Guide to
Selected Mathematics Resources
Find Articles Find Books
Reference & Web Sources Encyclopedias & Dictionaries Handbooks Links on the Internet Professional Associations Graduate School Information
For more information contact the Library Liaison for the Mathematics Department.
| Find Articles |
| Article1st | Covers 12,500 journals in all fields including computer science journals (1990-present). |
| SIAM epubs | Full text of journals published by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics from 1997 to the present. |
| SIAM Locus | Archive of online full text for every Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics journal article published from the journal's inception through 1996. |
| MathSciNet | This database covers the world's mathematical literature from 1940 to the present, providing Web access to the signed reviews and citations from Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. |
| PapersFirst | Provides access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide. A major new research aid covering every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop, and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre's vast proceedings collection since October 1993. |
| Find Books |
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Search for books and other materials owned by IWU.
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| Option 2 - WorldCat |
A catalog of books and other materials worldwide.
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Mathematics Call Numbers Ranges: |
QA9-QA10.3 Mathematical
logic The Ames Library uses Library of Congress Classification. |
| Reference & Web Sources |
| Encyclopedias & Dictionaries |
| Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics | REF.QA5.N513 1977 - An English translation of a Japanese work, which has information about all fields of advanced mathematical research. |
| McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology | REF.QC121.M3 2002- An international reference work in 20 volumes with coverage of mathematical topics such as mathematics, mathematical notation and mathematical physics. |
| MathWorld | "A comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers. [T]his site is continuously updated to include new material and incorporate new discoveries." |
| The Words of Mathematics | REF QA5.S375 1994 - an etymological dictionary of mathematical terms used in English: A reference book describing the origins of over 1500 mathematical terms used in English, including a glossary that explains the historical and linguistic terms used in the book. |
| Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia | REF.Q121.V3 1995 - A 2 volume work including subject coverage of mathematics along with bibliographies. |
| Handbooks |
| CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae | REF.QA47.M315 1996 - Extensive compilation of formulas, tables and other reference material in pure and applied mathematics. |
| Links on the Internet |
| Dave's Math Tables | This award winning site hosted by Scientific Instrument Services Inc. provides a wide range of mathematical tables from advanced Fourier Series to simple addition tables. Also includes a chat room for Math advice. |
| Euclid Prime | Full-Text of Electronic Journals in Mathematics and Statistics. |
| Ethnomathematics Digital Library | a resource network and interactive learning community for ethnomathematics, with emphasis on the indigenous mathematics of the Pacific region. (Funded by the National Science Foundation) |
| Geometry Center | Features a interactive geometric structures plus conference proceedings, research papers, and reference archive. |
| Math World | The electronic version of the CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics. |
| Mathematics Information Servers (Penn State) | Includes general web servers, related topics to mathematics. |
| Mathematics Resources on the Web (Univ. of Florida) | A finding guide for mathematics on the web. |
| MathPro Online: reference to mathematical problems | Electronic version of Index to Mathematical Problems by Stanley Rabinowitz. Features over 20,000 problems from journals and contests. |
| MathSearch | A search engine that searches documents related to mathematics. |
| New Mathright Library | A collection of interactive workbooks with examples, demonstrations, and modules about mathematical concepts from algebra to differential equations. |
| PrePrint Network | Mathematics from the U.S. Department of Energy's PrePrint service. |
| Statlib Index | Place to start for all sorts of statistical information on the Web. |
| WWW Virtual Library-Mathematics | A collection of mathematics-related sources maintained by the Florida State University Dept. of Mathematics. |
| Yahoo: Science: Mathematics | Submitted sites, no evaluation, widest coverage. |
| Professional Associations |
| American Mathematical Society | One of the largest professional mathematics organizations. Information about the association, its programs and its publications. |
| American Statistical Association | A scientific and educational society which promotes excellence in the application of statistical science. |
| Institute of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science | Responsible for education of students in mathematical statistics. |
| Joint Policy Board for Mathematics (JPBM) | A collaborative effort of the American Mathematical Society, the American Statistical Association, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, JPBM promotes Mathematics Awareness Month and also sponsors the JPBM Communication Award. |
| Mathematical Association of America | Devoted to the interests of collegiate mathematics. |
| Mathematics Awareness Month | Held each year in April, the goal of Mathematics Awareness Month is to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics. See Joint Policy Board for Mathematics, above. |
| SIAM-Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | Promotes the application of mathematics in science and technology. |
| Graduate School Information |
| Information for Undergraduate Math Majors | Information about graduate school, summer or semester research, clubs, conferences, competitions, prizes, honorary societies, careers, jobs, internships and more from the American Mathematical Society. |
| U.S. News & World Report Math and Science Rankings | For the full text of the rankings, use our Journals We Own site or check our print holdings in Current Periodicals or in the stacks (call number JK1 .U65) |
| phds.org | "The PhDs.org science career library contains information for scientists and would-be scientists at all levels, from high school students through Nobel laureates." |
| Mathematics and Statistics Graduate Program Directories | Search by discipline, subject or geographic area for graduate programs in mathematics and related areas. |
| Mathematics Graduate Study | From About.com: Several interesting and informative links to articles, guides and sites of interest to students wishing to continue their mathematics studies. |
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