MATHEMATICS

This page contains links to Mathematics Internet Resources  that are of interest to the academic staff and students of the School of  Mathematical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia.  Please send any recommendations for additions to the Subject Liaison Officer for Mathematics, Tuan Sira Zawana bt Tuan Yaakub at mailto:t_sirazawana@notes.usm.my or phone: ext. 3716 at the USM Library.  Last updated: November 2007.

Collections of Internet Resources Subject Directories Reference Resources Academic and Research Institutions Coversion Tables Discussion Groups Document Delivery Services E-Mail Directories Electronic Journals & Preprints Indexes and Abstracts

Listservs and Discussion Groups Meetings & Conferences Search Engines Societies, Associations & Organisations Career Teaching Resources Special Topics  -  History of Mathematics  -  Recreational Mathematics  -  Women & Mathematics

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COLLECTIONS OF INTERNET RESOURCES	GoTOP
1.FTP SERVERS FTP Servers http://www.math.ufl.edu/math/math-web/mathpages.html#FTPServers Compiled by staff at the Mathematics Dept., Univ. of Florida. Gives anonymous FTP servers in Mathematics. 2.GOPHER SERVERS Gopher Servers http://www.math.fsu.edu/Virtual/Gophers.math Compiled by staff at the Mathematics Dept., Univ. of Florida. Gives a wide range of Gopher sites. 3.WWW SERVERS Math WWW VL:Department Web Servers http://web.math.fsu.edu/Virtual/Servers/ Worldwide Mathematics Department Web Servers. Compiled and maintained by staff of Mathematics Department, Florida State University.  WWW servers in France http://www.urec.cnrs.fr/annuaire/ Web servers in France. Compiled and maintained by Unite Reseaux du CNRS. WWW servers in Germany http://www.matematik.uni-osnabrueck.de/imagemaps/mkarte.html WWW servers of German Maths Departments. Compiled and maintained by Universitat Osnabruck.
SUBJECT DIRECTORIES	GoTOP
BUBL Link :  Mathematics http://link.bubl.ac.uk/mathematics/ Developer : BUBL Information Service Subject guide to resources in Mathematics by the Bulletin Board for Libraries. BUBL Link :  Statistical Mathematics http://link.bubl.ac.uk/statistics/ Developer : BUBL Information Service Subject guide to resources in Statistics by the Bulletin Board for Libraries. EINet Galaxy : Mathematics (Science) http://www.einet.net/galaxy/Science/Mathematics.html Developer : Galaxy Subject  guide and search service for Web pages, FTP,Gopher and  Telnet. Math Archives http://archives.math.utk.edu/ Developer: Larry Husch et al., University of Tennessee at Knoxville Extensive,well-organized collection of educational materials, combined with directories covering a broad array of mathematical subfields. Includes a large, thoroughly documented software archive containing public-domain software, shareware,and links to other software sites. Also offers a powerful search engine. The Math Forum http://forum.swarthmore.edu/index.html Developer: Gene Klotz et al., Swarthmore College Extensive clearinghouse of high-quality mathematics and math education resources, aimed at teachers, researchers, parents, and students. Contains many articles and other documents on issues of interest to math educators. Provides annotated, selective directories for a wide range of mathematical topics and educational levels and links to schools, universities, and research centers. Sponsors several discussion groups and mailing lists. Mathematical Resources on the Web http://www.math.ufl.edu/math/math-web.html Developer : University of Florida One of the best guides to Internet resources in mathematics. Mathematics on the Web http://www.ams.org/mathweb/ Developer: American Mathematical Society Excellent guide from the American Mathematical Society to mathematics resources on the Web. Mathematics WWW Virtual Library http://euclid.math.fsu.edu:80/Science/math.html Developer : Dept. of Mathematics, Florida State University Subject guide to resources in Mathematics by the World-Wide Web Virtual Library (US). The WWW Virtual Statistics Library http://www.stat.ufl.edu/vlib/statistics.html Developer : Dept. of Statistics, University of Florida Subject guide to resources in Statistics  by the World-Wide Web Virtual Library(US). Yahoo!Science-Mathematics http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Mathematics/ Developer: Yahoo! Inc. A good place to start looking for mathematics resources on the Web.
REFERENCE RESOURCES	GoTOP
Reference Shelf Literature http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-reference.html#directories Developer : Mathematical Reviews staff
ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS	GoTOP
UK Maths Departments http://www.ma.hw.ac.uk/uk_maths.html Developer : Chris Eilbeck, Heriot-Watt University A-Z list of mathematics departments in the United Kingdom.
