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Mathematics

Use the resources on this guide to locate biographical sources, dictionaries, encyclopedias, books, articles, and websites focused on the study of mathematics.

Places to Get Math Topic Ideas

Need a Math Topic Idea?

Here are a few ideas:

  1. Browse the Table of Contents of mathematics journals. 

  2. Browse the Shelves! Scan the titles and/or thumb through books on a topic you like (such as probability, algebra, game theory).

  3. Check out the websites tab.

  4. Talk to your professors; sometimes just talking to someone else can spark a great idea!

Some Relevant Call Number Ranges for Math:


QA 75.5 - 76.765 -- Computer science. Computer software

QA 150 - 272.5 -- Algebra

QA 273 - 280 -- Probabilities. Mathematics statistics

QA 440 - 699 -- Geometry. Trigonometry. Topology

All the Right Angles

Call Number: GV 706.8 L49 2013

The Call of the Primes

Call Number: QA 95 .O27 2016

Fluke: the Math and Myth of Coincidence

Call Number: QA 612.24 .M39 2016

The Joy of SET

Call Number: QA 95 .J875 2017

The Grapes of Math

Call Number: QA 99 .B195 2014

Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics

Call Number: QA 99 .P664 2013

The Fate of Schrodinger's Cat

 

Call Number: QA 273.15 .S74 2020