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- Encyclopedia AmericanaFull text. Includes complete encyclopedia plus: Interactive Atlas, World Newspapers, Dictionary, and Pro/Con Debate Starters
- Encyclopaedia BritannicaFull text. Includes the complete encyclopedia plus: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary and Thesaurus, and 300,000 links to websites selected by the editors
- World Book AdvancedFull text. Includes complete encyclopedia plus: Atlas, Dictionary, Fiction and Non-Fiction Ebooks, and World Newspapers
Start with Reference Sources
Reference sources are useful for:
- Choosing a topic
- Understanding terminology
- Locating background information
- Identifying good search terms
- Identifying additional resources
Reference and Online Resources:
- Access ScienceFull text science encyclopedia--see Mathematics in the Contents--includes definitions, biographies, news, evaluated websites, study guides, and illustrations and images
- Dictionary of mathematicsCall Number: R 510.3 D554
- Encyclopaedia BritannicaA general encyclopedia
- Facts on File dictionary of mathematicsCall Number: R 510.3 F142
- History of modern science and mathematicsCall Number: R 509 H673
- Notable mathematicians : from ancient times to the presentCall Number: R 510 N899
- Oxford Reference Online Over 175 reference titles from Oxford University Press
- Real-Life Math (e-book)"Provides an understanding of commonly studied math concepts by illustrating their use in everyday life in everyday tasks"
- Timetables of science : a chronology of the most important people and events in the history of scienceCall Number: R 509 H477t
- Women of mathematics : a biobibliographic sourcebookCall Number: R 510 W872
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