CONVERSION TABLES	GoTOP
Calculators  On-Line Center http://www.martindalecenter.com/Calculators.html Developer : Jim Martindale This site is part of Jim Martindale's Reference Desk and contains over 5,500 links to calculators online. The collection is in 4 parts: a general alphabetical subject list; Mathematics, Science, and Engineering. Measure 4 Measure http://www.wolinskyweb.com/measure.htm Developer : Judi Wolinsky, Homewood Public Library. A collection of interactive Web sites that estimate, calculate, evaluate, and translate everything from acceleration conversions to the Morse Code to word frequencies. Measurement Conversion Calculator http://www.entisoft.com/unitsabt.htm Developer : Entisoft It recognizes and converts any combination of approximately 800 SI,  metric, American, English, historical, and ancient measures. MegaConverter http://www.megaconverter.com/cv_start.htm Developer : Ben-Cam InterMedia A growing collection of weights, measures, and units conversion and calculation modules.
DOCUMENT DELIVERY SERVICES	GoTOP
InsideWeb http://inside.bl.uk/user/secure/logon.do Developer : British Library The USM Library has a subscription to this service, which is restricted to registered members. Please obtain your password from Mr. Mohd Idris Haji Ali (mohd_idris@notes.usm.my) or (interlib@notes.usm.my)from the Interlibrary and Loans Unit in the Library.
E-MAIL DIRECTORIES	GoTOP
MathWeb People : Addresses, home pages, e-mail, etc. http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-people.html Developer : Mathematical Reviews staff
ELECTRONIC JOURNALS & PREPRINTS	GoTOP
Academic Full Text Elite http://www.global.ebscohost.com/ehost/login.html Developer : EBSCO Indexing and full text database of journals.  Restricted to use in the Penang campus. American Mathematical Society  http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-journals.html#ejrnls Developer : American Mathematical Society  This page contains a list of mathematics journals with articles on the Web and a list of Web sites for printed journals.  Global Directory of Mathematics Preprint and e-Print Servers http://www.ams.org/global-preprints/ Developer :  American Mathematical Society  To make available to the mathematical community the current homepage URLs and email contacts ofall mathematical preprint and e-print servers throughout the world. This directory will provide mathematicians with a tool to find any of these servers in order to browse the articles posted on them and, in many cases,to post article to the server itself. UMI ProQuest http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb Developer : University MicrofilmsInternational Indexing and fulltext databases limited to use in the USM Campuses.  Databases subscribed by the Library include Applied Science and technology, Computing, Telecommunications and Medical.
INDEXES & ABSTRACTS	GoTOP
Infosearch http://www.searcher.com/ Developer : Infosearch Incorporated. Search the abstracts of quality-related publications for keywords or phrases.  InsideWeb http://inside.bl.uk/user/secure/logon.do Developer : British Library Index to contents pages of journals and conference proceedings in the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC). The USM Library has a subscription to this service,which is restricted to registered members. Please obtain your password from Mr. Mohd Idris Haji Ali mohd_idris@notes.usm.my from the Interlibrary and Loans Unit in the Library. MathSciNet Search http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/ Developer : American Mathematical Association. Mathematical Reviews online. This is a fee-based service.  The USM Library has subscribed to the CD-ROM version.  Please enquire at the Reference and Information Division of the Library.
