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* M. Jirásek, Z.P. Bažant: [http://books.google.cz/books/about/Inelastic_Analysis_of_Structures.html?id=8mz-xPdvH00C&redir_esc=y Inelastic Analysis of Structures], Wiley, 2002
* M. Jirásek, Z.P. Bažant: [http://books.google.cz/books/about/Inelastic_Analysis_of_Structures.html?id=8mz-xPdvH00C&redir_esc=y Inelastic Analysis of Structures], Wiley, 2002
* J. Kruis: [http://books.google.cz/books/about/Domain_decomposition_methods_for_distrib.html?id=pUQxAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Domain Decomposition Methods for Distributed Computing], Saxe-Coburg Publications, 2006
* J. Kruis: [http://books.google.cz/books/about/Domain_decomposition_methods_for_distrib.html?id=pUQxAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y Domain Decomposition Methods for Distributed Computing], Saxe-Coburg Publications, 2006
==== Writing guides ====
* M. Šejnoha, J. Zeman: [http://books.google.cz/books?id=KSx0VhBT6WEC&lpg=PP1&dq=isbn%3A1845646827&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false Micromechanics in Practice], WIT Press, 2013
 
==== [[Seznam skript|List of published lecture notes ("skripta") available in the department library]] ====
Please click on the above heading to display the full list. These lecture notes can be checked out by any department coworker, including PhD students.
 
==== Textbooks ====
* [http://aimath.org/textbooks/approved-textbooks Open Textbook Initiative], collection of textbooks from various fields of Mathematics approved by [http://aimath.org/textbooks/approved-textbooks American Institute of Mathematics]
* [http://matematika.cuni.cz 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''' ([http://alertgeomaterials.eu/ 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 [http://alertgeomaterials.eu/presentations-of-the-alert-doctoral-school-2012-2/ presentations].
* [http://imechanica.org/node/1551 List of lecture notes] on various topics in mechanics at imechanica.org
 
==== Writing guides and courses on scientific writing ====
* 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!
==== Textbooks ====
* San Francisco Edit [http://www.sfedit.net/newsletters.htm Newsletters]
''Please recommend good textbooks of structural mechanics at the undergraduate level''
:Helpful hints and suggestions on writing scientific papers.
* [http://matematika.cuni.cz matematika.cuni.cz] - the site contains various mathematical materials related to courses taught at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics at Charles University
* [http://www.nature.com/scitable/topicpage/effective-writing-13815989 Effective Writing], essential tips on writing a scientific paper, provided by Nature
* [http://online.stanford.edu/course/writing-sciences Writing in the Sciences], online course available at [https://www.coursera.org/course/sciwrite Coursera.org] (video lectures only) or at [https://class.stanford.edu/courses/Medicine/Sci-Write/Fall2014/about OpenEdX] by Stanford (complete course including exercises)
* [http://www.proof-reading-services.net/guide/ Guide to Academic and Scientific Publication] by Linda Olson
* [http://www.slideshare.net/WarrenRaye/edanzwhitepaper0 Innovating the Authorship Experience] by Warren Raye, Amanda Hindle and Benjamin Shaw
* [http://writing.engr.psu.edu/ Writing and Speaking Guidelines for Engineering and Science] by Michael Alley
 
==== Journal style guides ====
* [https://authorservices.wiley.com/bauthor/House_style_guide_ROW4520101451415.pdf Wiley-Blackwell Publishing House Style Guide]
* [http://www.ieee.org/documents/style_manual.pdf IEEE Editorial Style Manual]
* [http://springer.com/authoracademy Springer's Author Academy]

Latest revision as of 10:35, 27 November 2015

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

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

List of published lecture notes ("skripta") available in the department library

Please click on the above heading to display the full list. These lecture notes can be checked out by any department coworker, including PhD students.

Textbooks

Here is the complete set of lecture notes: File:ALERT school 2012.pdf
It is also possible to download some of the presentations.

Writing guides and courses on scientific writing

Short, clear, and self-contained book on clear writing. Highly recommended!
Helpful hints and suggestions on writing scientific papers.

Journal style guides