Mathematics

Facts and Background Information
Selected print and electronic encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, etc.
Books
Locate items in the library catalog and other libraries.
Articles
Use indexes to search for articles in journals, proceedings, etc.
Websites
Recommended academic, professional, and learned societies sites, and more.
Contact a Librarian

Below are a few major, frequently used sources for the study of mathematics. See also the research guide(s) to other subjects for sources on applied mathematics related to those subjects.

Please consult with a reference librarian for directions to many more sources in your topic. Internet resources require a Tufts I.D. number for off-campus access (authorized users statement).

 

Facts and Background Information     [back to top]

Dictionaries

Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA276.14.E84 2002]

Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA5 .C53 1996]

Elsevier's Dictionary of Computer Science and Mathematics in English, German, French and Russian
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA76.15 .D44313 1995]

Mathematics Dictionary
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA5 .J33 1992]
A dictionary of mathematical terms and concepts for the student. Includes a multi-lingual index in French, German, Russian and Spanish.

Encyclopedias

Use encyclopedias to get background information or a general introduction to a topic. They can also be used to find more extended definitions of mathematical terms than dictionaries have.

CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA5 .W45 1999]

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA5 .I8313 1993. 2 vol.]

Encyclopedia of Mathematics
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA5 .M3713 1998. 10 vol. plus suppl.]
A translation of Soviet 'Mathematical Encyclopedia.'

Encyclopedia of Statistical Science
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA276.14 .E5 1982. 9 vol. plus updates]
Topics concerned with statistical theory and the applications of statistical methods in various scientific fields of activity.

Handbooks and Tables

CRC Handbook of Mathematical Sciences
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA47 H324 1987]

CRC Handbook of Tables for Probability and Statistics
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA276.25 .B48]

CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae
[PRINT. Tisch reference desk QA47 .M315]

Gradshteyn & Ryzhik Tables of Integrals, Series, and Products
[PRINT. Tisch Reference QA55 .G6613 1994]
A translation of the original Russian publication.

Find Books     [back to top]

To locate books in the Tufts Libraries, use the library catalog (how to use). You can search for a title, an author (last name first), or a subject. You can also do a keyword search, connecting search terms with ands, ors, and nots. Tisch Library uses the Library of Congress classification scheme. The classification system brings similar books together on the shelves, which facilitates browsing. Mathematics books are mainly in the QA classification and statistics books are in the HA classification. More information on applied mathematics as it relates to other disciplines can be found with the literature of the discipline.

If you have difficulty locating books using subjects, please consult a reference librarian, as subject headings can be difficult to use. Also try doing a keyword search instead.

To find a book in Tisch that you have located in the catalog, note both the location and the call number at the bottom of the catalog record and consult a plan (see "Floor Plans") of the library or ask at the reference desk.

To locate books in other Boston Library Consortium libraries use the Boston Library Consortium Catalogs (how to use). You can request to borrow books directly from this catalog or you can apply for a consortium borrowing card at the Tisch circulation desk and go to any of these libraries.

To locate books in many libraries throughout the world, use WorldCat (how to use).

To determine if a book is available to purchase or is still in print, use Books in Print, Barnes and Noble, or Amazon.com.

Find Articles     [back to top]

To locate articles or research papers within periodicals and journals, it is necessary to use specialized databases known as indexing services. Some of these databases are broad in scope and others cover more specialized subjects. The ones listed here are of particular interest to mathematicians, but to find papers on mathematics applied to a specific discipline, consult indexes that cover the discipline. Like the library catalog, most indexes can be searched by author, title, subject, or keyword. As well as citations to papers, they may also have abstracts or in some cases direct links to the full text of the papers. If they do not have a link to a web version of the paper, search for the title of the periodical in the Tufts library catalog to determine if we have a copy.

Most periodicals held by Tufts are listed in the library catalog. Holdings in all formats are unified in one record, and most entries for journals held in electronic format contain a hyperlink to the source; a search in the web-based catalog enables one to follow these links directly. A supplementary list of electronic journals is on the Tisch homepage under Electronic Journals.

General Indexes

Current Contents Connect How To Use
This service allows you to search the tables of contents of the current and recent issues of over 8,000 mathematics, sci/tech and other journals.

