Selected Resources for: Mathematics


Subject Librarian: Kristine Fowler
E-Mail: fowle013@tc.umn.edu
Subject Description:This subject covers: college-level mathematics and applied mathematics. See also Education, for pedagogy or primary/secondary-level mathematics, and Engineering, for more on applied mathematics.


Abstracts and Indexes

Academic or Scholarly Articles Subject Indexes
Current Index to Statistics -- Extended Database Authentication Required
Current Index to Statistics Extended Database is the Internet version of Current Index to Statistics, Applications, Methods and Theory, from the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics. CIS is a bibliographic index to publications in statistics and related fields. It includes coverage, in most cases from 1974 (or first issue if later) to the present (currently, volumes published in 1998) from 106 "core journals" (and pre-1974 coverage for a number of them), selected articles since 1974 from about 900 additional journals, and about 8000 books in statistics published since 1974. Each year, the CIS-ED is updated with an additional year of coverage.
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DiscoveryGate Authentication Required
DiscoveryGate includes Beilstein (physical property and reaction data for more than 10 million organic compounds) and Gmelin (similar types of information for over 2.2 million inorganic and organometallic compounds); PC users will need to download a piece of software to use DiscoveryGate and all users may need to make an exception for blocked pop-up windows. The only browsers supported are Internet Explorer and Safari.
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MathSciNet Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
A comprehensive index, with abstracts, to the research literature of mathematics. Corresponds to the print indexes Mathematical Reviews (MR) and Current Mathematical Publications (CMP). Published by the American Mathematical Society.
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General Indexes to Magazine, Journal & Newspaper Articles
Academic Search Premier Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education.
The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier provides full text for nearly 4,600 scholarly publications, including full text for more than 3,600 peer-reviewed journals. Coverage spans virtually every area of academic study and offers information dating as far back as 1975. This database is updated on a daily basis via EBSCOhost.
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LexisNexis Academic (ON CAMPUS USE ONLY) Authentication Required
LexisNexis Academic is a collection of online databases: News, Business (plus corporate news and corporate financials), Legal, Medical, and Reference. International news sources are included.
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Catalogs and Bibliographies

Catalogs
MNCAT Classic
Search with MNCAT Classic to find books, journals, etc. owned by the library. Search by keyword, subject, title, or author for materials on your topic. MNCAT Classic lacks the faceted searching of MNCAT Plus, but can be easier to use if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for.
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General Reference Sources

Biographical Sources
American Men & Women of Science
Provides brief factual information on approximately 130,000 living scientists in biology, physical sciences, public health, mathematics, statistics, and computer science. Includes birthdate, education, professional career, and honors received.
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Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Provides authoritative, in-depth biographical articles on deceased scientists from classical antiquity to modern times. Each article includes bibliographies of works by and about the scientist who is the subject of the article. For biographical information on living scientists, check American Men and Women of Science or other sources.
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MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
Provides over 1000 biographies of mathematicians, 200 of which are quite detailed.
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Mathematical People : Profiles and Interviews

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Dictionaries
Academic Press Dictionary of Science and Technology
Defines 133,000 terms in 134 different fields of science and technology.
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Mathematics dictionary, 5th ed.

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McGraw-Hill dictionary of mathematics

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Directories
Combined Membership List of the AMS/MAA/SIAM/AMATYC
Combined Membership List of the Amercan Mathematical Society/Mathematical Association of American/Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics/American Mathematical Association for Two-Year Colleges. Also published in print, annually.
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Mathematical Sciences Professional Directory
A directory of mathematics societies published annually by the American Mathematical Society.
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Scholarly Societies -- Mathematics
A well-selected set of internet links to scholarly societies, associations, institutes, interest groups, and consortia in the field.
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Encyclopedias


Encyclopaedia Britannica Online Authentication Required
Concise as well as scholarly articles on a wide range of subjects. Also includes links to related Internet resources, and the Britannica Book of the Year. Search tip: When combining words in search, capitalize AND. For example: revolution AND 1848
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Encyclopaedia of Mathematics Authentication Required
The Online Encyclopaedia of Mathematics is an up-to-date, comprehensive, graduate-level reference work. This online edition comprises more than 8,000 entries and illuminates nearly 50,000 notions in mathematics; it contains mathematical definitions, concepts, explanations, surveys, examples, terminology and methods. The Encyclopaedia of Mathematics is updated on a regular basis, integrating the contents of the classic set (edited by Michiel Hazewinkel) and its separate update volumes.
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Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics Authentication Required This database is enhanced by Find It: the University Libraries Linking Service.
The Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics covers the interaction between physics and mathematics with over 400 authoritative articles on subjects ranging from classical mechanics to dynamical systems, quantum field theory, and differential geometry. The content is intended primarily for experienced researchers, but also for beginning graduate students. Published in 2006, with updates to follow.
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Handbooks and Manuals






Internet Resources

Gateways & Megasites


Periodical and Newspaper subscriptions

News Sources
What's New in Mathematics
Written for the general public, this site features stories on the latest in the field of mathematics. Published by the American Mathematical Society.
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Style Manuals and Writing Guides

Style Manuals
Bibliographic Formats and Descriptions
Provides citation format samples from major style guides: the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers; Publications Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA); compiled by the University of Houston Libraries.
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Writing Guides
<i>How to Write and Publish a Scientific Paper</i>
Concisely covers all aspects of science writing, from choosing a title to acknowledgments and references: submission strategies; other forms of science writing (book reviews, theses, presentations, posters); English language usage.
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University of Minnesota

Related U of M Web Sites
Internet Resources in Mathematics
The University of Minnesota Mathematics Library's list of select local and internet sites in the field.
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Library Information

Primary Subject Location


Books and journals on pure mathematics and theoretical statistics.
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