Internet Resources for Mathematics

This is not a comprehensive listing of all the subject resources in this area but merely a brief guide to some of them.

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Intute is a free online service providing you with access to the very best web resources for education and research. The service was created by a network of UK universities and partners with subject specialists selecting, evaluating and writing high quality descriptions of the websites listed by the database. Although Intute is still available, the service is no longer funded, so you may find that some of the information is out of date.

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Subject Search Engines & Information Gateways

BUBL-Mathematics

http://bubl.ac.uk/link/linkbrowse.cfm?menuid=6404|

A catalogue of selected resources in maths, arranged in library class number order.

Cornell Theory Center Math and Science Gateway

http://www.tc.cornell.edu/CTC-Main/Services/Education/Gateways/Math_and_Science/|

Based at Cornell University this gateway provides links to the following subject areas: general topics, geometry, fractals, history of mathematics, tables, constants, and definitions and mathematics software.

Galaxy - Mathematics

http://www.einet.net/galaxy/Science/Mathematics.html|

General resources and specialist sections on: Algebra, Applied Math, Calculus, Geometry, Number Theory, Statistics, Topology, Vector Analysis at Galaxy.

MathGate

http://www.mathgate.ac.uk/|

MathGate is part of the EEVL Hub for Engineering, Mathematics and Computing. It is a collection of Internet resources, mainly from the UK, vetted by academics to ensure quality.

MathGuide

http://www.mathguide.de/|

The MathGuide is an internet-based subject gateway to scholarly relevant information in the Mathematics. The index can be browsed by subject or type of resource, or searched. Maintained by the Lower Saxony State and University Library, Göttingen (Germany).

MathSearch

http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au:8000/MathSearch.html|

Enter one or more 'phrases' to search a collection of over 140,000 documents on English-language mathematics and statistics servers across the Web. Based at the University of Sydney School of Mathematics & Statistics.

Yahoo - Mathematics

http://www.yahoo.com/Science/Mathematics/| Mathematics links at Yahoo.

General Mathematics Sites

Academic Info - Mathematics

http://www.academicinfo.net/math.html|

Maintained by Academic Info, this site provides a directory of Internet Resources for mathematics, including: meta-indexes and general directories, algebra, geometry, calculus, topology, numerical analysis, operations research, history of mathematics and e-journals.

Eric Weisstein's World of Mathematics

http://mathworld.wolfram.com/about.html|

"MathWorld is a convenient, comprehensive, and interactive mathematics encyclopedia" including sections on all aspects of mathematics and statistics.

Euler Service

http://www.emis.de/projects/EULER/|

"The EULER service provides you with a one-stop-shop in your search for mathematical resources such as books, pre-prints, web-pages, abstracts, proceedings, serials, technical reports and thesis. Through our single search interface you can query a range of databases simultaneously - one search for you, many searches for the system!"

The Math Forum

http://forum.swarthmore.edu/|

The Online Math Education Community Center, funded by the National Science Foundation (US), includes pointers to discussion lists, the Forum Internet Resource Collection, Web units and lessons including preprints and a newsletter.

The Mathematical Atlas

http://www.math-atlas.org/|

Titles itself a Gateway to Modern Mathematics, includes useful introductions to all aspects of modern mathematics.

Mathematical Digest

http://www.ams.org/mathmedia/|

Maintained by the AMS this site provides short summaries of articles on mathematics in the popular press, featured publications include Nature, New Scientist and Scientific American. Coverage is from 1995 onwards.

Metamath Proof Explorer

http://us.metamath.org/mpegif/mmset.html|

The point-and-click Metamath Proof Explorer has 60 MBytes of interconnected web pages containing 3000 completely worked out proofs in logic and set theory. The proof collection includes many famous theorems of elementary set theory.

Netlib Repository

http://www.netlib.org/|

A collection of mathematical software, papers, and databases. The Netlib Repository may be searched or browsed.

Materials Organized by Mathematical Topics

http://e-math.ams.org/mathweb/mi-mathbytopic.html|

This page provides links to electronic journals, preprints, Web sites and pages, databases and other material under a variety of mathematics topics. Part of the Mathematics on the Web pages at the American Mathematical Society.

