Books in MIT OCW reading lists

Books in MIT OCW Mechanical Engineering reading lists

16 books, cited across 59 archived MIT OCW Mechanical Engineering courses. Not the current MIT curriculum or an institutional recommendation, and not a claim that these are every book any Mechanical Engineering course assigns.

Most-cited books in MIT OCW Mechanical Engineering courses: every work cited by 2+ distinct archived course offerings in this field, ranked by number of citing courses (ties: most recent citing year, then title).

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Most-cited books in MIT OCW Mechanical Engineering courses: every work cited by 2+ distinct archived course offerings in this field, ranked by number of citing courses (ties: most recent citing year, then title) -- 10-30 works, mechanically generated, not editorially curated. 16 works shown.

#1 most-cited Fluid Mechanics

Pijush K. Kundu · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses

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12.800 Fluid Dynamics of the Atmosphere and Ocean · Fall 2004 · Graduate Unclear
“Kundu, P. K., and I. M. Cohen. Fluid Mechanics . 3rd ed. New York, NY: Elsevier Academic Press, 2004. ISBN: 9780121782535.”
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2.25 Advanced Fluid Mechanics · Fall 2013 · Graduate Unclear
“Reading in: Kundu, Pijush K., and Ira M. Cohen. Fluid Mechanics . 6th ed. Academic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780124059351.”
Listed; requirement unspecified · Boundary Layers, Separation, and Drag · This course’s MIT OCW page ↗
2.25 Advanced Fluid Mechanics · Fall 2013 · Graduate Unclear
“Reading in : Kundu, Pijush K., and Ira M. Cohen. Fluid Mechanics . 6th ed. Academic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780124059351.”
Listed; requirement unspecified · Inviscid Flow and Bernoulli · This course’s MIT OCW page ↗
2.25 Advanced Fluid Mechanics · Fall 2013 · Graduate Recommended
“Kundu, Pijush K., and Ira M. Cohen. Fluid Mechanics . 6th ed. Academic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780124059351.”
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2.29 Numerical Fluid Mechanics · Spring 2015 · Graduate Unclear
“[Kundu et al.] = Kundu, Pijush K., Ira M. Cohen, and David R. Dowling. Fluid Mechanics . 6th ed. Academic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780124059351. [Preview with Google Books ]”
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2.29 Numerical Fluid Mechanics · Spring 2015 · Graduate Unclear
“Kundu, Pijush K., Ira M. Cohen, and David R. Dowling. Fluid Mechanics . 6th ed. Academic Press, 2015. ISBN: 9780124059351. [Preview with Google Books ]”
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#2 most-cited Fluid Mechanics

Frank White · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses

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2.016 Hydrodynamics (13.012) · Fall 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“White, F. Fluid Mechanics . 5th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2002. ISBN: 9780072831801.”
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2.06 Fluid Dynamics · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“White, Frank M. Fluid Mechanics . 7th ed. McGraw-Hill, 2010. ISBN: 9780077422417.”
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2.29 Numerical Fluid Mechanics · Spring 2015 · Graduate Unclear
“[White] = White, Frank. Fluid Mechanics . 7th ed. McGraw-Hill Education, 2010. ISBN: 9780077422417.”
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2.29 Numerical Fluid Mechanics · Spring 2015 · Graduate Unclear
“White, Frank. Fluid Mechanics . 7th ed. McGraw-hill Education, 2010. ISBN: 9780077422417.”
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#3 most-cited Introduction to Fourier Optics

Joseph W Goodman · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses

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6.161 Modern Optics Project Laboratory · Fall 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Goodman, Joseph W. Introduction to Fourier Optics . 3rd ed. Englewood, CO: Roberts and Co., 2005. ISBN: 0974707724.”
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2.71 Optics · Spring 2009 · Undergraduate, Graduate Unclear
“Goodman, Joseph W. Introduction to Fourier Optics . Englewood, CO: Roberts & Co., 2004. ISBN: 9780974707723.”
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2.71 Optics · Spring 2014 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Goodman, Joseph W. Introduction to Fourier Optics . McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1968. ISBN: 9780070237766.”
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#4 most-cited Control Systems Engineering