LISTSERVS & DISCUSSION GROUPS	GoTOP
Joining a listserv (mailing list) or discussion group can link you to researchers interested in the same topic and allow you to send and receive periodically the discussions pertaining to the topic of the list.  Below are some very useful searchable databases of e-mail discussion groups/listservswhere you can find groups to join: - CataList,the official catalog of LISTSERV lists http://www.lsoft.com/lists/listref.html Developer : L-Soft international Inc. From this page, you can browse any of the 23,648 public LISTSERV lists on the Internet, search for mailing lists of interest, and get information about LISTSERV host sites. This information is generated automatically from LISTSERV's LISTS database and is always up to date.  DejaNews http://www.deja.com/ Developer : Deja News, Inc. You will be able to access discussions on specific topics by doing a keyword search of the Usenet news archives. Join newsgroups and mailing lists for free. Directory of Scholarly & Professional E-Conferences http://www.kovacs.com/  Developer : Diane K. Kovacs & The Directory Team  "The Directory of Scholarly and Professional E-conferences screens, evaluates and organizes discussion lists, newsgroups, MUDS, MOO'S, Muck's, Mushes, mailing lists, interactive Web chat groups etc. (e-conferences) on topics of interest to scholars and professionals for use in their scholarly, pedagological and professional activities." Mailbase  Electronic Mailing List Service http://www.mailbase.ac.uk/ Developer : University of Newcastle Provides electronic discussion lists for the UK higher education community. Has 2,335 discussion lists,and 160,490 members worldwide. Search by subject or name. Reference.COM Search http://www.reference.com/ Developer : Sift Inc. A search engine for newsgroups and mailing lists. Enter the subject of your choice to obtain groups that you may wish to join. Tile.net http://tile.net/ Developer : Lyris Technologies Inc.  Index includes both e-mail discussion groups and Usenet newsgroups. Also includes e-mail forms for  subscribing.  SpecialListings and Groups related to Mathematics : Electronic News and Discussion Groups http://archives.math.utk.edu/news.html Developer :Larry Husch et al., University of Tennessee at Knoxville List Servers http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-listserv.html Developer : Mathematical Reviews staff Lists available on e -MATH.  For a complete list, send mail to: majordomo@ams.org Enter the word lists as a single-line message. The message subject text is ignored. The List of Statistics Lists http://www.statistics.fsnet.co.uk/netres/statlist.html Developer : Mike Fuller. University of Kent. The most comprehensive directory of statistics related mailing lists. Lists are grouped by topic. Probability Web: Listservers http://www.mathcs.carleton.edu/probweb/news.html Developer :The Probability Web was conceived by Phil Pollett at the University of Queensland, who maintained it from October 1995 to February 2001. It is now being maintained by Bob Dobrow, Mathematics and Computer Department, Carleton College. Mailing lists of interest to probabilists. Statistical List Subscription Service http://www.stattransfer.com/lists.html Developer : Steven Dubnoff, Circle Systems. A form-based method of subscribing and unsubscribing to the major statistical mailing lists.
MEETINGS & CONFERENCES	GoTOP
The following sites contain information about meetings of professional organisations, conferences, lectures, etc. of interest to mathematicians. Conferences http://www..uq.edu.au/maths/webguide/conf.html Developer : Gordon Smyth, Department of Mathematics, University of Queensland. Mathematics Calendar Developer : American Mathematical Society The most comprehensive list of  mathematics conferences worldwide. Meetings http://archives.math.utk.edu/links.html Developer : Mathematics Archives  The following site contains information about meetings of professional organizations,  conferences, lectures, etc. of interest to mathematicians.
SEARCH ENGINES	GoTOP
1.PORTALS AltaVista http://altavista.com Developer: The AltaVista Company This is reputed  to be the largest Web index and is better than Yahoo forvery specific searches. WWW pages and Usenet News.Simple or advanced search with translation in various languages. Updated frequently by robot "Scooter" Excite http://www.excite.com/ Developer: Excite Inc. Usefulfor its ability to follow concepts as well as keywords, as in "More like this". WWW pages, news, maps, yellow pages, shareware, stock quotes, TVlistings, weather, email addresses, airline flights.Only simple search option which supports some advanced features. Constantly updated by Webrobot HotBot http://www.hotbot.lycos.com Developer: Wired Digital Inc.  Originallya University of California Berkeley research project, HotBot became a commercial searcher in Feb 1996. Claims that it will soon index the entire Web once a week.WWW pages, Usenet groups, white and yellow pages, stocks, shareware,etc.  Simple and expert search offered which supports date limits,media types and location.Constantly updated by Web robot, "Slurp" Infoseek http://www.go.com/ Developer: Infoseek Corporation WWW pages, news, stock quotes, maps, yellow pages, email addresses, etc. Simple search but can limit to particular fields eg title. Constantly updatedby Web robot. Lycos http://www.lycos.com/ Developer: Lycos, Inc. WWW pages, sound, pictures, "top 5% sites", UPS tracking no.  