This subject guide covers resources available at the NUS Libraries.
This is not a comprehensive subject guide, but rather a selective list of
materials that are most useful for locating information in Physics
MathSciNet
Librarian's
take: The most important database in Mathematics as well as Statistics. It
covers 18,000 mathematical journals and
other types of resources such as books, conference proceedings, etc. The
unique Author search, Author collaboration as well as citation analysis
provide comprehensive cross-linking references for researchers. From
1940 - present.
Web of Science (Science
Citation Index Expanded)
Librarian's take: A significant
multi-disciplinary index to scientific journals from Mathematics, Physics,
Chemistry, etc. It is unique for its
citation index and related record search capability. From 1980 -
present.
Guides for searching Science Citation Index Expanded is available
at:
ISI
Web of Knowledge Help (Publisher)
ISI
Web of Knowledge Recorded Training (Publisher)
ISI Web
of Knowledge Support & Training Materials (Publisher)
ISI Web of Knowledge
Tutorials (Publisher)
http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/slb/d/wos/wos.html (NUS Libraries)
Scopus
A multi-disciplinary index
covering life sciences, physical sciences, health sciences, social
sciences and business. It indexes journals, conference proceedings, trade
publications and quality web sources with links to full text for some
records. It
allows citation tracking and a researcher can find out how many times a
particular article has been cited.
Guides for
searching Scopus are available at:
Scopus
Demo (Publisher)
Scopus Help (Publisher)
Scopus
Tutorials (Publisher)
Scopus
User Guides (Publisher)
ArXiv.org e-Print
Archive
Librarian's take: Open access to e-prints in Physics,
Mathematics, Computer Science and Quantitative Biology. Some of these
articles may not be peer reviewed.
Guides for searching ArXiv.org
e-Print Archive available at:
http://arxiv.org/help (the publisher)
Current Index to Statistics
Librarian's take: An online database published by the Institute of
Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association that
contains bibliographic data of articles in statistics, probability, and
related fields. It indexes over 160 core statistical journals, some
conference proceedings and technical reports. Records are hyperlinked
and references can be exported in BibTeX format.
For more Mathematics databases, click on Database
by Subject, then on Mathematics for
a complete list of E-resources databases available at NUS
More databases available at: NUS
Libraries> E-Resources> Databases
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Bulletin of the
American Mathematical Society
Annuals of
Mathematics
Memoirs of
the American Mathematical Society
Mathematical
Programming
ACTA
MATHEMATICA
Duke
Mathematical Journal
International
Journal of Nonlinear Sciences and Numerical Simulation
Journal of the
American Mathematical Society
Communications on
Pure and Applied Mathematics
Inventions
Mathematicae
Econometrica
Annals of Applied
Statistics
Journal of the
American Statistical Association
NUMERISCHE
MATHEMATIK
SIAM Journal on Computing
SIAM Journal on
Control and Optimization
SIAM Journal of
Optimization
SIAM Review
More E-Journals available at: NUS
Libraries> E-Resources> EJournals
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This is a select list of
reference sources that give background information including broad
overview, definitions, key issues, major dates or events, keywords and
bibliographies.
Dictionaries & Handbooks
Dictionary
of classical and theoretical mathematics
Librarian's take: It
covers almost all areas of classical and theoretical mathematics, with
detail explanation as well as some proofing of formula.
Elsevier's dictionary of mathematics
Librarian's take: The
range is impressive, from trigonometry to statistics, without any doubt
the most valuable, complete, and useful for students and researchers.
Dictionary
of Analysis, Calculus, and Differential Equations
Librarian's take:
Clear, rigorous definitions of mathematical terms are crucial to good
scientific and technical writing-and to understanding the writings of
others.
Dictionary
of Algebra, Arithmetic, and Trigonometry
Librarian's take: more
than 2,800 detailed definitions, written in a clear, readable style,
complete with alternative meanings, and related references. From Abelian
cohomology to zero ring and from the very basic to the highly advanced,
this unique lexicon includes terms associated with arithmetic, algebra,
and trigonometry, with natural overlap into geometry, topology, and
other related areas. Accessible yet rigorous, concise but comprehensive,
the Dictionary of Algebra, Arithmetic, and Trigonometry is your key to
accuracy in writing or understanding scientific, engineering, and
mathematical literature..
CRCnetBASE
Librarian's
take: This is a collection of handbooks published by CRC press via the
Internet. It is organised into several specialized databases like
MATHnetBASE,
STATSnetBASE,
just to name a few.
