Mathematics Research Guide
Resources for Mathematics. Please see Computer Science, Statistics and Physics for related resources.
- Indexes and Databases
- Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
- Web Guides (TeX, LaTeX, BibTeX & Wolfram|Alpha)
- eBooks
- Poster Presentation: Tips
- Newspapers
- E-Print Archives
- Associations & Organizations (@ YU: LAMPS, Centre for Disease Modeling)
- Biographical Information
- New Books in Mathematics
- Dissertations and Theses
- Journal Title Abbreviation Sources
- Open Access Resources
- Research papers in Mathematics & Statistics from York University (Using Scopus & Pubmed)
- Information Literacy Resources for the Sciences
Indexes and Databases
Use these databases to find citations, abstracts and/or full text materials on your topic. These databases can be used to find scholarly and popular articles. The number of stars besides a database provides an idea about the appropriateness of the database based on the level of research being conducted.
One star 
indicates that it is good for general/basic research,
Two stars indicate that it is good for intermediate to advanced research
Three stars indicate that it will be useful for more advanced level research.
Find information from a wide variety of applied science specialties-acoustics to aeronautics, neural networks to nuclear engineering-from leading trade and industrial journals, professional and technical society journals, specialized subject periodicals, buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings.
ACM DL includes full-text access to conference proceedings, magazines, newsletters, and journals, covering topics in: computer technology, online education, software engineering, programming, networking, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, and information systems.
CiteSeerX is a scientific literature digital library and search engine that focuses primarily on the literature in computer and information science. CiteSeerX aims to improve the dissemination of scientific literature and to provide improvements in functionality, usability, availability, cost, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and timeliness in the access of scientific and scholarly knowledge
History of Science, Technology and Medicine
This database describes journal articles, conference proceedings, books, book reviews, and dissertations in the history of science, technology, and medicine and allied historical fields. The database integrates four bibliographies: the Isis Current Bibliography of the History of Science, the Current Bibliography in the History of Technology (Technology and Culture), the Bibliografia Italiana di Storia della Scienza and the Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine. Updated quarterly, the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine covers 1975 to the present.
JSTOR is a full text periodical index to back issues of journals in the humanities,social sciences and sciences. It covers some of the important journals in Biological Sciences, Developmental and Cell Biology, and Health Sciences. Indexing and full-text access generally runs back to the first issue but may not include issues published in the last 2-5 years.
Scholars Portal Search (New Version & Functionality)
A single search screen that provides access to multiple databases for searching literature in a number of disciplines. Choose a subject area or select Specific Databases to conduct a search.
Online version of Mathematical Reviews. Indexes and reviews the mathematical literature since 1940. Over 80,000 new items are added each year, most of them classified according to the Mathematics Subject Classification.
TechXtra is a free service which can help you find articles, books, the best websites, the latest industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing.
3 e-Print archive in physics, mathematics, nonlinear sciences and computer science. Contains author-submitted, non-peer reviewed cutting edge research in these fields. Suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate level. In operation since 1991.
Compendex (through Engineering Village)
Provides citations to papers and poster sessions presented at major scientific meetings around the world. Some of the areas covered include life sciences and biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, and clinical medicine.
Indexes publications in statistics and related fields. References are drawn from 111 core journals that are fully indexed, non-core journals from which articles are selected that have statistical content, proceedings and edited books, and other sources. Suitable for senior undergraduate and graduate levels. Coverage is from 1975.
Locus: SIAM's Online Journal Archive
This is the interface to the SIAM Journals Online service. From here you may select individual journals published by SIAM or you may search all of the SIAM journals .
ODESI is an intuitive data portal for researchers, teachers and students. The project targets Statistics Canada datasets, datafiles from Gallup Canada and other polling companies, public-domain files such as the Canadian National Election Surveys and selected files from the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR). Data related to agriculture, business and financial, communications and information, and health are available from this portal. Tutorials
Project Euclid's mission is to advance scholarly communication in the field of theoretical and applied mathematics and statistics. Project Euclid is designed to address the unique needs of low-cost independent and society journals.
Scopus is a comprehensive international database for scientific, medical, and technical information. It contains approximately 15,000 journal titles from 4,000 publishers, and abstracts going back to 1960. Scopus covers all major peer reviewed STM titles and is integrated with Scirus web search to cover the scientific web. It provides searching capability, linking to full-text sources, cited references, saved search and alerting features including RSS alerts. More information on Scopus Zentralblatt MATH The libraries do not subscribe to this database. However it is possible to use the advanced search features to locate references of interest. Only three results are displayed in the unsubscribed/free version. You can also do a citation search
Encyclopedias and Dictionaries
Encyclopedias are useful to get basic background information on a topic and are good places to start the research process. Dictionaries give brief definitions of unfamiliar words, terms and acronyms.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics
This resource will guide general readers and students alike through the often bewildering maze of equations and theorems encountered within the mathematical universe. Covering everything in the field, from pure and applied mathematics to statistics, it also covers areas of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos.