Math-Net Links to the Mathematical World

http://www.math-net.org/links/show?collection=math|

Provides links to many mathematical Web sites and resources.

Mathematics WWW Virtual Library

http://www.math.fsu.edu/Science/math.html|

Provides links to many mathematical WWW resources from the FSU Department of Mathematics.

Topics in Mathematics

http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/|

Provides links to various WWW resources on Mathematics. Links can be searched by topics or keywords. A series of icons show the level of mathematical background required to read the materials on the site and the type of materials available. Maintained by Earl Fife and Larry Husch.

UK Mathematics Departments

http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/uk_maths.html|

Alphabetical list of UK mathematics Departments maintained by Heriot-Watt University.

Web-based Math Resources for College Students

http://www.langara.bc.ca/mathstats/resource/onWeb/|

Maintained by Langara College - Department of Mathematics and Statistics, this site provides links to WWW resources for Mathematics students, resources are listed by topic and category.

Webmath

http://www.webmath.com/|

"This site is composed of many math 'fill-in-forms' into which you can type the math problem you're working on. Linked to these forms is a powerful set of math-solvers, that can instantly analyze your problem, and when possible, provide you with a step-by-step solution, instantly!"

WIMS - Interactive Mathematics on Internet

http://wims.unice.fr/|

A project to bring interactive exercises and graphical mathematical games to the Internet.

Algebra

IIC (ILAS Information Center)

http://www.math.technion.ac.il/iic|

Provides links to linear algebra sites from the ILAS - The International Linear Algebra Society. Includes The ILAS Matrix Theory Education Web Site http://ocean.st.usm.edu/~jstuart/| which aims to improve the teaching of matrix theory and linear algebra at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Calculus

Precalculus Study Page

http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/2426/|

Precalculus lessons, covering linear and quadratic functions, polynomial functions, exponents and logarithms, analytic geometry, trigonometry, sequences, derivatives and slopes.

Combinatorics

World Combinatorics Exchange

http://www.combinatorics.org/|

Provides links to software, books, lecture notes, etc. of interest to combinatorialists, Web pages of combinatorial people and groups, other free and refereed mathematics journals on the WWW, forthcoming conferences and other pages of interest to combinatorialists.

Fluid Dynamics

CFD Online

http://www.cfd-online.com/|

The online center for Computational Fluid Dynamics, includes a collection of links to CFD resources, a jobs database and a discussion forum.

Numerical Analysis

WANDA

http://www.maths.dundee.ac.uk/~www/|

Website for Accessing Numerics : the Dundee Archive. Maintained by the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the University of Dundee, this project aims to collect numerical analysis Web Pages.

Software

Finite Element Resources on the WWW

http://www.engr.usask.ca/~macphed/finite/fe_resources/fe_resources.html|

Guide to finite element software on the WWW, maintained by Roger Young and Ian MacPhedran.

Guide to Available Mathematical Software (GAMS)

http://gams.nist.gov/|

"A cross-index and virtual repository of mathematical and statistical software components of use in computational science and engineering". A service of the Mathematical and Computational Science Division within the Information Technology Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Maple Software Links

http://www.math.uncc.edu/~droyster/maple.html|

Provides a variety of information on Maple, including tutorials etc.

Statistics

Statpages.Org - Interactive Statistical Calculation Pages

http://statpages.org/|

The web pages listed here comprise a powerful, conveniently-accessible, multi-platform statistical software package. There are also links to online statistics books, tutorials, downloadable software, and related resources. All of these resources are freely accessible, once you can get onto the Internet.

Topology

British Topology Home Page

http://www.maths.gla.ac.uk/~andy/btop.html|

Provides links to Topology-related sites, including archives and conference announcements. Maintained by Andy Baker at the University of Glasgow.

History of Mathematics

http://aleph0.clarku.edu:80/~djoyce/mathhist/mathhist.html|

Pages dedicated to the History of Mathematics at Clarke University, includes full-text of Euclid's Elements.

