Engineering reading list: Oxford, Balliol College
Oxford, Balliol College lists 20 books for applicants and new students in Engineering. The list starts with Engineering Mathematics by K.A. Stroud and Dexter J. Booth, Advanced Engineering Mathematics by E. Kreyszig and Advanced Engineering Mathematics by K.A Stroud and Dexter J. Booth. 1 of the books also appear on other Oxford and Cambridge lists we collected.
Engineering Reading List (July 2026) (University of Oxford). www.balliol.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate-admissions/engineering-reading-list
Retrieved 3 October 2026. Check the source for the current year's version.
The 20 books
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- 4.Mathematical Methods for Science StudentsG Stephenson
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- 9.Introductory Transport PhenomenaR.B. Bird, W.E. Stewart, E.N. Lightfood, and D.J. Klingenberg
- 10.Fundamentals of Engineering ThermodynamicsM.J. Moran, H.N Shapiro, D.D Boettner and M.B. Bailey
- 11.Introduction to Chemical Engineering ThermodynamicsJ.M. Smith, H. Can Ness, M. Abbott, and M.T. Swihart
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- 14.Electrical Circuits and Systems: an Introduction for Engineers and Physical ScientistsA.M. Howatson
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How this list was made
We fetched the list from the institution's own page or PDF on the date shown and recorded each title and author as printed. We did not add books, and we copied no descriptions. Obvious misprints are corrected and marked. The extraction was done with AI assistance and checked against the source. Lists change every year, so check the source page before you buy anything.