Alvin Sherman Library, Research, and Information Technology Center

The subject guide to Mathematics and Mathematics Education provides information on resources available from the Alvin Sherman Library, both in the library and online, related to mathematics and the teaching of mathematics. The subject guide covers subject headings, reference sources, books, periodicals, indexes and abstracts, databases, Web sites, and style guides.

Suggested Library of Congress (LC) subject headings include:

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Title

Databases section

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics (Oxford Reference Online)

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,  & Directories; General & Multidisciplinary

Credo Reference

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,  & Directories; General & Multidisciplinary;

A Dictionary of Statistics (Oxford Reference Online)

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,  & Directories; General & Multidisciplinary

Encyclopedia Americana

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,  & Directories

Encyclopedia of Optimization (NetLibrary)

E-Books; General & Multidisciplinary

Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences  (Wiley Interscience)

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,  & Directories

Gale Virtual Reference Library

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,  & Directories; General & Multidisciplinary

Guide to Information Sources in Mathematics and Statistics (Netlibrary)

E-Books; General & Multidisciplinary

Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables (MyiLibrary)

E-Books; General & Multidisciplinary

World Book Advanced

Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,  & Directories; General & Multidisciplinary

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Location & Call Number

CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics, second edition

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 5 .W45 2003

CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae (31st edition)

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 47 .M315 2003

Dictionary of Mathematics

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 5 .D4988 1999

Encyclopaedia of Mathematics

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 5 .M3713 1988

Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 11 .E665 2001

Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics, second edition

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 5 .I8313 1987

Handbook of Applicable Mathematics

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 36 .H36

Mathematics

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 40.5 .M38 2002

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Mathematics

Alvin Sherman Reference
QA 5 M425 1998

Title

Author

Basic Notions of Algebra

Igor R. Shafarevich

Concept-Rich Mathematics Instruction: Building A Strong Foundation for Reasoning and Problem Solving

Meir Ben-Hur

Fuzzy Probabilities: New Approach and Applications

James L. Buckley

The Malliavin Calculus and Related Topics

David Nualart

Modern Differential Geometry in Gauge Theories

Anastasios Mallios

The Oxford Handbook of Philosophy of Mathematics and Logic

Stewart Shapiro

Perspectives on Adults Learning Mathematics: Research and Practice

Edited by Diane Coben, John O'Donoghue, and Gail E. Fitzsimons

Precalc With Trigonometry: Calc for the Clueless

Robert Miller

Sets for Mathematics

F. William Lawvere, Robert Rosebrugh

Structural Theory of Automata, Semigroups, and Universal Algebra

Edited by Valery B. Kudryavtsev and Ivo G. Rosenberg

Title

Author

Location & Call Number

Analysis and Probability: Wavelets, Signals, Fractals

Palle E.T. Jorgensen

Alvin Sherman Library
QA401 .J665 2006

Arithmetic Differential Equations

Alexandru Buium

Alvin Sherman Library
QA242.5 .B85 2005

Basic Mathematics through Applications

Geoffrey Akst and Sadie Bragg

Alvin Sherman Library
QA39.3 .A47 2005

Calculus and its Applications  (11th edition)

Larry J. Goldstein, et. al.

Alvin Sherman Library
QA303.2 .G66 2007

Elementary Algebra

Michael Sullivan III, Katherine R. Struve

Alvin Sherman Library
QA152.3 .S865 2007

Experimental Mathematics in Action

David H. Bailey, et al

Alvin Sherman Library
QA8.7 .E97 2007

The Higher Arithmetic An Introduction to the Theory of Numbers

H. Davenport

Alvin Sherman Library
QA241 .D3 1999

Mathematics Methods for Elementary and Middle School Teachers

Mary M. Hatfield

Alvin Sherman Library
QA135.6 .M385 2008

Number Theory in Mathematics Education: Perspectives and Prospects

Edited by Rina Zazkis and Stephen R. Campbell

Alvin Sherman Library
QA241 .N8679 2006

Partial Differential Equations of Applied Mathematics

Erich Zauderer

Alvin Sherman Library
QA377 .Z38 2006

Title

Location

American Mathematical Monthly

Main Periodicals, Online

Annals of Mathematics

Online

Comptes Rendus Mathematique

Online

Differential Geometry and Its Applications

Online

Journal of Differential Equations

Online

Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications

Online

Mathematical Logic Quarterly

Online

Probability Theory and Related Fields

Online

Quarterly Journal of Mathematics

Online

Representation Theory

Online

Studies in Applied Mathematics

Online

Title

Location

College Mathematics Journal

Online

Educational Studies in Mathematics

Main Library Periodicals

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education

Main Library Periodicals, Online

Mathematics and Computer Education

Online

Mathematics Magazine

Main Library Periodicals, Online

The Mathematics Teacher

Main Periodicals, Online

Teaching Children Mathematics (formerly Arithmetic Teacher)

Main Library Microfiche, Main Library Periodicals, Online (not current)

Title

Location

Current Mathematical Publications

Alvin Sherman Library Reference
QA36 .C8 

Title

Type (full-text, citations only, etc.)

Academic OneFile

Citations, some full text

Applied Science and Technology Index Full Text

Citations, some full text

Conference Papers Index

Citations, some full text

Dissertations & Theses: Full Text

Citations, some full text

General Science Full Text

Citations, some full text

Proquest Science Journals

Citations, some full text

Web of Science

Citations

Wilson Omnifile Full Text

Citations, some full text

Title

Type (full-text, citations only, etc.)

Education Full Text

Citations, some full text

ERIC (CSA)

Citations, some full text

ERIC Database and Thesaurus

Citations, some full text

General Science Full Text

Citations, some full text

Proquest Education Journals

Citations, some full text

Web of Science (ISI)

Citations

Wilson Omnifile Full Text

Citations, some full text

AAA Math
www.aaamath.com/index.html
This website has a large collection of lessons and exercises for students in grade school (K-8).  It is arranged by school grades and basic arithmetical/mathematical subject areas.

algebra.help
www.algebrahelp.com/
This site provides lessons on various algebraic topics and online calculators to help with performing various operations on problems..The site has sets of sample problems and worksheets.

American Mathematical Society
www.ams.org/
The American Mathematical Society is one of the most important mathematics organizations. It published two of the most important mathematics indexes, Current Mathematical Publications (which the library subscribes to) and Mathematical Reviews/MathSciNet and a number of mathematics journals and books.  The website also has some online reference materials and news articles.

calculus.org: The Calculus Page
calculus.org/
This page of calculus learning resources is sponsored by faculty at the University of California, Davis.

Dave's Short Trig Course
www.clarku.edu/~djoyce/trig/
This is a short course in elementary trigonometry prepared by David Joyce of Clark University.  It provides a basic introduction to trigonometric concepts and a series to test problems.

Geometry in Action
www.ics.uci.edu/~eppstein/geom.html
This website has a large collection of information on geometrical topics for college and high school students.  It is specifically geared to problems in discrete and computational geometry.  It has been put together by a faculty member and the University of California, Irvine.

lanl.arXiv.org:  Mathematics
xxx.lanl.gov/archive/math
The arXiv preprint server is a leading resource of physics information.  This section of Mathematics articles contains some of the latest research in mathematical topics.  It is currently maintained at Cornell University.

MathWorld
mathworld.wolfram.com/
MathWorld is an extensive collection of mathematical information.  It is organized by major areas of mathematics with definitions of terms (including the use of mathematical formulas and other information).  The website is provided by Wolfram Research.

Mathematics WWW Virtual Library
www.math.fsu.edu/Virtual/
This site has a large number of links to other websites devoted to mathematics subjects, instituions, publications, and other sources of information.

The Wolfram Functions Site
functions.wolfram.com/
This website has a large collection of over 300,000 formulas of mathematical functions. The website is provided by Wolfram Research.

The International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI)
www.mathunion.org/ICMI/
The ICMI has been interested in mathematics instruction since it was formed in 1908.  Today its is one of the subgroups of the International Mathematics Union.  It acts as an international clearinghouse of information on mathematics instruction.  The United States’ group involved with the ICMI is the U.S. National Commission on Mathematics Instruction (USNC/MI) (www7.nationalacademies.org/usnc-mi/).

Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators
school.discoveryeducation.com/schrockguide/math.html
This is a list of mathematics education sites for all grade levels.  Kathy Schrock is the Administrator for Technology for Nauset Public Schools at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.

Lesson Plans:  Mathematics
www.eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Mathematics
This website has a large collection of lesson plans for mathematics educators.  It has been put together as part of the The Educator’s Reference Desk, a former part of the ERIC Clearinghouse system run by the Information Institute at the University of Syracuse.

Mathematical Sciences Education Board
www7.nationalacademies.org/mseb/
The Mathematical Sciences Education Board is a section of the National Research Council's Center for Education. It supports improvements in mathematical education for all levels of schooling through improvements in practices, the creation of policies, and otherwise supporting mathematics teachers.

MathForum@Drexel
mathforum.org/
The MathForum is an extensive website devoted to mathematics education resources. It is run by the Department of Education at Drexel University.

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
www.nctm.org/
The NCTM is the world’s largest organization of mathematics teachers.  It supports research in mathematics education, the professional development of its members, and the education of their students

School Science and Mathematics Association
www.ssma.org/
The SSMA is a professional association for school teachers (K-12).  The association was started in 1901.

Any major citation style system such as APA, MLA, or Chicago is generally standard for papers and publications in mathematics and mathematics education. See Style Guides for further information.

Mathematics journals generally use the TeX text formatting system (or a variation such as the American Mathematics Society's AMS-Tex or LaTeX).  TeX is specially designed to format papers to be displayed by various software packages and is especially good at displaying mathematical formulas.

The American Mathematics Society has a page of links for public domain Tex software for various types of computers.