Math & Physics
Mathematics is unusual because the current literature still refers to materials that are much older than is common in other fields. As a result, you will find that many of the reference sources (encyclopedias, handbooks, and so forth) listed below, published twenty, thirty, or even forty years ago, will still be useful sources for your studies.
Physics (especially theoretical physics) is deeply mathematical - the two are so closely connected that most abstracting and indexing services include both in their products. Because of this connection, both math and physics resources are included in this guide.
Databases
American Physical Society Databases (includes all APS journals)
Applied Science & Technology Abstracts
Encyclopedias
Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences, (Grattan-Guinness, ed., 1994) [REF] QA21 .C645 1994
Encyclopedia of Mathematics Education (Grinstein & Lipsey, eds., 2001) [REF] QA11 .E665 2001
Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics (2001) [REF] QB14 .E534 2001
Encyclopedia of Physics (1991) [REF] QC5 .E545 1991
The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno’s Paradoxes (Darling, 2004) [REF] QA5 .D27 2004
Dictionaries
A Dictionary of Quotations in Mathematics (Nowlan, 2002) [REF] QA99 .D53 2002
Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics (2001) [REF] QC5 .D485 2001
Facts on File Dictionary of Mathematics (Daintith & Clark, 1999) [REF] QA5 .F35 1999
Handbooks
Handbook of Mathematical, Scientific, and Engineering Formulas, Tables, Functions, Graphs, Transforms (1984) [REF] QA40 .H35 1984
Handbook of Research Design in Mathematics and Science Education (Kelly & Lesh, eds., 2000)
International Handbook of Mathematics Education (Bishop et al, eds. 1996) QA11 .I67 1996
Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables (Spiegel & Liu, eds., 1999)
Web Resources
American Library Association Physics Resources List
Catalog of U.S. Government Science and Technology Resources
University of Wisconsin Catalog of Mathematics Resources on the Web
Software and Systems
Professional Associations
American Statistical Association
