M. Holmes
- Power Lines: Building a Labor-Climate Justice Movement by Jeff Ordower and Lindsay Zafir
- Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City by Matthew Desmond
- The Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves by Shawn A. Ginwright
- How To Be a Craftivist: the Art of Gentle Protest by Sarah Corbett
- Makerspaces in School: A Month-by-Month Schoolwide Model for Building Meaningful Makerspaces by Lacy Brejcha
- Caste: the Orgins of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
- Poverty by America by Matthew Desmond
- Local people : the Struggle for Civil Rights in Mississippi by John Dittmer
- Ella Baker and the Black Freedom Movement : a Radical Democratic Vision by Barbara Ransby
- Crossroads at Clarksdale : the Black Freedom Struggle in the Mississippi Delta After World War II by Françoise N. Hamlin
- Practical Radicals : Seven Strategies to Change the World by Deepak Bhargava and Stephanie Luce
- Emergent Strategy : Shaping Change, Changing Worlds by Adrienne Maree Brown
- The Big Book of Makerspace Projects: Inspiring Makers to Experiment, Create, and Learn by Colleen Graves and Aaron Graves
ENGR 3360: Thermal-Fluid Systems Analysis | Dan Sambor, Jessica Townsend
- Fundamentals of Thermodynamics by Borgnakke Claus and Richard E. Sonntag
- Thermal Fluids Sciences by Stephen R. Turns.
- The Laws of Thermodynamics, A Very Short Introduction by Peter Atkins
- Understanding Thermodynamics by H.C. Van Ness
- Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer by Frank P. Incropera and David P. DeWitt
- Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics by Munson and Young
- Fluid Dynamics and Heat Transfer An Introduction to the Fundamentals by Brian D. Storey
- Ground-Source Heat Pumps: Fundamentals, Experiments and Applications by Joan Sarbu and Calin Sebarchievici
ENGR3390: Fundamentals of Robotics | Kenechukwu Mbanisi
- Robotics Vision and Control: Fundamental Algorithms in Python by Peter Corke
ENGR3430: Eclectronics | Brad Minch
- Bogatin's Practical Guide to Prototype Breadboard and PCB Design by Eric Bogatin
- Designing Electronics that Work: Real-World Hardware Development by Hunter Scott
- Applied Embedded Electronics: Design Essentials for Robust Systems by Jerry Twomey
- The Art of Electronics, 3rd ed by Paul Horrowitz and Winfield Hill
- Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineering by Henry W. Ott
- Fast Circuit Boards: Energy Management by Ralph Morrison
ENGR3499: Power Electronics | Beat Arnet
- An Intuitive Guide to Compenating Switching Power Supplies by Christopher Basso
- Fundamentals of Power Electronics by Maksimovic Erickson
ENGR3560: Scientific Computing | Carrie Nugent
- The Craft of Scientific Presentations: Critical Steps to Succeed and Critical Errors to Avoid by Michael Alley
ENGR3999/MTH2188 Probabilistic Robotics | Victoria Preston
- Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Russell and Norvig
- Probabilistic Robotics by Thrun, Burgard, and Fox
- Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots by Siegwart, Nourbakhsh, and Scaramuzza
- Planning Algorithms by LaValle
- Principles of Robot Motion Theory, Algorithms, and Implementations by Choset, Lynch, Hutchinson, Kantor, Burgard, Kavraki, and Thrun
- Statistical Inference by George Casella and Roger L Berger
ENGX2006: Quantitative Engineering Analysis 2 | John Bell, Victoria Preston, Paul Ruvolo, Orion Taylor
- Calculus: Single and Multivariable by Deborah Hughes-Hallett et. al
- Multivariable Calculus by James Stewart
Math
ENGR3999/MTH2188 Probabilistic Robotics | Victoria Preston
- Artificial Intelligence: A Modern Approach by Russell and Norvig
- Probabilistic Robotics by Thrun, Burgard, and Fox
- Introduction to Autonomous Mobile Robots by Siegwart, Nourbakhsh, and Scaramuzza
- Planning Algorithms by LaValle
- Principles of Robot Motion Theory, Algorithms, and Implementations by Choset, Lynch, Hutchinson, Kantor, Burgard, Kavraki, and Thrun
- Statistical Inference by George Casella and Roger L Berger
MTH3199: Theory and Applications of Algebraic Structures | Sarah Spence Adams
- A First Course in Coding Theory by Raymond Hill
- Contemporary Abstract Algebra by Joseph A. Gallian
- Error Control Systems for Digital Communication and Storage by Stephen B. Wicker
- Linear Algebra and its Applications by Gillbert Strang
- Linear Algebra for Everyone by Gilbert Strang
- Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos by by Steven N. Strogatz
Science
SCI1399: Chemical Applications of Quantum Mechanics | Alessandra Ferzoco
- Quantum Chemistry by Ira Levine
- Modern Physics: for Scientists and Engineers by John Morrison
- Molecular Quantum Mechanics by Peter Atkins
- Physical Chemistry by Peter Atkins
- Statistical Mechanics by Benjamin Widom
SCI2214: Microbial Diversity | Jean Huang
- Phylogenetic Trees Made Easy : a How-To Manual by Barry G. Hall
- A Field Guide to Bacteria by Betsey Dexter Dyer
- Brock Biology of Microorganisms by Michael T. Madigan et al.
- Methods for General and Molecular Bacteriology edited by Philipp Gerhardt, R.G.E. Murray, Willis A. Wood, Noel R. Krieg,
- Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology edited by David R. Boone, Richard W. Castenholz
- Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics by Jonathan Pevsner
- The Physiology and Biochemistry of Prokaryotes by David White, James Drummond, Clay Fuqua
- Merck Index by Royal Society of Chemistry
- Dark Matter:The New Science of the Microbiome by James Kinross