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HA - Statistics

HA1-4737 Statistics

HA29-32 Theory and method of social science statistics

HA36-37 Statistical services. Statistical bureaus

HA38-39 Registration of vital events. Vital records

HA154-4737 Statistical data

HA154-155 Universal statistics

HA175-473 By region or country

QA - Mathematics

QA1-43 General

QA47-59 Tables

QA71-90 Instruments and machines

QA75-76.95 Calculating machines

QA101-(145) Elementary mathematics. Arithmetic

QA150-272.5 Algebra

QA273-280 Probabilities. Mathematical statistics

QA299.6-433 Analysis

QA440-699 Geometry. Trigonometry. Topology

QA801-939 Analytic mechanics

Books

101 Careers in Mathematics by Andrew Sterrett (Editor)
Call Number: QA10.5 .A15 1996

ISBN: 0883857049

Publication Date: 1996-07-01
A Dictionary of Statistics by Graham Upton; Ian Cook
Call Number: Online material

ISBN: 0199541450

Publication Date: 2008-10-02

Contains over 1,700 entries on all aspects of statistics including terms used in computing, mathematics, operational research, and probability, as well as biographical information on over 200 key figures in the field, and coverage of statistical journals and societies. Entries are generously illustrated with useful figures and diagrams, and include previously worked examples where applicable. Appendices include a historical calendar of important statistical events, and tables of statistical and mathematical notations.
A Dictionary of Weights, Measures, and Units by Donald Fenna
Call Number: Online material

ISBN: 9780198605225

Publication Date: 2002-10-26

This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Systeme International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing of units.
CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics by Eric W. Weisstein
Call Number: QA5 .W45 2003

ISBN: 1584883472

Some 3,000 pages of entries dealing with mathematical definitions, formulas,figures, tabulations and references. Contains extensive cross referencing to related entries as well as internet sites. The entries contain both standard and popular references, and the abundant examples include explicit formulas and derivations.
CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae by Daniel Zwillinger (Editor)
Call Number: Ref QA47 .C73 2003

ISBN: 1584882913

Publication Date: 2002-11-25

Mathematical tables for scientific, engineering, industrial, and educational personnel. Includes numerical, logarithmic, and trigonometry tables, plus binomial functions and differential equations.
Dictionary of Mathematics by McGraw-Hill Staff
Call Number: Ref QA5 .M425 1997

ISBN: 0070524335

Publication Date: 1997-03-01

Provides thousands of definitions of words and phrases encountered in a specific discipline. All include: Pronunciation guide for every term, Acronyms, cross-references, and abbreviations , Appendices with conversion tables; listings of scientific, technical, and mathematical notation; tables of relevant data; and more.
Handbook of Applicable Mathematics by Walter Ledermann; R. F. Churchhouse; S. Vajda; E Lloyd
Call Number: QA36 .H36 V.1

ISBN: 0471277045

Publication Date: 1980-10-14
Handbook of International Research in Mathematics Education by Lyn D. English (Editor); Miriam Amit (Contribution by); Ferdinando Arzarello (Contribution by); Mariolina Bartolini Bussi (Contribution by)
Call Number: QA11.2 .H36 2002

ISBN: 0805842055

Publication Date: 2002-03-01
Handbook of Mathematical Formulas and Integrals by Alan Jeffrey
Call Number: QA47 .J38 2000

ISBN: 0123822513

Publication Date: 2000-07-18
Handbook of Research Design in Mathematics and Science Education by Anthony E. Kelly; Richard A. Lesh
Call Number: Online Material

ISBN: 0585266778

Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Handbook of Research Design in Mathematics and Science Education by Anthony Kelly (Editor); Richard Lesh (Editor); Deborah L. Ball (Contribution by); Gwyneth M. Boodoo (Contribution by); Hugh F. Cline (Contribution by)
Call Number: QA11 .H256 2000

ISBN: 0805832815

Publication Date: 2000-04-01
Mathematical Handbook of Formulas and Tables by Murray R. Spiegel; Seymour Lipschutz; John Liu
Call Number: Online Material

ISBN: 9780071548564

Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Mathematically Speaking by Carl C. Gaither; Alma E. Cavazos-Gaither
Call Number: Online Material

ISBN: 9780750305037

Publication Date: 1998-01-01

This book brings together in one easily accessible form the best expressed thoughts that are especially illuminating and pertinent to the discipline of Mathematics.
Numbers Rule Your World by Kaiser Fung
Call Number: Online Material

ISBN: 9780071745413

Publication Date: 2010
Philosophy of Mathematics by James Robert Brown
Call Number: QA8.4 .B76 2008

ISBN: 9780415960489

Publication Date: 2008-01-15
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics by B. S. Everitt; Anders Skrondal
Call Number: Online Material

ISBN: 9780521766999

Publication Date: 2010-08-19

Some 3000 terms are defined in all areas of statistics, including medical, survey, theoretical, applied etc. In addition short biographies are given of over 100 important statisticians. The majority of definitions include a reference to a book or article where the reader can seek an extended account of a term if required. Many of the definitions are accompanied by graphical material to aid understanding.
The Colossal Book of Mathematics by Martin Gardner
Call Number: QA95 .G245 2001

ISBN: 0393020231

Publication Date: 2001-09-17
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics by Christopher Clapham; James Nicholson
Call Number: Online Material

ISBN: 9780199235940

Publication Date: 2009-06-07

Covers both pure and applied mathematics as well as statistics, and there are entries on major mathematicians and mathematics of more general interest, such as fractals, game theory, and chaos.
The Handbook of Mathematics and Computational Science by Horst Stöcker; John W. Harris
Call Number: QA40 .S76 1998

ISBN: 0387947469

Publication Date: 1998-08-01
The Science of Cities and Regions by Alan Wilson
Call Number: Online Material

ISBN: 9789400722651

Publication Date: 2012-01-05
The Universal Book of Mathematics by David J. Darling
Call Number: Online Material

ISBN: 9780471270478

Publication Date: 2004-08-01

An encyclopedia of mathematical terms, concepts, and problems, short biographies, puzzles, diagrams, pictures, and history. Entries are alphabetized and thoroughly cross-referenced, and range in length from a single sentence to a page or more.