Mathematics
- Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
- Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information than a dictionary
- Handbooks and manuals provide figures and facts
Online dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
Print dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
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CRC standard mathematical tables and formulae
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510.212/7
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Mathematics study dictionary
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510.3/20
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To find additional reference items
- Search the Library Catalogue
- Select advanced keyword search
- Combine a broad keyword AND the word dictionar**
math** AND dictionar**
math** AND encycloped**
math** AND handbook**
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. math** will retrieve maths, mathematics, mathematical
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Search the Library Catalogue to find books, videos, CDs and tables.
If you know the exact title
- Select title search
- Type in the exact title
- Check the location, call number and status boxes to find the item in the Library collection
If you don't have an exact title OR only have a topic area
- Select advanced keyword search
- Type in keywords from your topic
- Combine your keywords with AND to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
e.g. math** AND formula**
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. formula** will retrieve formulas, formulae
Catalogue search tips:
- Too many hits? Add another keyword e.g. math** AND formula** AND geometr**
OR
Use the limit functions in advanced keyword search e.g. limit by publication date, format, location
- Found a useful title? Click on the subject headings to find similar material
- Studying at a different UOW campus? Use an advanced keyword search and limit by location
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Search a database to find journal articles, book chapters, conference papers and research reports
Try these first
Complete list of Informatics databases
Found a useful reference?
Some databases do not provide the fulltext of the article. To locate these articles, you will need to search the catalogue to determine if the Library holds the journal title(s) either in print or electronically on another database.
Database search tips:
- Break your topic into keywords and/or phrases. The search strategy worksheet will help you
- Consider alternative keywords or spelling variations
- To narrow your search combine your keywords with AND to find records that contain all your keywords
e.g. financial AND calculus
- To broaden your search combine your keywords with OR to find records that contain either of your keywords
e.g. framework OR model
- Use truncation to retrieve variations of your keyword
e.g. formula* retrieves formula, formulae, formulas
- Found a useful reference? Use the subject headings to find similar material
- Use library database tips or the database help screens for tips on how to search
More information: Finding Journal Articles Tutorial
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It is important to critically evaluate all information found on the Web.
Try the following sites as a starting point.
- Mathematical Quotations Server
Acollection of mathematical quotations culled from many sources
- ISI HighlyCited.com
Identify individuals, departments and laboratories that have made fundamental contributions to the advancement of mathematics 1981-1999
Search engines create databases using computer programs called 'spiders', 'robots' or 'crawlers' that trawl the web and other Internet sites and return results to the database.
Try these first:
Directories organise Internet resources by subject. The information provided in directories is created, arranged and maintained by people rather than machines.
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