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Selected Reference Books

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Mathematics

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Mathematics
Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education	Ref QA 11 E665 2001
Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics	Ref QA 5 .I8313 1987 (v.1-4)
Handbook of Mathematical Functions	Ref QA 55 .A2
History of Modern Science and Mathematics	Ref Q 125 H6298 2002 (v.1-4)
Webster's New World Dictionary of Mathematics	Ref QA 5 .K27 1989
Women of Mathematics	Ref QA 28 .W66 1987
The World of Mathematics	Ref QA 3 .W67 1988 (v.1-4)

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Computer Studies
Encyclopedia of New Media: An Essential Reference to Communication and Technology	Ref QA 76.575 E5368 2003
Encyclopedia of Science, Technology, And Ethics	Ref Q 175.35 E53 2005

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Suggested Subject Headings and Location of Books in Our Library

Search the Library Catalog by keyword, subject, title, or author. Edens Library offers books and other materials on a variety of Mathematics and Computer Studies subjects, including:

Mathematics
Algebra Geometry Statistics Algorithms Mathematics Trigonometry Calculus	Mathematics -- History Women in Mathematics Equations Numerals Fractions Sequences
Computer Studies
Computer-assisted instruction Computer software HTML Computer literacy Computers Programming (Electronic computers) Computer science

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Databases for Research

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Academic Search Premier On-Campus \| Remote Access	"The world's largest academic multi-disciplinary database, Academic Search Premier contains indexing for over 8,000 publications, with full text for more than 4,450 of those titles. PDF backfiles to 1975 or further are available for well over one hundred journals, and searchable cited references are provided for more than 1,000 titles."
Expanded Academic ASAP On-Campus \| Remote Access	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students (1980 - present) * Comprehensive periodical database covering all academic disciplines * Millions of full-text articles from 2000+ scholarly, refereed and professional journals and selected general interest magazines * Indexing of additional professional and general periodicals
Computer Source On-Campus \| Remote Access	"This database contains more than 300 full text journals and magazines covering topics such as computer science, programming, artificial intelligence, cybernetics, information systems, robotics, and software. Computer SourceT provides a balance of full text technical journals and full text consumer computer titles."
General OneFile On-Campus \| Remote Access	For college-level and adult researchers and advanced high school students (1980 - present) * Comprehensive periodical database covering all subjects and all types of periodicals * Periodicals from nearly all InfoTrac collections merged into a single database * Over 25 million full-text articles on all subjects from over 5000 periodical titles * Articles from newswires and general, professional, scholarly and children's periodicals * Indexing of the New York Times, other major newspapers and 8000+ periodicals
Project Muse On-Campus \| Remote Access	"Provides online, worldwide institutional subscription access to the full text of over 200 scholarly journals in the arts and humanities, social sciences, and mathematics."
ERIC On-Campus \| Remote Access	"ERIC®, the Educational Resource Information Center, provides access to education literature and resources. The database provides access to information from journals included in the Current Index of Journals in Education and Resources in Education Index. ERIC provides full text of more than 2,200 digests along with references for additional information and citations and abstracts from over 1,000 educational and education-related journals."
SIRS Knowledge Source On-Campus \| Not available remotely	For advanced middle school students through adults * Articles, images, reference information, Web sites and more on all subjects * Articles selected from 2,500+ U.S. and international magazines, newspapers, government publications and reference sources * News, current events and organized links to evaluated Web sites * Includes special features on - literature, terrorism and other topics * Interactive textbook on citizenship with teacher resources * Images, maps, country profiles, primary sources and Supreme Court decisions *This database is only available on the Columbia College campus.
Biography In Context On-Campus \| Remote Access	This database integrates award-winning biographies from respected Gale sources with related full-text articles from hundreds of magazines and newspapers, as well as tens of thousands of images and links to vetted websites. Search for people---both current and historic from all eras and fields of endeavor---based on name, occupation, nationality, ethnicity, birth/death dates and places, or gender, as well as keyword and full text. Or, combine search criteria to create a highly-targeted custom search.

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Periodicals (Journals, Magazines, Newspapers)

Click on the Subject/Topic below to be connected to a list of Periodical titles available through Edens Library. Articles from these periodicals are available full-text (print and/or electronic) and are excellent resources for exploring current topics in Mathematics.

Mathematics (General)

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