Math & Statistics E-Reference (Springer)
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for Springer Math & Statistics Reference Works.
Oxford Reference Online brings together language and subject reference works from one of the world's biggest reference publishers into a single cross-searchable resource. The Core Collection contains over 100 dictionary, language reference, and subject reference works published by Oxford University Press. It covers all scientific and technology fields.
Handbook of Mathematical Functions with Formulas, Graphs, & Mathematical Tables
This handbook has been designed to provide scientific investigators with a comprehensive and self-contained summary of the mathematical functions that arise in physical and engineering problems.
A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units
This comprehensive dictionary provides clear definitions of all the units, prefixes, and styling of the Système International (SI), as well as industry-specific and traditional terms currently in use.
MathWorld: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
The web's most complete mathematical resource, assembled by internet Eric W. Weisstein with assistance from the mathematics and internet communities. MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers.
Merlot Learning Material: Mathematics
MERLOT is a leading edge, user-centered, searchable collection of peer reviewed and selected higher education, online learning materials, catalogued by registered members and a set of faculty development support services.
Encyclopedia Britannica Online
A comprehensive and credible general knowledge encyclopedia.In addition to 72,000 articles on topics in every discipline, the Encyclopedia Britannica Online also provides links to 130,000 websites that have been selected and reviewed by Britannica's editorial board of experts.
Web Guides
Wikipedia:WikiProject MathematicsThis project aims to enable Wikipedians to cooperate, make suggestions and share ideas on the organization and improvement of the mathematics coverage of Wikipedia. This WikiProject began in 2002 to assist the creation, improvement and organization of articles in the area of mathematics.
Getting started with TeX, LaTeX
Below are links to meta sites such as digital collections, subject specific search engines and other academic research guides. They are useful places to start your Internet research.
- Online BibTeX Converter
- BibTex - Harvard
- BibTex - Univ. of Colorado
- LaTeX Style and BiBTeX Bibliography Formats for Biologists
- TeXMed - a BibTeX interface for PubMed
- LaTeX-BibTeX
The Table of Contents lists the main sections of the Mathematics Subject Classification. Under each heading may be found some links to electronic journals, preprints, Web sites and pages, databases and other pertinent material. There is also a page of Materials Organized by Mathematical Topics.
Directory of Mathematics Preprint and e-Print Servers
The directory makes available to the mathematical community the current homepage URLs and email contacts of all mathematical preprint and e-print servers throughout the world.
PhysMath Central is an independent publishing platform operated by BioMed Central committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed physics and mathematics research. All research articles published by, or in cooperation with, PhysMath Central receive rapid and thorough peer review.
MathWorld: Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics
The web's most complete mathematical resource, assembled by internet Eric W. Weisstein with assistance from the mathematics and internet communities. MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers.
See examples in Mathematics and Statistics.
Resources on Mathematica, functions, integrals and MathML.
Collection of web resources on mathematics and statistics. Some of the links include Cornell University Library Math Book Collection, Mathweb (AMS), and Biographies of women mathematicians.
This website which offers on-line computing in Mechanical Engineering and related disciplines. It provides mechanical and allied engineers and technologists with the ability to perform medium-complexity computations, graphics and data access online.
eBooks
York University Libraries subscribes to E-books from different content providers and publishers. These e-book providers offer varied functionalities and a list of all E-books available at YUL is available from this link.eBook version of the Lecture Notes in Mathematics series of mathematics research monographs. Fairly complete from 2000. Online versions available before print.
Some of the subtopics in Mathematics include Applied Mathematics, Computational Methods Numerical Analysis & Optimization, Computational methods, Geometry & Topology, Probability & Statistics & Engineering Applications. Maple, Matlab, Mathcad, and AutoCAD books are also included.
Topics covered include: java, javascript, perl, c/c++, DB2, SQL, html, xhtml, xml, unix, linux, wireless/802.11. Microsoft applications and systems covered include: Access, ASP, C#, Frontpage, Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Visual Basic.
The basic component of the library is a 50- to 100-page "Lecture"; a self-contained electronic book that synthesizes an important research or development topic, authored by an expert contributor to the field.
Mathematics and subtopics include Algebra, Applied Mathematics, Combinatorics / Graph Theory / Discrete Mathematics, Geometry / Topology, History of Mathematics, Logic / Computer Science / Mathematical Philosophy, Mathematical Physics, Numerical Analysis, Probability / Statistics, and Pure Mathematics. OSO Tutorial
Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences
The type of material considered for publication includes: 1. Preliminary drafts of monographs and advanced textbooks 2. Lectures on a new field, or presenting a new angle on a classical field 3. Research reports 4. Reports of meetings, provided they are a) of exceptional interest and b) devoted to a specific topic.