History of Mathematics archive

http://www-groups.dcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history/|

Part of the Mathematical MacTutor system developed at the School of Mathematical and Computational Sciences University of St Andrews for learning and experimenting with mathematics. It includes biographies of more than 1100 mathematicians accessible from alphabetical or chronological indexes. The site also contains articles on the development of mathematical ideas, on Famous Curves studied by mathematicians. A mathematician of the day page is also featured, containing details of mathematicians who were born or died on this day in history.

Professional Bodies and Organisations

American Mathematical Society

http://www.ams.org/|

Founded in 1888 to further mathematical research and scholarship, the Society has approximately 30,000 members throughout the United States and around the world. Its mission is to promote mathematical research, increase the awareness of the value of mathematics to society, and foster excellence in mathematics education.

British Society for the History of Mathematics

http://www.dcs.warwick.ac.uk/bshm/|

The BSHM is concerned with all periods and cultures, and with all aspects of mathematics. Contains information on meetings, membership details and useful links to Web sties on the history of mathematics.

Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA)

http://www.ima.org.uk/|

The professional and learned society for qualified and practising mathematicians. Aims are to promote mathematics and its applications to industry, commerce, education, the public sector and research. Site includes latest news section, conferences, publications and a list of useful Web sites.

Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences

http://www.newton.cam.ac.uk/|

An international research institute for the mathematical sciences. Includes information about the Institute, including seminars and publications as well as a useful links page.

Mathematical Association of America

http://www.maa.org/welcome.html|

The world's largest mathematics association. This site contains news and features, online columns, book reviews and an online bookstore.

SIAM

http://www.siam.org/|

The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) aims to advance the application of mathematics to science and industry and provide media for the exchange of information and ideas among mathematicians, engineers, and scientists. Web page includes information on books, journals, conferences and career information.

Electronic Journals and Books

Mathematics Online Bookself

http://www.mathbookshelf.com/|

Information on mathematics books at all levels from the major publishers - AMS, Dover, SIAM and more.

Abstract Algebra On Line

http://www.math.niu.edu/~beachy/aaol/|

This site is based on the following books by John A. Beachy, Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the Department of Mathematical Sciences, Northern Illinois University.

Beachy, John A. and William D. Blair (1996) Abstract Algebra. 2nd ed. Illinois: Waveland Press ISBN 0-88133-866-4
Beachy, John A. (1996) Abstract Algebra II. Available in postscript format.

It contains many definitions and theorems from abstract algebra, and is intended for undergraduate students.

Euclid's Elements

http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/elements.html|

Complete text of all 13 books of Euclid's Elements. All figures are illustrated using a Java Applet called the Geometry Applet. Maintained by D.E.Joyce, at Clark University.

Numerical Recipes in Fortran 77

http://www.library.cornell.edu/nr/bookfpdf.html|

Full text version of the 2nd edition of this book.

User Notes on Fortran Programming

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/languages/fortran/|

An open cooperative practical guide on Fortran, last updated 1998 by Lahey Fortran Users' Conference.

Preprints

AMS Preprint Server (AMSPPS)

http://www.ams.org/global-preprints/index.html|

Includes searchable abstracts from many preprint servers, abstracts are also browsable by subject and an email update facility for new preprints is available.

Mathematics Preprint Archive

http://xxx.soton.ac.uk/archive/math/|

Authored by Los Alamos National Laboratory and hosted by Southampton University. xxx.lanl.gov is an electronic archive of preprints and research papers listed by subject.

Mathematics Preprints and Reports

http://e-math.ams.org/mathweb/mi-preprints.html|

List of preprint servers by subject maintained by the AMS.

Mathematics Report Series

http://www.math.ucla.edu/pure/reports/|

Downloadable mathematics reports from the Department of Mathematics, Univerisity of California. Most in Ghostscript format.

Discussion Groups

Mathematical Newsgroups

http://users.ox.ac.uk/~invar/links/news.html|

A selection of mathematical newsgroups on USENET provided by the Oxford University Invariant Society.

Jiscmail - Maths and Stats

http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/mailinglists/category/Maths_&_Statistics.htm|

A list of mailing groups relevant to Mathematics and Statistics, hosted by JISC.

WWW

Ths web page is maintained by Janet Dennis. If you have any useful sites or other information, please email Janet|.