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The Gould Library has rich collections of books, journals, government documents, and other resources. You may access them via Catalyst, the online catalog that is shared by Carleton and St. Olaf. You may search Catalyst by title, author, subject, or word.
Where to Find Math & Stats Books
Relevant Library of Congress Call Numbers
Mathematics and all its many parts all fall within Library of Congress Call Number QA. For a complete listing, go to the Library of Congress Classification Outline.
Subject Headings
Library of Congress Subject Headings are the words and phrases that you will use to do a subject search in Catalyst (as opposed to a keyword search, where you may use any words you like). Although Mathematics is a Library of Congress Subject Heading, you will probably get better results if you are more specific. If you are interested in a particular branch of mathematics, e.g., calculus, use the subject heading calculus. Be careful in your word choices--some words and phrases that may seem very natural to you will not be Library of Congress Subject Headings.
It is often helpful to do a keyword search on your topic, then once you find an appropriate source, examine the subject headings. Then conduct a subject search by clicking on the linked subject heading in Catalyst. If you cannot find a source using a keyword search, ask a librarian for help.
Math & Stats Reference Books
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics by ISBN: 0192800418Publication Date: 1996-05-16This invaluable resource will guide general readers, as well as students, through the often bewildering maze of equations and theorems encountered within the mathematical universe. Nearly 1,000 entries have been added for this new edition covering everything from pure and applied mathematics to statistics. Also included are entries on mathematics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos. Providing succinct definitions and clear explanations to a wealth of terms, A Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics also enables readers to make new discoveries as they browse and check cross-references. With explanatory figures, diagrams, and tables for ready reference to compliment the text, clear and precise definitions, with helpful examples, of a wide range of mathematical terms and concepts, and brief biographical sketches of the great mathematicians, this comprehensive dictionary will serve as an indispensable and trustworthy guide to the dynamic world of mathematics.
Handbook of Mathematics by ISBN: 9783662462218Publication Date: 2015-03-19This guide book to mathematics contains in handbook form the fundamental working knowledge of mathematics which is needed as an everyday guide for working scientists and engineers, as well as for students. Easy to understand, and convenient to use, this guide book gives concisely the information necessary to evaluate most problems which occur in concrete applications. In the newer editions emphasis was laid on those fields of mathematics that became more important for the formulation and modeling of technical and natural processes, namely Numerical Mathematics, Probability Theory and Statistics, as well as Information Processing. Besides many enhancements and new paragraphs, new sections on Geometric and Coordinate Transformations, Quaternions and Applications, and Lie Groups and Lie Algebras were added for the sixth edition.
Handbook of Mathematical Formulas by ISBN: 0120800500Publication Date: 1974-11-01A compilation of formulas accompanied by brief explanations and examples rang from the basic rules of arithmetic to Fourier's series and the fundamentals probability calculus.
R Resources & Tutorials
- RDocumentationEasily search the documentation for every version of every R package.
- R for Data ScienceFree online version of the R for Data Science O'Reilly book.
