Getting Started

View a LaTeX template via Overleaf or download a LaTeX thesis template to your device.

Library

• Library Guide
• The local expert in data sets is Bobray Bordelon
• The local expert in literature is Willow Dressel

Funding

Funding is provided by the School of Engineering and Applied Science for theses which require financial support.

Dean Bogucki will email applications in early October and February. Additional financial support is also available through the ORFE department; contact the Undergraduate Administrator with a proposal detailing the research, reason for funding, and amount requested.

Common requests for funding include data storage, hosting, software licenses, data access, and other computing resources.

Writing

• ORFE Senior Theses
• What Makes A Good Senior Thesis? by Ilya O. Ryzhov
• Ten Rules for Great Math Writing by D. Bertsekas
• Notes on Presenting a Paper

Journals and Books

• Applied mathematics journals via MathSciNet
• Economics journals via Econlit
• Miscellaneous books and papers via Google Scholar or PU Library
• Books Princeton does not own via Borrow Direct
• Articles in a journal Princeton is not subscribed to via Interlibrary Loan

Data

• PU Data and Statistical Services
• Genomics Data
• SNP Data
• NBER Data
• Wharton Research Data Services (WRDS)
• Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Bendheim Center for Finance - Financial Data Sources
• Yahoo Finance
• Chicago Board Options Exchange (data site)
• Federal Reserve Bank

Topics

• Princeton Community-Based Learning Initiative (CBLI)

Programming Help

Matlab

• MATLAB workshop examples
• MATLAB Primer (simple but concise)
• Official MATLAB Primer (search contains same help files as the built-in MATLAB)
• MATLAB Answers (for asking tough questions)
• R for MATLAB users (list of commands, particularly helpful if you already know R)

R

• R software for statistical computing
• Princeton Library Guide to R
• The Art of R Programming (detailed primer)
• R for MATLAB users (list of commands, particularly helpful if you already know MATLAB)

Python

• Official Python Tutorial

AMPL

• AMPL Book Examples
• First Chapter of the Ampl Book
• Examples on Ampl web site
• Prof. Vanderbei’s example files

Miscellaneous Statistical Software Help

• PU Data and Statistical Services for SPlus, SAS, SPSS, etc.
• Engineering Statistics Handbook

LaTeX Help

• LaTeX FAQ
• LaTeX Commands
• The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX 2e (probably the best out there)
• Math into Latex (.pdf)
• Latex Comprehensive Symbol List
• MiKTeX for Windows, MacTeX for Macs, Overleaf for Web
• GSview & Ghostscript