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MathSciNet. Providence: American Mathematical Society, 1980-.
An electronic index providing bibliographic citations and descriptive abstracts to articles and books relevant to mathematical research. This index is updated daily. Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications, both publications of the American Mathematical Society, are available in print with coverage beginning in 1940. These works provide detailed abstracts and include quarterly updates of new publications in mathematics and an annual subject index.
American Mathematical Society: e-math. Encompasses a broad range of information including conferences, journals, and books, with links to math resources on the Web such as university departments and online publications and bibliographies.
http://e-math.ams.orgMacTutor History of Mathematics Archive.
Devoted to the history of math, with biographies of more than 1,100 mathematicians, articles on the development of mathematical ideas, more than 60 articles on famous curves that include graphics, and a mathematician of the day. This site is regularly edited by members of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland.
http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~history Math Archives: Topics in Mathematics.
A directory of math Web resources covering a broad range of topics. Users can search by keyword or choose a topic from the table of contents, which includes algebra, geometry, calculus, fractals, trigonometry, number theory, and statistics among its forty topics. Links are marked for level of education: K-6; 7-12; lower-division college; upper-division college; and graduate and professional. The site is maintained by the Mathematics Department at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics WWW Virtual Library: Mathematics.
A comprehensive listing of Web sites in mathematics with links to bibliographies, mathematics newsgroups, electronic journals, and specialized fields. This site is maintained by the Mathematics Department at Florida State University.
http://www.math.fsu.edu/Virtual/
Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Sciences. Ed. Ivor Gratton-Guinness. 2 vols. London: Routledge Reference, 1994.
Offers lengthy, well-documented articles on the historical and cultural basis of mathematics and mathematical understanding.
CRC Handbook of Mathematical Sciences. Ed. William H. Beyer. 6th ed. Boca Raton: CRC, 1987.
A collection of tables for many areas of the field, designed for those interested in both pure and applied mathematics.
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics. Ed. Kiyoshi Ito. 2nd ed. 4 vols. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1993.
Offers detailed discussions of mathematical concepts, with excellent bibliographies.
International Dictionary of Applied Mathematics. Ed. W. F. Freiberger. Princeton: Van Nostrand, 1960.
Though dated for some purposes, a useful source for technical definitions and discussions of applications.
Mathematics Dictionary. By Robert C. James. 5th ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1992.
Offers concise definitions and brief explanations of topics in the field.
Tables of Integrals, Series, and Products. By I. S. Gradshteyn and I. M. Ryzhik. 6th ed. Boston: Academic Press, 2000.
A collection of tables covering elementary and special mathematical functions and their definite and indefinite integrals; available in electronic format.
