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Getting Started - Math & Science Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
The Princeton Companion to Mathematics by Call Number: eBookISBN: 9781400830398Publication Date: 2008
- Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography Provides information on the history of science through articles on the professional lives of scientists. All periods of science from classical antiquity to modern times. 2008. 27 vols.
- Credo General Reference This link opens in a new window Provides full-text online versions of hundreds of top quality reference books in all major subjects. Includes bilingual and biographical dictionaries.
- Gale Encyclopedia of Science Covers all major areas of science, engineering, technology, as well as mathematics and the medical and health sciences, while providing a comprehensive overview of current scientific knowledge and technology. K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, eds. 4th ed. Detroit, MI: Gale, 2008. 4992 pp. 6 vols.
- Oxford Reference: Premium This link opens in a new window Oxford Reference offers full text access to numerous dictionaries and encyclopedias by Oxford University Press as well as selected titles from the Oxford Companion series.
Other Library Collections
- Jahrbuch-Project (Electronic Research Archive for Mathematics from 1868 to 1943)A digital library for classical mathematics published between 1868 - 1942 in the World Wide Web .
- National Science Digital LibraryOnline library of resources for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education and research.
Tutoring @ Stockton
- Book a TutorThis is a direct link to the Stockton Math center's list of tutors by specialty.
Helpful Websites
- MacTutor History of Mathematics ArchiveMacTutor is a free online resource containing biographies of nearly 3000 mathematicians and over 2000 pages of essays and supporting materials.
- MathWorldA free mathematical resource from Wolfram Research to the world's mathematics and internet communities.
- Wolfram|AlphaSearch engine that does dynamic computations based on data, algorithms and methods. Returns structured data.
Open Access Software
- FreeMatFreeMat is a free environment for rapid engineering and scientific prototyping and data processing. It is similar to commercial systems such as MATLAB from Mathworks, and IDL from Research Systems, but is Open Source. FreeMat is available under the GPL license.