Where I can find the courses book lists of Computer science/engineering universities?

Question

Hi,

I'm looking for full lists of courses' books titles in every semester in different CS/CEN universities. Does anyone know where I can find that?

Thanks.

Answer 1

Well your school is going to have their own online system for books, so that is all depending on your school.

Once I find out what books (isbn, title) i needed for classes, I would go straight to amazon.com, half.com, ebay.com and see what the prices are at. If you can get a book list early before classes, you can order books online cheaper than your local bookstore will charge. It just takes a little time to ship and get to you. One word of warning, make sure you do not ship media mail (very common on amazon by default). That shipping type can take a long time to ship. I have seen a few friends caught in the middle of that.

EDIT:

There is no central place I know of that lists the books for multiple universities. You could go to each desired school's website and find their book system and see which ones are labeled for the CS program. Some schools systems change every month as classes change quarterly/sememester. I have not heard of many master book lists because some classes are only offered once every year or even every other year. Schools are known for changing books/editions often too. Sometimes, classes with multiple instructor options will use different books depending on the professor. All these factors make master book lists hard to maintain, hence why you are having trouble finding any.

Answer 2

Well I don't think most universities will have a list of every book used for CS (at least I'm not aware of any for my school). However you'll surely find what book each course is using by just checking out the course's website.

Answer 3

I doubt that there is a compiled list of all unis' books for their CS programs... You will probably have to compile it yourself by going to their websites. I know at my uni often times they don't even know what book they are going to use for a CS course until a week before the course starts. Not to mention this changes every semester. It really is going to depend on the university. That is why I bet there is no compiled book list because there is no standard way that unis release that information.

Answer 4

Here is a a list of courses / books used at UT

http://www.cs.utexas.edu/academics/undergraduate/degrees%5Fcourses/class%5Fhomepages/

If you click on the course it will take you to the homepage where you can find the ISBN