Mathematics (General)
(QA: 1 - 8)
QA 1 Periodicals, Societies, Congresses, Serial Collections, Yearbooks
Summary:
The AMS Preprint Server (AMSPS) is a service of the American Mathematical
Society (AMS), which was created to "...further mathematical research and
scholarship....It has approximately 30,000 members, including mathematicians
throughout the United States and around the world." The mission of AMS is
to "...promote mathematical research, increase the awareness of its value to
society, and foster excellence in math education..." and to serve as a major
math publisher.
At the top of the site are three major links: (1) recent preprints (last
100); (2) browse preprints; and (3) search preprints. The first link
produces a listing of the last added 100 preprints, in no particular order.
Scrolling to view the listings, users will find the following in entries:
(1) author(s); (2) title; (3) preprint code number; and (4) a link to view
an abstract of the text. "Browse preprints" lists preprints based on the
Mathematics Subject Classification; each category is noted with a
description and code number. Selecting a category then produces an index of
its presective holdings; users can view all of the category's listings, as
well as a chronological listing of preprints. Selecting the "index" link
allows the user to view all of the category's holdings; selecting a date
allows viewing of one preprint's entry. "Search preprints" produces a
query page with a keyword field, as well as searching instructions.
Within the site's main page are three preprint submission links; the first,
"interactive form" is solely for abstracts and URL submissions. E-mail
submissions are activated under the "template link"; "instructions" provides
details on e-mail and FTP submissions. To receive an e-mail, notifying the
user of recent preprint postings, a users should select the "preprint
mailing
list form" link. Information on copyrights and legal matters can also be
found in this area, via a link. At the bottom of the site's main page are
links to the AMS publications division and the AMS homepage.
The site is sponsored by the American Mathematical Society (AMS);
Providence, Rhode Island.
To Search:
Select one of the three major links at the top of the site's main page;
follow onscreen links to view preprint information. Information concerning
submissions is also located within the main page area.
Summary:
[MathSearch is a search interface] to a collection of over
80,000 documents on mathematics and statistics servers across the Web.
"For each document that is matched, the following is reported:
- how many sentences in the document contain each phrase
- the document title if it exists (otherwise the URL is given)
- the WWW server containing the document ...
- the number of sentences in the document
- the total number of stems ... in the document
"Most of the material [accessible from MathSearch] is concerned with
research-level and university mathematics."
MathSearch service maintained by Dr. Jim Richardson, School of Mathematics and
Statistics, University of Sydney, Australia.
To Search:
Enter phrase (or word) in one (or more) Phrase fields ; browse entries.
QA 5 Mathematics. Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
Summary:
Online Mathematics Dictionary is an electronic publication of MathPro Press,
which "...specializes in the publication of compendiums and indexes of
mathematics problems."
At the top of the site, the user will find links to e-mail the site creator
and to an online glossary of technical notation. Below these links is an
alphabetical index, allowing for quick movement within the site. A user can
select a letter category to move directly to that group's listings within
the site; entries are displayed within the page where they appear.
Likewise, a user can scroll through the site to view contents.
The bottom of the site's main page offers links to the Electronics
Publications division of MathPro Press, as well as the homepage of MathPro
Press. The site is maintained by MathPro Press; Westford, Massachusetts.
To Search:
Select letter category from index; scroll to view entries. Or scroll
through site contents.
QA 28 Biography. Collective
Summary:
"The archive contains the biographies of more than 1000 mathematicians. About 200 of
these biographies are fairly detailed and most are accompanied by pictures of the
mathematicians themselves."
"Each page of shorter biographies starts with a list of those appearing on
it. About 300 of the shorter biographies are accompanied by pictures.
The pages of shorter biographies also contain links to all the
mathematicians with long biographies and so can act as an Index to the whole
collection."
The archive contains a number of special features including a Chronology
showing the overlapping lives of the mathematicians who have long biographies
in the archive, a Mathematician of the Day Page, which contains details of
a mathematician who was born or died on the current date, as well a Anniversaries for
the year containing details for all dates. A Birthplace Map is also
accessible.
The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive is maintained by John J.
O'Connor and Edmund F. Robertson of the University of St. Andrews, Scotland,
School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences.
To Search:
One "can access the long biographies by either an Alphabetical Index or a
Chronological Index.""... [O]ther shorter biographies are grouped together by the initial letter or
letters of the mathematician's names and can be accessed by the Short Biographies
Index. There is also a 'Simple Search Form' and 'Search Suggestions'
assistance.
Summary:
This is a selected 'HYPERbiographical' database of mathematicians on the Internet who
have a homepage that includes their curriculum vitae (or equivalent) with
links to their publications in any number of e-formats. Submission
instructions are outlined for those interested in contributing to the
database.
"This section [of the third edition] of WHO's On-line is maintained at the Pennsylvania State
University Department of Mathematics."
To Search:
Select from A-Z matrix, browse full listing, or perform a free-text search,
using names, URLs, professions, email addresses, or keywords.