Useful Links for Students
Research Elements
- High quality research: "PhD research: Elements of Excellence", By Ness Shroff (The Ohio State University)
- Reading papers and literature survey: "How to read a paper?" (PDF), By Srinivasan Keshav (University of Cambridge)
- Writing papers: "Ten Simple Rules for Mathematical Writing", By Dimitri Bertsekas (MIT)
- Writing dissertation: "How to Write a Dissertation", By Douglas E. Comer (Purdue)
- Presentation: "Secrets to a Terrific Technical Talk", By Betty Lise Anderson (The Ohio State University)
Excellent Motivational Books
Presenting sticky ideas: "Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die" (New York Times bestseller), By Chip Heath and Dan Heath, Amazon link for "Made to Stick".
Striving to succeed: "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance" (New York Times bestseller), By Angela Duckworth, Amazon link for "Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance".