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EEVL - The Internet Guide to Engineering, Mathematics and Computing
"EEVL is an award-winning free service, which provides quick and reliable access to the best engineering, mathematics, and computing information available on the Internet. It is created and run by a team of information specialists from a number of universities and institutions in the UK for students, staff and researchers in higher and further education, as well as anyone else working, studying or looking for information in Engineering, Mathematics and Computing."INFOMINE - Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing, and Math
Large annotated collection of Internet resources related to computers, the physical sciences, engineering and mathematics. Resources have been determined to be "'of use' as a scholarly information resource in research or educational activities at the university level." Collection can be searched or browsed by subject, keyword or title. Part of the Library of the University of California, Riverside's INFOMINE.The Math Forum
The goal of The Math Forum is to "build an online community of teachers, students, researchers, parents, educators, and citizens at all levels who have an interest in math and math education." Toward that end, the site features an Internet Mathematics Library which contains links to math and math education Web sites; a "Math Resources by Subject" section; original math and math education content created in collaboration with students, teachers, and researchers; interactive projects, like Ask Dr. Math and Problems of the Week; and discussion areas.The Mathematical Atlas
This is a collection of short articles designed to provide an introduction to the areas of modern mathematics and pointers to further information, as well as answers to some common (or not!) questions. The material is arranged in a hierarchy of disciplines, each with its own index page.Mathematical Quotations Server
This site contains a fairly sizable collection of quotes relating to mathematics which have been culled from a variety of sources. The collection can be browsed by author's name, or keyword searched. A random quote feature is also available.Mathematical Sciences Digital Library
"Provides online resources for both teachers and students of collegiate mathematics, including: A new MAA publication, the Journal of Online Mathematics and its Applications (JOMA); A catalog of mathematics commercial products, complete with editorial reviews, reader ratings, and discussion groups; Digital Classroom Resources, a collection of mathematics instructional material with authors' statements and reader reviews."Mathematics Archives WWW Server
"The primary emphasis is on materials which are used in the teaching of mathematics. Currently the Archives is particularly strong in its collection of educational software. Other areas, ranging from laboratory notebooks and problem sets to lecture notes and reports on innovative methods, are growing. A second strength of the Archives is its extensive collection of links to other sites that are of interest to mathematicians. Resources available through these links include electronic journals, preprint services, grant information, and publishers of mathematical software, texts, and journals."Mathematics Web Sites Around the World
This site has searching and browsing options to help locate mathematics-related web sites. The site is organized into areas such as mathematics department web servers, mathematics journals, commercial pages, and more.Mathematics WWW Virtual Library
An Internet-wide collection of mathematics-related resources in the following categories: Addresses; Bibliographies; Department Web Servers; Mathematics Education; Electronic Journals; General Resources; Gophers; High School Servers; Newsgroups; Preprints; Science and Math; Software; Specialized Fields; and TeX Archives.Statistical Science Web
Lists link to key sites from which all other resources can be reached quickly. Information is given on societies, government departments, universities, job, teaching resources, publications, etc.
American Mathematical Society (AMS)
Information is provided about the society's programs, meetings, policies, publishing, membership and Internet resources. You can search through the tables of contents and abstracts of the AMS journals. There are also links to other organizations and preprint servers. Vast amount of information.American Statistical Association (ASA)
The site provides links to online publications, a career center, government information, etc.International Statistics Institute (ISI)
This site provides links to events and resources, including a glossary of statistical terms (http://www.europa.eu.int/en/comm/eurostat/research/isi/), for statisticians, educators or anyone else interested in data analysis techniques.Mathematical Association of America
The Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is the world's largest organization devoted to the interests of collegiate mathematics. The MAA's mission is to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the colleggiate level. The site contains organizational information, news, features, columns, book reviews, job listings and more.National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
NCTM's Web site features resources such as "Student Math Notes" and "Mathematics Education Dialogues". The site also includes information about jobs, new products, and NCTM and its programs. Founded in 1920, NCTM is the world's largest mathematics education organization, with more than 100,000 members throughout the United States and Canada.Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
SIAM's Web site maintains links to college and university departments, math industry news, and links for college students. Also provided is a search engine to search their online journal articles.
