Dissertation Advice
- Dissertation Advice for PhD students - Michael Manove (This is written for Economics PhD students but it's still useful for other major students.)
General Graduate School Survival Guide and Early Career Development
- How to Be a Good Graduate Student - Marie desJardins
- So long, and thanks for the Ph.D.! (a.k.a. “Everything I wanted to know about C.S. graduate school at the beginning but didn’t learn until later”) – Ronald T. Azuma
- The Awesome 7-Year Postdoc – Radhika Nagpal
- (BOOK) A Ph.D. Is Not Enough: A Guide to Survival in Science - Peter J. Feibelman (Highly recommended even for engineers.)
- (BOOK) A Mathematician’s Survival Guide: Graduate School and Early Career Development - Steven G. Krantz
Scientific/Mathematical Writing Guide
- The Science of Scientific Writing - George D. Gopen and Judith A. Swan
- (PDF) Ten Simple Rules for Mathematical Writing –Dimitri Bertsekas
- (LINK) (BOOK) The Elements of Style –William Strunk, Jr.
- (BOOK) A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations — Turabian et al.
- (BOOK) A Primer of Mathematical Writing: Being a Disquisition on Having Your Ideas Recorded, Typeset, Published, Read & Appreciated - Steven G. Krantz
Publishing
Presentation Guide
- Ian Parberry’s Speakers’ Guide - Ian Parberry
- Creatiing Effective Poster Presentations - George R. Hess, Kathryn Tosney and Leon H. Liegel
- Designing Conference Posters - Colin Purrington
Teaching
- Teaching College-Level Science and Engineering - Sanjoy Mahajan
Others
- Twelve Tips for Reviewers –Henry L. Roediger, III
- Reading for graduate students –Matt Might
- Productivity tips, tricks and hacks for academics –Matt Might