For a complete list of databases click here
Encylopedias
Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Librarian's take: With over 7,000
articles from `A-integral' to `Zygmund Class of Functions', supplemented
with a wealth of complementary information, and an index volume
providing thorough cross-referencing of entries of related interest, the
Encyclopaedia of Mathematics offers an immediate source of reference to
mathematical definitions, concepts, explanations, surveys, examples,
terminology and methods. The depth and breadth of content and the
straightforward, careful presentation of the information, with the
emphasis on accessibility, makes the Encyclopaedia of Mathematics an
immensely useful tool for all mathematicians and other scientists who
use, or are confronted by, mathematics in their work.
Available at Science
Library Information Desk, QC5 Enc
The Princeton Companion to Mathematics
Librarian's take: This great
book is a friendly and provides informative reference that attempts to
explain what mathematics is about and what mathematicians do. Over 200
entries by a panel of experts span such topics as: the origins of modern
mathematics; mathematical concepts; branches of mathematics;
mathematicians that contributed to the present state of the discipline;
theorems and problems; the influences of mathematics and some
perspectives. Its presentations are selective, satisfying, and complete
within themselves but not overbearingly comprehensive. Any reader from a
curious high school student to an experienced mathematician seeking
information on a particular mathematical subject outside his or her
field will find this book useful. The writing is clear and the examples
and illustrations beneficial.
Available
at Science Library, QA11.2 Pri 2008
There are several paper version at Science Library Reference 1 and 4
section, look out for books beginning with call no QC.
For other background sources, search the Library catalogue,
LINC at http://linc.nus.edu.sg/.
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NUS Theses
Selected theses
& academic exercises received from the NUS Physics Department
are kept in the Library's Closed Stacks under the call number QC3..
More on how to search NUS theses available at: http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses.html.
Foreign Theses
Index
to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities
of Great Britain and Ireland (E-Resource)
Listing of theses
with abstracts accepted for higher degrees by universities of Great
Britain and Ireland since 1716.
Guide to searching Index
to Theses with Abstracts accepted for Higher Degrees by the Universities
of Great Britain and Ireland available at: http://www.theses.com/idx/registered_users/search/Search_help.htm
Proquest
Dissertations & Theses Database (PQDT) (E-Resource)
A
comprehensive database of dissertations and theses records from around the
world. Where available, PQDT provides 24 page previews of dissertations
and theses. It allows natural language searching and the menu-driven
search facility help users find information quickly and easily.
Guide to searching Proquest
Dissertations & Theses Database available at: http://proquest.umi.com/i-std/en/dis/basic/basic.htm
More foreign theses databases are available at: NUS
Libraries> E-Resources> Databases by Type> Theses &
Dissertations
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This is a list of customized "How to search" Library sessions teaching
users how to search specific databases, Library catalogue, etc.. It may
include notes on how to use specific resources.
How to
search MathSciNet (AMS Link)
Introductory
Tutorial to EndNote X2 (NUS Libraries)
Introduction
to Web of Science
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General
MacTutor History of Mathematics
Archive
The website features biographies of mathematicians and
information on mathematical history from around the world.
Wolfram Math World From the
maker of Mathematica, an extensive mathematical reference, compiled by
Eric Weisstein with assistance from the mathematics community.
The Electronic
Research Archive for Mathematics, Digital archive and index of
mathematical publications from the period 1868-1942. Searchable database
based on the Jahrbuch uber die Fortschritte der Mathematik.
PlanetMath Encyclopedia
A freely accessible mathematics
encyclopedia. Subject categories use the same classified arrangement as
the MathSciNet database.
EqWorld - The World
of Mathematical Equations
Provides information on solutions to
algebraic, differential, integral, and other types of mathematical
equations.
Gallery of
Mathematical Images
Mathematical images and animations.
Sprott's Fractal Gallery
A very interesting website with new fractal images are generated daily.
Science.Gov
search engine
Searches over 36 databases and 1,850 selected
websites, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government
science information, including research and development results.
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American Mathematical
Society (AMS)
Australian Mathematical Society (Aust
MS)
Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS)
Chinese Mathematical Society (CMS)
London Mathematical Society
(lMS)
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Institute of Mathematical
Sciences, Singapore
Royal Statistical Society (RSS)
Society for Industrial and Applied
Mathematics (SIAM)
International Mathematical Union
(IMU)
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Last updated:
28-08-2009