MathSciNet 1940-
Provided by the American Mathematical Society, MathSciNet covers the world's mathematical literature since 1940. The print version is called Mathematical Reviews (1940-1993). [PRINT. Tisch Reference Indexes [Sci] QA1.M76]

Scopus. Elsevier, 1966-
An index to the world's scientific, technical and medical literature (14,000 scholarly titles), including 2,700 titles in Social Science, Psychology and Economics. Updated daily. Non-English titles are covered as long as English abstracts are available. Full-text linking is available wherever the technology and the access arrangements permit and continues to expand as such arrangements allow. Integrated web searching and patent searching by Scirus.

Web of Science How To Use
Web of Science is a gateway to a number of different services including Science Citation Index. Unlike most indexing services, it allows you to determine how a particular paper was cited after it was published. Papers in applied mathematics are most likely to be indexed.

ZentralblattMATH
Provided by the European Mathematical Society, FIZ Karlsruhe, and Springer-Verlag, this is the other major bibliographic source for mathematicians, besides MathSciNet. Coverage begins in 1931, and there is a link to the Electronic Research Archive for Mathematics, which covers the literature from 1868 to 1930.

Collections of Electronic Journals

Professional societies and commercial publishers often offer all of their web journal titles through a common interface. The websites below have mathematics journals or papers but may also have non-mathematical materials in them. All of them have search engines that allow you to search for articles like the indexes listed above. Be aware, though, that you are searching through only the publications of a particular publisher, not all of the relevant literature.

ACM Digital Library
You can search for all of the publications of the Association for Computing Machinery since the founding of the Association. Full-text online is available from 1985- for journals and from 1991- for conference proceedings.

American Mathematical Society Journals. 1996-
AMS journals from 1996 to date are available at this site. Older issues of most titles are available on JSTOR.

arXiv.org e-Print archive. 1991-
An extensive, searchable collection of mathematics, physics, and computer science papers beginning in 1991. The site is maintained by Cornell University.

Electronic Library of Mathematics
The European Mathematical Society offers web versions of a number of mathematics journals from European universities, as well as some current and classic mathematics texts.

JSTOR
JSTOR is an archive of scholarly journals in many fields of study including mathematics. Complete back files of AMS publications, as well as other mathematics titles, are available here. Some titles go back to the late 18th century, but material published in the past five years is not available through JSTOR.

ScienceDirect. Elsevier.
A database of over 1,700 journal titles covering the life, physical, technical and social sciences. Titles start with the initial volume of publication; all titles have tables of contents and abstracts, and most have full text articles. Tufts has access to approximately 800 titles from 1995 to date. The titles formerly published by Academic Press commence with 1993. Green boxes indicate subscribed titles; white boxes are for non-subscribed titles. Please note: ScienceDirect no longer provides access to non-subscribed titles. Articles from non-subscribed titles must be obtained from Tisch Document Delivery or purchased directly from ScienceDirect.

Springer LINK. Springer Verlag.
Provides access to 460+ electronic journals with full-text and some book series. The focus is on science and technology. To gain access to the Springer A-Z journal list, pull down the top right hand bar.

Wiley Interscience
Provides full-text access to 300+ journals published by John Wiley & Sons. Subjects covered are: Business, Finance & Management, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Education, Engineering, Law, Life & Medical Science, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics and Psychology. Online publication date varies by title but most start with 1997.

Websites     [back to top]

Tufts University Department of Mathematics

The following websites are meta sites that contain collections of links to further information. They will get you to many more math related sites than we can list here.

British Society for the History of Mathematics

Mathematics websites around the world

Mathematics (at Galaxy.com)

WWW Virtual Library: Mathematics

Yahoo! Mathematics

Other Related Websites

Math Archives
From the University of Tennessee Knoxville, this site provides links to software, teaching materials, articles on topics in mathematics, and full text of some mathematics conference proceedings.

Math Net Links to the Mathematical World
A collection of mathematical resources and links to both indexes and full text publications.

Mathematical Atlas: A Gateway to Modern Mathematics
A collection of short articles designed to provide an introduction to modern mathematics with pointers to further information.

Mathematical Sciences Digital Library
This site provides access to the web journal Journal of Online Mathematics and Its Applications, as well as other materials for teachers and students of college level mathematics. It is provided by the Mathematical Association of America.

TeX
All things TeX!

Contact a Librarian     [back to top]

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