Newspapers
Canadian Newsstand - Major Dailies
A searchable full-text database of major Canadian daily newspapers, including the Edmonton Journal, Halifax Daily News, Montreal Gazette, National Post, Ottawa Citizen, Toronto Star, and Vancouver Sun. Coverage of most titles goes back to the early 1990s.
Includes Canadian and international academic journals, magazines, and newspapers in both English and French. All subjects are represented, with an emphasis on Canadian and international issues. Many articles are full text. Coverage is from 1988 - present.
Includes nearly 9,000 sources from 118 countries in 22 languages. Provides same-day and archival coverage of key international newspapers including: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, The Globe and Mail, Financial Times, Le Monde, The Times London, etc. Also includes news magazines such as Time and Newsweek.
E-Print Archives
Open access archives of full text documents usually submitted by authors for wider distribution. Papers may be preliminary drafts or final versions.
Started in August 1991, arXiv.org (formerly xxx.lanl.gov) is a highly-automated electronic archive and distribution server for research papers. Covered areas include physics, mathematics, computer science, nonlinear sciences, quantitative biology and statistics.
Directory of Preprint and e-Print Servers
The mission of the Directory of Preprint and e-Print Servers is to make available to the mathematical community the current homepage URLs and email contacts of all mathematical preprint and e-print servers throughout the world.
Jahrbuch Database-Electronic Research Archive for Mathematics
JFM digitial library for classical mathematics. Consists of a complete electronic catalogue for the mathematical publications during 1868-1943 (JFM-database) and a fulltext archive of the most relevant publications from that period.
Front for the Mathematics ArXiv
The UC Davis front end for the mathematics arXiv, maintained at Cornell University. The arXiv has 58908+6914 mathematics articles (primary+secondary) as of April 1, 2007.
Associations & Organizations
Scholarly Societies Project (Courtesy of Univ. of Waterloo Libraries)
This is one of a set of subject pages in the Scholarly Societies Project, which facilitates access to websites of scholarly societies across the world. A set of guidelines is used in determining whether to include resources.
Fields Institute -- Research in Mathematical Science
Founded in 1992, the Fields Institute was initially located at the University of Waterloo. Since 1995, it has occupied a building designed and constructed for Institute activities on the campus of the University of Toronto. Their mission is to enhance mathematical activity in Canada by bringing together mathematicians from Canada and abroad, and by promoting contact and collaboration between professional mathematicians and the increasing numbers of users of mathematics.
Special Libraries Association - Mathematics Resources
Biographical Information
Use these sources to find biographical information on notable figures from wide variety of backgrounds and time periods.
Biographical Resources in Mathematics
Biographies
- Biographies of Mathematicians
- Biographies of Women Mathematicians
- Eric Weisstein's World of Biography
- Mathematics Genealogy Project (A database of individuals who received a doctorate in mathematics)
- Mathematicians of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries Mathographies
- Sites relating to Individual Mathematicians
Dissertations and Theses
This page includes a list of resources to find York and non-York theses.
This resource is hosted by ProQuest Infomration and Learning /University Microfilms Inc (UMI) who also produce ProQuest Dissertations & Theses (PQDT) a database that includes dissertations and theses from over 1,000 North American graduate schools and European universities). You can search citations and abstracts (and preview the first 24 pages) of non-York dissertations and theses through PQDT.
Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD)
The FREE science-specific search engine Scirus has partnered with NDLTD.org to bring the power of its search technology to its electronic thesis and dissertation (ETD) search.
The DART-Europe E-theses Portal (DEEP)
DART-Europe is an academic consortium of university partners, who are undertaking work on e-theses. This site demonstrates one-stop search across the open access, doctoral-level e-thesis collections of a selection of the DART-Europe partners.
Journal Title Abbreviation Sources
Expansion of Abbreviated Journal Titles
Abbreviations of Names of Serials (American Mathematical Society)
Open Access Resources
These Open Access (OA) resources are specifically designed for Science & Engineering students and include links to OA journals, databases, electronic theses and dissertations and other sites for help with OA publishing.
Open Access Information for Graduate Students
Have you ever wanted to read a journal article but could not do so because of access problems?
OPEN ACCESS - the principle that research should be accessible online, for free, immediately after publication - is improving the way scholarly information is shared. This site is a collection of OA resources and is most suitable for science and engineering graduate students.PhysMath Central is an independent publishing platform operated by BioMed Central committed to providing immediate open access to peer-reviewed physics and mathematics research. All research articles published by, or in cooperation with, PhysMath Central receive rapid and thorough peer review.
Recently Published Research Papers @ York University
Blogroll to view recent papers published by York Researchers (using Scopus & PubMed) RSS feed using Pubmed (Articles from Department of Mathematics & Statistics)
Information Literacy (IL) Resources for the Sciences
RSS feed for IL papers and web resources especially for scientific disciplines
Last modified by: Rajiv Nariani on Mon Nov 02 16:35:50 EST 2009