ACM Digital Library
Coverage is 1985 - Present. All articles that were published by the Association of Computing Machinery in journals and conference proceedings are indexed. ACM Computing Reviews is also included which reviews book and selected journal articles. Need to have ACM membership and registration for the Digital Portal to view or print the full text of articles.American Mathematical Society. Journals Search
Searchable database of all AMS journals. Allows searching by author, title, keywords, abstract, full text of article, references or anywhere in the record.Jahrbuch Project. Electronic Research Archive for Mathematics (ERAM)
This project from the European Mathematical Society provides access to publications from 1868-1942. This database has free citations and some abstracts of some of the most important mathematical publications of the period.Math-Net Journals
This site provides a searchable database of math journals on the internet which provides information on and links to full-text articles.Math Search
This site allows for searching over 200,000 documents on English-language mathematics and statistics servers across the Web. Note that most of the material is concerned with research-level mathematics. Allows you to find faculty and departments working on a topic.
Biography and HistoryThe Electronic Library of Mathematics
The Electronic Library of Mathematics is a collection of online journals, article collections, and monographs in the field of mathematics. All material is in electronic form and access is free. A service of the European Mathematical Society.
GuidesBiographies of Women Mathematicians
"These pages are part of an on-going project by students in mathematics classes at Agnes Scott College to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. There are brief comments on many of the women mathematicians and some photos. Not all entries are complete, but the ones that are include references. There are also links to excellent resources on the topic of women and mathematics.A Brief History of Algebra and Computing: An Eclectic Oxonian View
This sit provides a detailed history of algebra and computing that provides many hypertext links to the people and places that were important in its development. The author also includes many good resources to related sites and a list of print references with links where available.British Society for the History of Mathematics: Links to Web Sites on the History of Mathematics
The aims of the British Society for the History of Mathematics are to promote research into the history of mathematics and its use at all levels of mathematics education. The BSHM takes in all periods and civilizations, and all aspects of mathematics, both pure and applied.MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive
A collection of over 1000 biographies of with major mathematicians listed alphabetically and chronologically, an index of topics, and a birthplace map, 200 of which are quite detailed. Also histories of mathematical topics, famous curves, prize winner lists, and many other types of information.Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Available here are accounts of the lives and works of seventeenth and eighteenth century mathematicians (and some other scientists), adapted from A Short Account of the History of Mathematics by W. W. Rouse Ball (4th Edition, 1908). The ordering of the mathematicians and scientists is approximately chronological. A separate index is provided which lists these people in alphabetical order. Maintained by David R. Wilkins, School of Mathematics, Trinity College, Dublin
Preprint and E-Print ServersDave's Math Tables (Math2.org)
Numerous links are given to mathematical tables for various subjects: general math, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus, and advanced topics such as fourier series and transforms. It provides formulas, diagrams and proofs which are all very useful in mathematics.Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers.Math Words and Some Other Words of Interest
Over 120 mathematical terms are defined here, from "abacus" to "parabola" to "zero."Mathematical Functions
The world's single most comprehensive resource about mathematical functions is provided to the mathematical and scientific communities. Its vast collection of formulas, currently totaling in excess of 37,000, was assembled and verified using the powerful features of Wolfram Research's technical computing system Mathematica.S.O.S. Mathematics Tables and Formulas
This site has an easily navigated list of topics which takes visitors to a variety of common mathematics look-up tables. Tables featured include Trigonometric Identities, Derivatives, Indefinite Integrals, Common Integrals, and Binomial Coefficients and Formulas, among others. A search engine and links to other S.O.S. sites and the S.O.S. Mathematics Cyberboard (for posting questions) can be found here.
Print SourcesDirectory of Mathematics Preprint and E-print Servers
This is a directory of preprint servers from the American Mathematical Society (AMS). It lists umbrella servers, special subject servers, institute and department servers, as well as retired preprint servers.Mathematical Physics Preprint Archive
The University of Texas-Austin's Mathematics Department houses this excellent Mathematical Physics Preprint Archive. With abstracts and papers organized by year (1991-present), this free service lets users "deposit papers in an electronic format over the Web or by email." Users may also access papers (by email, FTP, Gopher, wais, HTTP). In addition, the service supplies weekly updates. This site offers a substantial archive for those interested in mathematical physics.MPRESS. MathNet.preprints
MPRESS is an index to a group of European, Asian and American preprint servers. It is not a full-text archive. It links you to the servers where the full preprint is located.XXX Mathematica Archive
Maintained by the Los Alamos National Laboratory, this site is a large archive on many mathematical subjects. Started in Aug 1991, it is a fully automated electronic archive and distribution server for research papers. The Archive currently contains over 4000 pre-prints. The Archive is searchable and allows browsing by any one of 30+ categories." Covered areas include physics and related disciplines, mathematics, nonlinear sciences, computational linguistics, and neuroscience.
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Compiled by: Dick Perrin, Librarian Emeritus
Last update: May 29, 2003