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Subject Guide: Mathematics and Computer Science

INDEXES  |  REFERENCE WORKS   |  WEB LINKS  |  PERIODICALS

This page is intended to introduce a few select resources, both on the Web and in the Smith Library Center print collection, that are particularly useful for the study of Mathematics and Computer Science.


INDEXES

Academic Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary, full text database designed specifically for academic institutions that includes full text for over 2,940 scholarly publications abstracts and indexing for nearly 3,930 scholarly journals with many dating back to 1984. Full-page images, as well as color embedded images are included. Through EBSCOhost.

Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Index to applied science and technology literature. Covers 350+ key, international English-language periodicals in the applied sciences and technology. It abstracts interviews, meetings, conferences, exhibitions, discussions, corrections, continued articles, new product reviews, new product announcements, technically valuable editorials and letters, tables, charts, diagrams, buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings; it also cites book reviews. Subjects included are chemistry, engineering, computer technology, mathematics, data processing, physics, and energy-related disciplines. Covers October 1983 to the present. Includes abstracts from March 1993 to the present. New records are added monthly. For Southwestern community only.*

IDEAL: International Digital Electronic Access Library now ScienceDirect
Features 200 scientific, technical, and medical full-text journals from Academic Press. The articles are displayed in Acrobat PDF (Portable Document Format), and the tables of contents and abstracts in HTML. The system includes a robust search engine for searching by various fields. IDEAL contains over 80,000 articles with 2000 more added every month. Requires Adobe Acrobat software. For Southwestern community only.*

JSTOR
A unique database that contains the complete full-image backfiles of a core group of scholarly journals. Titles include American Mathematical Monthly (1894-1993), Annals of Mathematics (1884-1993), Journal of Symbolic Logic (1936-1994), Journal of the American Mathematical Society (1988-1993), Mathematics of Computation (1943-1993), Proceedings of the American Mathematical Society (1950-1993), Siam Journal on Applied Mathematics (1953-1993), Siam Journal on Numerical Analysis (1964-1993), Siam Review (1959-1993), Transactions of the American Mathematical Society (1900-1993) and soon the American Journal of Mathematics. For Southwestern community only.*

MathSciNet
A searchable web database providing access to over 58 years of Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications (from 1940 to the present). Full-text reviews of articles and books that contain new contributions to mathematical research are provided. For Southwestern community only.*


REFERENCE WORKS

To find printed reference material relevant to your topic start with the library's online catalog. Do a Reference Materials search using keywords to describe your topic. You can also check the library's Web pages for subject guides for related topics to find other suggested sources.

To find call number and location information, search the Voyager catalog.


WEB LINKS

The Constants and Equations Pages
An on-going project to list together as many different constants and equations as possible. This project aims to provide one of the most comprehensive resources of science, math and astronomy related information anywhere on the Internet.

Dave's Math Tables
Hosted by Scientific Instruments Services, Inc., this is a great site for information on mathematics for both students and educators. Includes a BBS, a chat room, and a large number of links, in addition to many mathematical tables.

Math Forum
Math Forum, an online community funded in part by the National Science Foundation and hosted by Swarthmore College, has been built with the contributions of math educators, interested volunteers, and online programming groups, including the Perl and Apache communities.

PC Webopaedia
An online encyclopedia and search engine dedicated to computer technology. The definitions provided here include links to other sites of interest related to the search term.

S.O.S. MATHematics
A website for students that provides help with homework, preparation for tests, and class preparation . The material presented here reviews the most important results, techniques, and formulas in college and pre-college mathematics.


PERIODICALS

To find holdings and location information for specific periodicals titles (both print and online), search the online catalog.

To find citations or online full-text for articles in periodicals on your topic, try the resources listed above under Indexes.

*Subscription services are available only to Southwestern students, faculty, and staff. Southwestern community members should contact the library's Reference Desk (512) 863-1549 for assistance.



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