Mathematics
| This is a guide to finding selected Mathematics resources. For in-depth assistance, please contact the subject specialist, or Ask a Librarian. |  | Subject Specialist: Carol DeBiak email: debiak@iit.edu phone: 312.567.3372 |
Search for Books | On the Shelf - Call Numbers | Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc. | Textbooks
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On the Shelf - Call Numbers
Call numbers serve as a guide to browsing pertinent areas of the library's collection. When you have a call number for a book of interest, be sure to check the shelves nearby for related books. The call numbers listed below are a sampling of the major areas where books on mathematics can be found. Remember that there will be appropriate books found in other areas as well.
QAs; QC5; QD5; TA330; TA332
Main circulating collection, reference (prefaced by REF, e.g. REF.QH...), new book shelf, & reserves
(NOTE: many other types of science are also represented nearby.)
510.3212
Dewey Decimal Collection (note: the library's Dewey Decimal collection contains older books published prior to 1985)
Dictionaries, Encyclopedias, Handbooks, etc.
These types of books are located in the Reference Collection (on the upper level of the library). Reference books cannot be checked out and must stay in the library. To search for reference books, use the IIT Library Catalog. The following is a list of some useful titles:
BASIC DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Academic Press Dictionary of Science & Technology
REF.Q123.A331992
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms
REF.Q123.M342003
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology (20 Vols.)
REF.Q121.M32007
Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia
2007 (electronic resource)
SPECIAL DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
A to Z of Mathematicians
REF.QA28.M3952005
Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences (2 vol.)
REF.QA21.C6451994
Dictionary of Applied Math for Engineers and Scientists
REF.QA5.D498352003
Encyclopedia of Fluid Mechanics
REF.TA357.E531986
Encyclopedia of Mathematics (8 Vols.)
REF.QA5.M37131988
The VNR Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics
REF.QA40.V181977
The Universal Encyclopedia of Mathematics
REF.QA5.U5413
Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education
REF.QA11.E6652001
Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, 2nd ed. (16 Vols.)
REF.QA276.14.E52006
Guide to Information Sources in Mathematics and Statistics
REF.QA41.7.T832004
Mathematics (4 Vols.)
REF.QA40.5.M382002
A Dictionary of Named Effects and Laws in Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics
REF.QD5.B321980
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Physics and Mathematics
REF.QC5.M23
HANDBOOKS AND DATA BOOKS
The CRC Handbook of Combinatorial Designs
REF.QA166.25.C731996
CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulas
REF.QA47.M315a1996
Engineering Mathematics Handbook. 3rd ed.
REF.TA332.T851987
Handbook of Exact Solutions for Ordinary Differential Equations
REF.QA372.P7251995
Handbook of Mathematics. 3rd rev.ed.
REF.QA40.B711985
Standard Handbook of Engineering Calculations. 3rd ed.
REF.TA332.S731995
Textbooks
The library does not provide circulating copies of textbooks. However, some current and past textbooks have been placed on Reserve. Reserve books can be checked out for two hours at a time but cannot be removed from the library. This ensures they are available to as many students as possible during the semester they are assigned. To search for textbooks on reserve, use the IIT Library Catalog.
