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* P. R. Halmos: [http://www.math.duke.edu/~cberkesc/502/halmosWrite.pdf How to write mathematics], L'Enseignement Mathématique, Vol.16 (1970) | |||
* W. Strunk: [http://books.google.cz/books?id=IAy6NCD0Iq0C Elements of Style], Filiquarian Publishing, 2007 | * W. Strunk: [http://books.google.cz/books?id=IAy6NCD0Iq0C Elements of Style], Filiquarian Publishing, 2007 | ||
:Short, clear and self-contained book on clear writing. Highly recommended! | :Short, clear and self-contained book on clear writing. Highly recommended! | ||
* San Francisco Edit [http://www.sfedit.net/newsletters.htm Newsletters] | * San Francisco Edit [http://www.sfedit.net/newsletters.htm Newsletters] | ||
:Helpful hints and suggestions on writing scientific papers. | :Helpful hints and suggestions on writing scientific papers. |
Revision as of 13:12, 26 September 2014
Here we would like to share some ideas, hints and recommendations regarding useful scientific and educational books and papers.
Books authored by members of the department
- Z. Bittnar, J. Šejnoha: Numerical Methods in Structural Mechanics, ASCE Publications, 1996
- This is the English translation of a book that was published in Czech in 1992 (Z. Bittnar, J. Šejnoha: Numerické metody mechaniky 1 a 2, České vysoké učení technické, Praha, 1992). The Czech version is out of stock and can be downloaded from here: File:Nmm1.pdf, File:Nmm2.pdf
- M. Jirásek, Z.P. Bažant: Inelastic Analysis of Structures, Wiley, 2002
- J. Kruis: Domain Decomposition Methods for Distributed Computing, Saxe-Coburg Publications, 2006
- M. Šejnoha, J. Zeman: Micromechanics in Practice, WIT Press, 2013
Textbooks
- Open Textbook Initiative, collection of textbooks from various fields of Mathematics approved by American Institute of Mathematics
- matematika.cuni.cz - the site contains various mathematical materials related to courses taught at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University in Prague
- Advanced Experimental Techniques in Geomechanics (ALERT Doctoral School 2012)
- Here is the complete set of lecture notes: File:ALERT school 2012.pdf
- It is also possible to download some of the presentations.
- List of lecture notes on various topics in mechanics at imechanica.org
Journal papers
- Special issue of the International Journal of Fracture entitled Computational Modeling of Fracture and Failure: From the Material to the Structure (published in November 2012) contains 18 original research papers based on presentations at CFRAC 2011 in Barcelona.
Writing guides
- P. R. Halmos: How to write mathematics, L'Enseignement Mathématique, Vol.16 (1970)
- W. Strunk: Elements of Style, Filiquarian Publishing, 2007
- Short, clear and self-contained book on clear writing. Highly recommended!
- San Francisco Edit Newsletters
- Helpful hints and suggestions on writing scientific papers.