LibGuides: Mathematics: Reference Works

Reference Works

Ask Dr. Math
A question and answer service for math students and their teachers. A searchable archive is available by level and topic, as well as summaries of Frequently Asked Questions.

Dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference works in Mathematics (alphabetical order).

Calculus on the Web (COW)
An internet utility for learning and practicing calculus.
Combined Membership Directory
Directory of members of numerous mathematical societies and associations, including the American Mathematical Society (AMS), Mathematical Association of America (MAA), & Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM).
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Also includes American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC), the Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM), the Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS) - Société mathématique du Canada (SMC), and the Mathematical Programming Society (MPS).
Famous Problems in the History of Mathematics
Investigation of famous problems, links to mathematicians’ biographies and other math history sites.
Fields Medals and Rolf Nevanlinna Prize
Awards to recognize outstanding mathematical achievement since 1936.
Internet Mathematics Library (Math Forum)
In-depth coverage of math and math education web sites.
Mathematical Atlas
Introduces the subject areas of modern mathematics, to describe a few of the milestone results and topics, and to give pointers to some of the key resources where further information is to be found.
Mathematical Quotation Server
Database of quotes having to do with mathematics. Searchable by name or keyword.
Mathematical Words: Origins and Sources
The Earliest Known Uses of Some of the Words of Mathematics pages provide information on the origins of many of the English mathematical words in use today.
Mathworld
The web's most extensive mathematical resource, provided as a free service to the world's mathematics and internet communities as part of a commitment to education and educational outreach by Wolfram Research, makers of Mathematica.
PRIME Mathematics Encyclopedia
Comprehensive mathematics encyclopedia including information on a wide range of topics approachable from pre-collegiate to advanced graduate and research levels.
Problems Library (Math Forum)
The Problems Library is an archive of Math Forum’s "Problem of the Week" organized by topic and rated for difficulty level.
SAGE Open Source MATH software
Sage is a free open-source mathematics software system licensed under the GPL. It combines the power of many existing open-source packages into a common Python-based interface.
Scientific Graphics Project
The Scientific Graphics Project is concerned primarily with surfaces in R3 (three dimensional euclidean space). The surfaces are organized into three major categories: Minimal Surfaces, CMC (Constant Mean Curvature) Surfaces, and Level Surfaces.
Visual Dictionary of Spacial Plane Curves
Images to help you understand the definition of mathematical plane curves.
NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions
A free electronic copy of NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions. Contains notation, properties, applications, and computation.

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Mathematics: Reference Works

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