Reading List


  1. Day, R. A. (1988). How to Write and Publish A Scientific Paper. Oryx Press.

  2. Feynman, R. P. (1985). Surely You are joking Mr. Feynman! W. W. Norton.

  3. Feynman, R. P. (1987). The Character of Physical Law. The MIT Press.

  4. Getman, J. (1995). In the Company of Scholars. University of Texas Press.

  5. Gopen, G. D. & Swan, J. A. (1990). The Science of Scientific Writing, Sciences 78:550-8.

  6. Hardy, G. H. (1940). A Mathematician's Apology. Cambridge University Press.

  7. Medawar, P. B. (1975). Advice To A Young Scientist. Harper & Row.

  8. Miller, J. I. & Taylor, B. J. (1989). The Thesis Writer's Handbook, Alcove Publishing Co.

  9. Pequegnat, W. & Stover, E. (1995). How To Write A Successful Research Grant Application: A Guide for Social and Behavioral Scientists. Plenum Press.

  10. Rosovsky, H. (1990). The University: An Owner's Manual. (pp.131-56 are especially relevant) W.W. Norton.

  11. Smith, R. B. (1984). Graduate Research: A Guide for Students in the Sciences. ISI.

  12. Stigler, G. J. (1984). The Intellectual and the Marketplace. Harvard University Press.

  13. Whitlock, B. W. (1986). Educational Myths I Have Known and Loved. New York : Schocken Books.

  14. Zanna, M. P. & Darley, J. M. (1987). The Compleat Academic: A Practical Guide for the Beginning Social Scientist. McGraw-Hill.


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