Mathematics

Compilation of new acquisitions and electronic resources on the subject of mathematics

  • New acquisitions

    List of titles on the subject (last and current month)

  • Databases

    A selection of the main databases

    • Zentralblatt MATH – Online version of "Zentralblatt für Mathematik", dating back to 1931, bibliographical references and reviews on pure and applied mathematics – Further information
    • MathSciNet – Online version of "Mathematical Reviews", dating back to 1940, bibliographical references and reviews on pure and applied mathematics – Further information
    • Web of Knowledge – Interdisciplinary, includes the Web of Science databases with the Science Citation Index Expanded, Current Contents Connect and Journal Citation Reports

    Additional databases

  • Reference works

    Selection of the main reference works

    • The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics – Over 3,000 definitions from pure and applied mathematics and statistics; alphabetical or keyword searches
    • Handbook of Mathematics – Continuously updated, basic knowledge for students and users of mathematics; definitions, formulae and examples; subject-based search
    • A Dictionary of Statistics – Over 2,000 definitions on all aspects of statistics and their applications; alphabetical or keyword searches
    • Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences – Continuously updated reference work on all aspects of statistics; alphabetical and subject-based search and advanced search options
    • Handbook of Statistics – Multi-volume work on all aspects of statistics; each volume is devoted to a particular topic; mainly current research literature
    • Handbook of Algebra – Multi-volume work on all sub-areas of algebra; mainly current research literature but also general introductory articles
    • Handbook of Mathematical Formulas and Integrals – Definitions and formulae relating to mathematical and numerical analysis; subject-based search and detailed index
    • Handbook of Numerical Analysis – Multi-volume work on numerical analysis; first ten volumes contain introductory material, later volumes deal with specialised applications
    • Encyclopedia of Optimization – Definitions of terms from all areas of mathematical optimization, references to literature and other articles; alphabetical search

    Additional reference works

  • Specialist information

    • ArXiv (Cornell University) – Free access to electronic publications in the fields of physics, mathematics and computer science; subject-based search
    • EMIS – Information service provided by the European Mathematical Society EMS; key starting point when searching for many information sources and services
    • Springer books on mathematics – Electronic books from Springer and its imprints; monographs, series (for example Lecture Notes in Mathematics) and reference works
    • vifamath, virtual specialist library for mathematics – Search simultaneously in library catalogues, collections of journal articles and pre-prints and on relevant Internet sites
    • Wolfram MathWorld – About 13,000 mathematical terms, with further references to literature; alphabetical and subject-based search; also direct access to WolframAlpha


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