Mathematics
Starting point contains definitions, facts, figures and overviews
- 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
Use the catalogue
to search for more dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
You can search the Library Catalogue to find books, DVDs, journals and other materials
If you know the exact title in the New catalogue
- At the search screen select a Title search
- Type in the exact title. You can use double quotes around phrases, for example, “room with a view”
- Link to online material or take note of the collection, call number and status to find items in the Library
If you are searching for a topic in the New catalogue
- Type in keywords from your topic to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
For example,
+clustering +mathematics
- Use + before a word to indicate that the word must be included
- Another way of doing this is to combine keywords with AND (the AND must be in upper case)
- If a keyword search gives you too many results, you could add another keyword with +
For example, +clustering +mathematics +fuzzy
Truncation is generally not needed as entering any version of a word will retrieve many variations.
More information
- For more information select the catalogue Help button
Databases and journal articles for Mathematics
Use databases to search for journal articles, book chapters, conference papers or
research reports
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Databases |
Notes |
Help |
| Zentralblatt MATH | Provides a comprehensive coverage of the international mathematical research published on pure and applied mathematics | Help is available from the link in the left hand menu |
| Compendex | International bibliographic database that indexes engineering and applied science journals, conferences and technical reports | Help and tips are available online from the Compendex search screen |
| Inspec | International bibliographic database for electrical and electronic engineering, computing, physics and telecommunications | Help and tips are available online from the Inspec search screen |
| ScienceDirect | International full text database for scientific research, including all fields of engineering | Help and search tips available from each screen |
Complete list of Mathematics databases. Also check the multidisciplinary databases as they cover a wide range of academic topics. You can select other subjects from the database subject list
Full text not available?
When the full text is not available, search for the journal title in the Library
catalogue to discover if print or online copies are available
Database search tips
- Define your topic and identify the main concepts involved
For example Clustering AND optimization
- Make a list of keywords for each concept
For example
clustering, segmentation
optimization, optimisation, optimal
- Think about how you can combine these keywords in your search using OR, AND or
NOT
Keywords on the same concept combine with an OR
Combine different concepts with an AND
For example
clustering or segmentation
and
optim*
- Appropriate truncation symbols can be used in databases to find variations of
a word, for example optim* finds optimal, optimisation, optimization and so on
For help with searching databases see Connecting and Combining Search Terms or Truncation/Wildcards/Phrase searching: Basic or Online training or Ask the Library
It is important to critically evaluate all information you find particularly
information found on the web.
This is a starting list of internet sites. You may want to do your own searches
using
search engines
- The Australian Mathematical Society is the national society of the mathematics profession in Australia. The Society publishes mathematical journals, fosters communication among its members and organises and supports mathematical conferences in Australasia
- American Mathematical Society promotes mathematical research and its uses, strengthens mathematical education, and fosters awareness of mathematics to other disciplines and to everyday life
- European Mathematical Society furthers the development of mathematics in the countries of Europe. The Society promotes research in mathematics and its applications
- SIAM The Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics provides membership activities, publication of journals and books, and conferences
For further information about any of these resources please contact the
Ask the Library service or ask at the library desk
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