what i’ve been reading

as of 1 oct 2026

Lee - Introduction to Smooth Manifolds 2e
Tu - An Introduction to Manifolds 2e
Osher, Fedkiw - Level Set Methods and Dynamic Implicit Surfaces

a very opinionated tier list

■ mostly completed
■ significantly progressed
■ skimmed/other

ordered horizontally: left is better

S
Hubbard, Hubbard - Vector Calculus, Linear Algebra, and Differential Forms 5e
Folland - Real Analysis: Modern Techniques and Their Applications 2e
Gortler - Foundations of 3D Computer Graphics
Axler - Linear Algebra Done Right 4e
A
Tu - An Introduction to Manifolds 2e
Munkres - Topology 2e
Grafakos - Classical Fourier Analysis 3e
Evans, Gariepy - Measure Theory and Fine Properties of Functions 2e
Tao - An Epsilon of Room, I
B
Rudin - Principles of Mathematical Analysis 3e
McKernan - Notes: Introduction to Algebraic Topology
Zimmer - Essential Results of Functional Analysis
Pharr, Jakob, Humphreys - Physically Based Rendering 4e
Stein, Shakarchi - Fourier Analysis
C
Steele - The Cauchy-Schwarz Master Class
Artin - Algebra 2e
Akenine-Möller et al. - Real-Time Rendering 4e
Nederpelt, Guevers - Type Theory and Formal Proof
D
Nerode, Greenberg - Algebraic Curves and Riemann Surfaces for Undergraduates: The Theory of the Donut
Deisenroth, Faisal, Ong - Mathematics of Machine Learning
Larson - Calculus 9e
F
Ericson - Real-Time Collision Detection