Simple and custom search are offered. Constantly updated by Web robot. Northern Light http://www.northernlight.com/ Developer: Northern Light Technology LLC WWW pages and a special collection of journal articles.Simple and advanced search offered. Constantly updated by Web robot, "Gulliver" 2. METAENGINES Thereare also metaengines that allow you to run your search terms against several  searchengines simultaneously. Here are some ot them:  Cyber411 http://euklid.mi.uni-koeln.de/~jbe/ref/www.cyber411.com/ Developer : Cyber Networks, Inc. Runs your search against 16 search engines. Dogpile http://www.dogpile.com/ Developer : Aaron Flin, Unusual Solutions. Queries 30 different search engines in parallel, and displays all results.  Metacrawler http://www.metacrawler.com/ Developer : Go2Net, Inc. Queries nine different search services in parallel, with neat collation of the results. Displays a maximumof 10 hits from each engine. Online Meta Search Engines http://www.searchgateway.com/meta.htm Developer : Internet Oracle, Inc. Provides links to 20 metaengines, including Dogpile, MetaCrawler, Ask Jeeves, and other major metaengines.  Your one-step centre for metaengines. Savvysearch http://www.savvysearch.com/  Developer : SavvySearch Limited  "...over 200 search engines, guides, auctions, storefronts, Usenet archives, news archives, shareware libraries, and yet more web resources are uniquely integrated in a single easy to use interface."  3.METAINDEXES Thereare  sites which display links to many search engines; you could choose anappropriate search engine listed to do your search. : -  All-in One Search Page  http://www.complang.tuwien.ac.at/pirky/allinone/ Developer: Danfield Automation Form-based search tools are compiled here for a convenient all-in-one search point. Internet Search Engines http://www.searchgateway.com/ Developer : Internet Oracle, Inc. Excellent site providing links to major search engines, specialized subject search engines, as well as metaengines.  Highly recommended. Wormhole to the Rest of the Internet  http://www.ou.edu/research/electron/internet/searches.shtml Developer: Scott D. Russell "This page provides a common portal to a variety of the most common search engines... and  search tool add-on software. This page also provides a portalfor searching for people, map locations, words (thesaurus, dictionary), weather forecasts, zipcodes, sunrise/sunset, parks, businesses, Internet guides and WWW directories, foreign sites, science news, US Government,amateur radio, software, and religious sites".
SOCIETIES, ASSOCIATIONS & ORGANISATIONS	GoTOP
1.DIRECTORIES Eisenhower National Clearinghouse (ENC) Partners http://www.enc.org/partners/nf_index.htm The Eisenhower National Clearinghouse for Mathematics and Science Education lists organizations (many with links to Web sites) serving mathematicsand science educators.  Mathematical Institutions - ZIB/Math-Net http://www.math-net.de/links/show?collection=math.prov Developers : V. Winczewski & W. Dalitz A collection of references to some international mathematical institutions, in the following sections: Mathematical Societies; International Centers and Institutions; University Departments in Germany and International. Professional Societies http://archives.math.utk.edu/societies.html Developer: Larry Husch et al., University of Tennessee at Knoxville Part of the Math Archives.  Lists mathematics professional societies. Resources of Scholarly Societies - Mathematics http://library.uwaterloo.ca/society/math_soc.html Developer : University ofWaterloo Library A subject page created bycompilers at the University of Waterloo Library to facilitate access to websites maintained by or for more than 80 scholarly mathematics societies across the world: an alphabetical list by society name, followed by its acronym. The stability of each society's URL is rated. Societies, Associations, and Organizations http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-sao.html Developer : Mathematical Reviews staff. 2.INDIVIDUAL SOCIETIES, ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, A-Z AAMT:Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers http://www.aamt.edu.au/ Developer : Australian Associationof Mathematics Teachers A federation of affiliated associations representing all States and Territories within the Commonwealth of Australia. American Mathematical Society (AMS) http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-sao.html Developer : Mathematical Reviews staff Principalprofessional organanization for American mathematicians. Offers many valuableresources for the mathematics community, including a database of membersof the AMS, the Mathematical Association of America, and the Society forIndustrial and Applied Mathematics; an "author lookup" utility for finding authors listed since 1940 in the AMS's Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications; MathSci Net, a database--accessible only by subscription--covering Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications since 1940; position announcements and other employment information;a bookstore offering books, videos, software, journals, and gift items from the AMS and other publishers; information about and content from AMS journals; and a directory of TeX-related products. American Statistical Association (ASA) http://www.amstat.org/ A scientific and educational society founded in 1839 to foster excellence in the use and application of statistics to the biological, physical, social and economic sciences.The ASA publishes journals, conducts scientific conferences, fosters a continuing education program, and is active in bringing statistical education to elementary and secondary schools.  Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) http://www.acm.org/ The world's oldest and largesteducational and scientific computing society. Since 1947  ACM has provided avital forum. Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) http://www.rit.edu/~easi/ An affiliate of the Association for the Advancement of Higher Education dedicated to disseminating up-to-date information about providing equal access  to computing and information technology for persons with disabilities. E-mail Workshops, on-site seminars on Adaptive Computing, and assistance in making information technology accessible with the use of state-of-the-art adaptive computing technologyare available for universities, colleges, schools, businesses, and non-profit organizations. London Mathematical Society (LMS) http://www.lms.ac.uk/ The Society was established for the promotion and extension of mathematical knowledge. Mathematical Association of America (MAA) http://www.maa.org/ The MAA's goal is to advance the mathematical sciences, especially at the collegiate level, through education, professional development, helping students, and public policy.Math information services include the American Mathematical Society's WWW virtual library. Mathematical Information Service (EMIS) http://www.emis.de/ Information about the EMS and its activities and projects (EULER and the Jahrbuch  project); corporate and individual members. National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) http://www.nctm.org/ Founded in 1920 and now the largest mathematics education organization in the world, this nonprofit professional association headquartered in Reston, Virginia is composedof more than 120,000 teachers, educators, and other professionals. Its purpose is to improve mathematics education for all students in the United States and Canada. Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) http://www.siam.org/nnindex.htm SIAM was founded in 1951 to advance the application of mathematics to science and industry, promote mathematical research that could lead to effective new  methods andtechniques for science and industry, and to provide media for the exchange of information and ideas among mathematicians, engineers, and  scientists, journals, books, conferences, awards, and prizes.
CAREER	GoTOP
American Mathematical Society. Employment Services http://www.ams.org/employment Math Job Search Resources http://math.ucsd.edu/~sbuss/GradInfo/index.html Advice and resources compiled by Sam Buss, UCSD.
TEACHING RESOURCES	GoTOP
ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Science http://www.ericse.org/ Developer: Clearinghouse For Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education Project providing extensive information and resources to aid in teaching science, mathematics, and environmental studies Educational Materials http://mathforum.org/library/resource_types/ed_mats/ Developer : Developer: Gene Klotz et al., Swarthmore College (Audiovisuals, Calculators,  Courses, Games, Manipulatives,  Lesson Plans,  Problems/Puzzles, Textbooks...)
SPECIALTOPICS	GoTOP
(Compiledby Math Forum) http://forum.swarthmore.edu/index.html Algebra Analysis AppliedMathematics (Business, Computer Science, Engineering, Humanities, Sciences,Social Sciences, Sports..) Calculus:SV & MV CommunicatingMath DifferentialEquations Discretemathematics Discretemathematics (Advanced) DynamicalSystems (Chaos, Fractals..) Geometry Logic/Foundations NumberTheory NumericalAnalysis OperationsResearch Pre-Calculus(Functions,Inequalities,   Triginometry) Probability/Statistics Topology
HISTORY	GoTOP
History http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-mathbytopic.html#history Developer: Gene Klotz et al., Swarthmore College History of Mathematics http://archives.math.utk.edu/topics/history.html Developer: Larry Husch et al., University of Tennessee at Knoxville
RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS	GoTOP
Recreations http://forum.swarthmore.edu/library/resource_types/recreations/ Developer: Gene Klotz et al., Swarthmore College Mathematical Puzzles http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-mathbytopic.html#puzzles Developer : LarryHusch et al., University of Tennessee at Knoxville Part of the Math Archives.
WOMEN AND MATHEMATICS	GoTOP
Biographies of Women Mathematicians http://www.agnesscott.edu/lriddle/women/women.htm Developer : L. Riddle, Agnes Scott College Women & Mathematics http://forum.swarthmore.edu/social/math.women.html Developer : The Math Forum Conferences, articles, networks,Web pages with information useful to women: general and historical sites; meetings. Women and Mathematics Network Server http://www.mystery.com/WAM/ Developer : Women Association of Mathematics A consortium of Program Directors of outreach programs in mathematics for women and girls, providing professional development Women in Math Project http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~wmnmath/ Developer : Marie Vitulli, Department of Mathematics, University of Oregon Information on all aspects of women and math, including bibliographies of publications (with a search engine) Association For Women in Mathematics http://www.awm-math.org/ Developer: Association for Women in Mathematics The Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM) is a non-profit organization founded in 1971. European Women in Mathematics (EWM) http://www.math.helsinki.fi/EWM/ EWM is an affiliation for women bound by a common interest in the position of women in mathematics. The organization was founded in 1986 and has its office in Helsinki, Finland.

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