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Encyclopaedias, Dictionaries, Handbooks

Encyclopaedias and Dictionaries

Weisstein, Eric W. CRC concise encyclopedia of mathematics. 2003 
 BSL Reference collection  510.3 W433c.2
A compendium of mathematical definitions, formulas, figures, tabulations, and.references. Its informal style makes it accessible to a broad spectrum of readers with a diverse range of mathematical backgrounds and interests. This book draws connections between many areas of mathematics and science.


MathWorld, Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics. Hosted and sponsored by Wolfram Research, Inc.

MathWorld is a comprehensive and interactive mathematics encyclopedia intended for students, educators, math enthusiasts, and researchers. Like the vibrant and constantly evolving discipline of mathematics, this site is continuously updated to include new material and incorporate new discoveries.
The concise Oxford dictionary of mathematics by Christopher Clapham. 3rd ed.
Clapman, C. A. Concise dictionary of mathematics. 1990.
BSL Main Collection 510.3 C588c
Contains brief definitions of basic terms and very short biographies of mathematicians.


Encyclopedia of mathematics and its applications. 1976-
BSL Main Collection 510.3 E499

Each volume covers a particular area of mathematics. Available for loan.


James, R.C. Mathematics dictionary. 5th.ed. 1992
BSL Main Collection 510.3 J27.5

Encyclopaedia of mathematics: an updated and annotated translation of the Soviet 'Mathematical Encyclopedia'. 1988-1994
BSL Main Collection 510.3 M425.H

Encyclopedic dictionary of mathematics. 4v. 1987.
BSL Main Collection 510.3 M426i.2 
 

The VNR concise encyclopedia of mathematics. 1989.
BSL Reference collection 510.3 G318v

Most mathematics encyclopaedias and dictionaries are in 510.3.


Handbooks

Mathematical Constants (by Steven Finch)
MathWorld Constants (by E. Weisstein at Wolfram Research)
Mathematical Constants and Computation (by X. Gourdon and P. Sebah),
Inverse Symbolic Calculator (by S. Plouffe),

The Prime Pages: prime number research, records and resources

Maintained by Dr. Chris K. Caldwell, University of Tennessee at Martin. It includes primers, articles, information on primes, lists of prime numbers and prime factorizations, software indexes and programs,
A cross-index and virtual repository of mathematical and statistical software components of use in computational science and engineering.
An online tool to help scientists and engineers incorporate statistical  methods in their work [Department of Commerce (DOC), National Institutes of Standards and Technology  (NIST)]
A major mathematical reference source for special functions and their applications.
Table of integrals, series, and products. I.S.Gradshteyn and I. M.Ryzhik. Corrected and enlarged 4th.ed. 1980.
            Reference collection 519.66 G733t
It is a collection of formulas. Thorough coverage of the functions of mathematical physics.
Stocker, Horst. Handbook of mathematics and computational science / Horst Stocker, John W. Harris. 1998
BSL Main Collection  510 S864h

CRC standard mathematical tables and formulae. 30th ed. 1996.
BSL Reference collection 510.212 C11.30

CRC handbook of mathematical sciences. 6th ed. 1988
BSL Reference collection 510.212 B573c

There is a section on mathematical symbols and abbreviations.
Prudnikov, A. P. Integrals and series. 1986-1992. 5v.

BSL Reference collection 517.3 P971i

The transforms and applications handbook. 1996.
BSL Reference collection 517.4 P874t

Jeffrey, Alan. Handbook of mathematical formulas and integrals.1995.
BSL Reference collection 510.212 J46h

Murray, G. M. Ordinary differential equations and their solutions . 1960
BSL Reference collection 517.9 M978o

Part I contains most of the methods which have been developed for solving ordinary differential equations. Part II contains more than two thousand ordinary differential equations, together with their solutions and references to Part I for methods which could be used to find these solutions.
Handbook of mathematical, scientific, and engineering formulas, tables, functions, graphs, transforms. 1986
BSL Reference collection 510 R432h
Has a section on compound interest factors