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Mathematics

Encyclopedias/Dictionaries

Click to locate print and online reference sources in Mathematics

All call numbers listed are books located in the Reference section on the main level of the Science Library.

Encyclopedias

  • Encyclopedia of Mathematics - QA 5 M3713 1988 - This ten volume translation of a Soviet encyclopedia is aimed at both the specialist and the novice. Most articles include references.

Dictionaries

  • Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics - QA 5 C53 - A dictionary of mathematics for both the specialist and the novice, illustrated.
  • Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (online) (also in print: QA5 .P4425 1998) - short definitions and articles on basic and complex topics in mathematics.

Guides/Summaries

  • Using the Mathematical Literature - QA 41.7 S3 - An accessible guide to using the mathematical literature including journals, indexes, and reference works.

Data/Tables

  • CRC Handbook of Mathematical Sciences - QA 47 H32 - Formulas, tables, functions used in mathematics.
  • CRC Standard Mathematical Tables - QA 47 M315 1987 - A condensed version of the CRC Handbook of Mathematical Sciences.