Payton Suh

Books

16 books across mathematics, probability, physics, chemistry, and engineering: the ones I am reading now and the ones that got me here. Hover a spine; click it for details. Titles that are freely and legally available link to their official sources.

Mathematics

  1. Principles of Mathematical Analysis reading now

    Walter Rudin · 3rd ed., 1976

    “Baby Rudin.” The companion to Math 131AH.

  2. Linear Algebra reading now

    Stephen H. Friedberg, Arnold J. Insel & Lawrence E. Spence · 5th ed., 2018

    For Math 115AH.

  3. Lectures on Abstract Algebra reading now

    Richard Elman

    Elman’s UCLA notes, for Math 110AH.

  4. Calculus

    James Stewart, Daniel Clegg & Saleem Watson · 9th ed., 2021

  5. Elementary Linear Algebra

    Ron Larson · 8th ed., 2017

  6. A First Course in Differential Equations : with Modeling Applications

    Dennis G. Zill · 10th ed., 2012

Probability & Quantitative Finance

  1. Weighing the Odds : A Course in Probability and Statistics

    David Williams · 2001

  2. A Practical Guide to Quantitative Finance Interviews

    Xinfeng Zhou · 2008

    “The Green Book” (量化绿皮书): brainteasers, probability, stochastic calculus, and finance.

Physics

  1. Fundamentals of Physics : Extended

    David Halliday, Robert Resnick & Jearl Walker · 10th ed., 2014

  2. Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers

    Stephen T. Thornton & Andrew Rex · 2021

  3. Modern Physics

    John R. Taylor, Chris D. Zafiratos & Michael A. Dubson

  4. Quantum Mechanics : The Theoretical Minimum

    Leonard Susskind & Art Friedman · 2014

Chemistry

  1. Chemistry

    Steven S. Zumdahl & Susan A. Zumdahl · 9th ed., 2014

Engineering

  1. Circuit Analysis and Design

    Fawwaz T. Ulaby, Michel M. Maharbiz & Cynthia M. Furse · 3rd ed., 2025

    Free from the University of Michigan’s ECE textbook initiative.

  2. Propulsion and Power : An Exploration of Gas Turbine Performance Modeling

    Joachim Kurzke & Ian Halliwell · 2018

  3. Engineering Graphics Essentials

    Kirstie Plantenberg · 5th ed., 2016