Norman S Nise · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses

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2.004 Systems, Modeling, and Control II · Fall 2007 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Nise, Norman S. Control Systems Engineering . 4th ed. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley, 2003. ISBN: 9780471445777.”
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2.004 Dynamics and Control II · Spring 2008 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Nise, Norman S. Control Systems Engineering . 5th ed. New York, NY: John Wiley & Sons, 2007. ISBN: 9780471794752. (The 4th ed. will work just as well.)”
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2.04A Systems and Controls · Spring 2013 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Nise, Norman S. Control Systems Engineering . John Wiley & Sons, 2010. ISBN: 9780470547564.”
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#5 most-cited Finite Element Procedures

K. J Bathe · Cited in 3 archived MIT courses

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16.21 Techniques for Structural Analysis and Design · Spring 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Bathe, K. J. Finite Element Procedures . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1996. ISBN: 0133173054.”
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2.092 Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Fluids I · Fall 2009 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Bathe, K. J. Finite Element Procedures . 2nd ed. Klaus-Jürgen Bathe, 2014. ISBN: 9780979004957.”
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2.094 Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Fluids II · Spring 2011 · Graduate Unclear
“Bathe, K. J. Finite Element Procedures . 2nd ed. Klaus-Jurgen Bathe, 2014. ISBN: 9780979004957.”
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#6 most-cited Introduction to Naval Architecture

Thomas C. Gillmer · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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2.019 Design of Ocean Systems · Spring 2011 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Gillmer, T. C., and Bruce Johnson. Introduction to Naval Architecture . Naval Institute Press, 1982. ISBN: 9780870213182.”
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2.700 Principles of Naval Architecture · Fall 2014 · Undergraduate Unclear
“[G&J] = Gillmer, Thomas C., and Bruce Johnson. Introduction to Naval Architecture . Naval Institute Press, 1982. ISBN: 9780870213182.”
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2.700 Principles of Naval Architecture · Fall 2014 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Gillmer, Thomas C., and Bruce Johnson. Introduction to Naval Architecture . Naval Institute Press, 1982. ISBN: 9780870213182.”
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#7 most-cited Modern Optical Engineering

Warren J Smith · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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2.71 Optics · Spring 2009 · Undergraduate, Graduate Unclear
“Smith, Warren J. Modern Optical Engineering . New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2007. ISBN: 9780071476874.”
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2.71 Optics · Spring 2014 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Smith, W. J. Modern Optical Engineering . 4th ed. SPIE Press, 2007. ISBN: 9780819470966.”
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#8 most-cited Principles of Naval Architecture Series: Propulsion

Justin E. Kerwin · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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2.23 Hydrofoils and Propellers · Spring 2007 · Graduate Unclear
“Kerwin, Justin E., and Jacques B. Hadler. Principles of Naval Architecture Series: Propulsion . The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 2010. ISBN: 9780939773831.”
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2.700 Principles of Naval Architecture · Fall 2014 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Kerwin, Justin E., and Jacques B. Hadler. Principles of Naval Architecture Series: Propulsion . The Society of Naval Architects and Marine Engineers, 2010. ISBN: 9780939773831.”
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#9 most-cited Tissue and Organ Regeneration in Adults

Ioannis V Yannas · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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20.441J Biomaterials-Tissue Interactions · Fall 2009 · Graduate Unclear
“Yannas, I. V. Tissue and Organ Regeneration in Adults . New York, NY: Springer, 2001. ISBN: 9780387952147.”
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2.785J Cell-Matrix Mechanics · Fall 2014 · Graduate Unclear
“Yannas, Ioannis V. Tissue and Organ Regeneration in Adults . Springer, 2001. ISBN: 9780387952147.”
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#10 most-cited Computational Ocean Acoustics

