Mathematics

• Would you like to get to grips with the basics, recap what you learned at school or advance further in exploring mathematics? You can find fun and interesting maths information online, whatever your level of maths skill
• There are specially selected web sites for beginners and for the more advanced on the Gateway to the Internet at Science and technology > Mathematics
• You can consult several useful maths books online if you log in to Reference books online:

At 'Credo reference' there is 'The Penguin dictionary of mathematics' which has entries on all branches of pure and applied mathematics, dozens of explanatory diagrams and biographies of over 200 key figures in mathematics

At 'Oxford reference online' there is 'The concise Oxford dictionary of mathematics' also covering pure and applied mathematics and and biographies of prominent mathematicians. Another book here is 'A dictionary of statistics', covering a broad range of statistical vocabulary in jargon-free language

At 'Gale virtual reference library' you can read a more academic four-volume work called simply 'Mathematics', which explains mathematical concepts and gives an historical overview of the field

• For a broad overview article plus many articles on specific aspects of maths, log in to Encyclopaedia Britannica online. Click 'Subject browse', then click 'Science and mathematics', then click 'Mathematics'
• To find out more about major mathematicians who are no longer living, log in to Reference books online and go to the 'Oxford dictionary of national biography'

Further information

• Library catalogue - find books on mathematics
• Contact us - if you need help to find information

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