Finn B. Jensen · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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2.068 Computational Ocean Acoustics (13.853) · Spring 2003 · Graduate Unclear
“Jensen, Finn B., William A. Kuperman, Michael B. Porter, and Henrik Schmidt. Computational Ocean Acoustics . College Park, Maryland: American Institute of Physics, 1994. ISBN: 1563962098.”
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2.682 Acoustical Oceanography · Spring 2012 · Graduate Unclear
“[COA] Jensen, Finn B., William A. Kuperman, et al. Computational Ocean Acoustics . Springer, 2011. ISBN: 9781441986771. [Preview with Google Books ]”
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#11 most-cited Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures

O. M Faltinsen · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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2.24 Ocean Wave Interaction with Ships and Offshore Energy Systems (13.022) · Spring 2002 · Graduate Unclear
“Faltinsen, O.M. Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN: 9780521458702.”
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2.019 Design of Ocean Systems · Spring 2011 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Faltinsen, O. M. Sea Loads on Ships and Offshore Structures . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN: 9780521458702.”
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#12 most-cited Fundamentals of Optics

Francis A. Jenkins · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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6.161 Modern Optics Project Laboratory · Fall 2005 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Jenkins, F. A., and H. E. White. Fundamentals of Optics . 4th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill, 1976. ISBN: 0070323305.”
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2.71 Optics · Spring 2009 · Undergraduate, Graduate Unclear
“Jenkins, Francis A., and Harvey E. White. Fundamentals of Optics . New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1976. ISBN: 9780070323308.”
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#13 most-cited Discrete-Time Signal Processing

Alan V. Oppenheim · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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6.341 Discrete-Time Signal Processing · Fall 2005 · Graduate Unclear
“Oppenheim, A. V., R. W. Schafer, and J. R. Buck. Discrete-Time Signal Processing . 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. ISBN: 0137549202.”
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2.161 Signal Processing: Continuous and Discrete · Fall 2008 · Graduate Unclear
“Oppenheim, Alan V., Ronald W. Schafer, and John R. Buck. Discrete-Time Signal Processing . 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1999. ISBN: 9780137549207.”
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#14 most-cited Fundamentals of Applied Dynamics

J. H. Williams · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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2.003J Dynamics and Control I · Spring 2007 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Williams, J. H., Jr. Fundamentals of Applied Dynamics . New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2006. ISBN: 9780470133859. (Williams)”
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2.003J Dynamics and Control I · Fall 2007 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Williams, J. H., Jr. Fundamentals of Applied Dynamics . New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2006. ISBN: 9780470133859.”
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2.003J Dynamics and Control I · Spring 2007 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Williams, J. H., Jr. Fundamentals of Applied Dynamics . New York, NY: John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2006. ISBN: 9780470133859.”
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#15 most-cited Radiative Heat Transfer

Michael F Modest · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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10.302 Transport Processes · Fall 2004 · Undergraduate Unclear
“Modest, M. F. Radiative Heat Transfer . Burlington, MA: Academic Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780125031639.”
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2.58J Radiative Transfer · Spring 2006 · Graduate Unclear
“Modest, Michael F. Radiative Heat Transfer . 2nd ed. Boston, MA: Academic Press, 2003. ISBN: 9780125031639.”
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#16 most-cited Marine Hydrodynamics

J. N Newman · Cited in 2 archived MIT courses

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2.24 Ocean Wave Interaction with Ships and Offshore Energy Systems (13.022) · Spring 2002 · Graduate Unclear
“Buy at MIT Press Newman, J. N. Marine Hydrodynamics . Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1977. ISBN: 9780262140263.”
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2.20 Marine Hydrodynamics (13.021) · Spring 2005 · Graduate Reference
“Buy at MIT Press Newman, J. N. Marine Hydrodynamics . Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1977. ISBN: 9780262140263. (Not required - an old edition will do, however, readings are assigned.)”
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2.20 Marine Hydrodynamics (13.021) · Spring 2005 · Graduate Reference
“Buy at MIT Press Newman, J. N. Marine Hydrodynamics . Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1977. ISBN: 9780262140263. (Not required - however, readings are assigned.)”
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