MAA Reviews

Reference: Dictionaries

Ballentyne, D.W.G. and Lovett, D.R. A Dictionary of Named Effects and Laws in Chemistry, Physics, and Mathematics, New York, NY: Chapman and Hall, 1980. Fourth Edition.

Borowski, E.J. and Borwein, Jonathan M. Collins Reference Dictionary of Mathematics New York, NY: Harper Perennial 1991.

* Daintith, John and Nelson, R.D., eds. The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics New York, NY: Penguin, 1989.

Howson, A. Geoffrey. A Handbook of Terms Used in Algebra and Analysis New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1972.

** James, Glenn and James, Robert C., eds. Mathematical Dictionary, New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1976. Fourth Edition.

Sneddon, I.N., ed. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics for Engineers and Applied Scientists Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press, 1976.

Tietjen, Gary L. A Topical Dictionary of Statistics New York, NY: Chapman and Hall, 1986.

Reference: Handbooks

* Abramowitz, Milton and Stegun, Irene A., eds. Handbook of Mathematical Functions Mineola, NY: Dover, 1965.

Barnett, Stephen and Cronin, T.M. Mathematical Formulae for Engineering and Science Students, London: Bradford University Press, 1979. Third Edition.

Bartsch, Hans-Jochen and Liebscher, Herbert. Handbook of Mathematical Formulas New York, NY: Academic Press, 1974.

* Beyer, William H., ed. CRC Standard Probability and Statistics Tables and Formulae Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1990.

* Beyer, William H., ed. CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulas, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1991. 29th Edition.

*** Beyer, William H., ed. CRC Handbook of Mathematical Sciences, Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1987. Sixth Edition.

** Boas, Ralph P., Jr., ed. A.J. Lohwater's Russian-English Dictionary of the Mathematical Sciences, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1990. Second Edition, Revised and Expanded.

* Borwein, Jonathan M. and Borwein, Peter B. A Dictionary of Real Numbers Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, 1990.

* Bronshtein, I.N. and Semendyayev, K.A. Handbook of Mathematics New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985.

** Burington, Richard S. and May, Donald C., Jr. Handbook of Probability and Statistics with Tables, New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1970. Second Edition.

* Gould, Sydney H. Russian for the Mathematician New York, NY: Springer-Verlag, 1972.

Gradshteyn, I.S. and Ryzhik, I.M. Table of Integrals, Series, and Products, New York, NY: Academic Press, 1966, 1980.

Grazda, Edward E., ed. Handbook of Applied Mathematics, Melbourne, FL: Robert E. Krieger, 1977. Fourth Edition.

Hutchinson, T.P. and Lai, C.D. Continuous Bivariate Distributions, Emphasizing Applications Adelaide, Australia: Rumsby Scientific, 1990.

Jolley, L.B.W. Summation of Series, Mineola, NY: Dover, 1961. Second Revised Edition.

Lawrence, J. Dennis. A Catalog of Special Plane Curves Mineola, NY: Dover, 1972.

Patel, Jagdish K.; Kapadia, C.H.; and Owen, D.B. Handbook of Statistical Distributions New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 1976.

** Sloane, N.J.A. A Handbook of Integer Sequences New York, NY: Academic Press, 1973.

Spanier, Jerome and Oldham, Keith B. An Atlas of Functions New York, NY: Hemisphere, 1987.

Wells, David. The Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Geometry New York, NY: Penguin, 1991.

** Zwillinger, Daniel. Handbook of Differential Equations New York, NY: Academic Press, 1989.

* von Seggern, David H. CRC Handbook of Mathematical Curves and Surfaces Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1990.

Reference: Encyclopedias

Abbott, David, ed. The Biographical Dictionary of Scientists and Mathematicians New York, NY: Peter Bedrick, 1986.

*** American Council of Learned Societies. Biographical Dictionary of Mathematicians New York, NY: Charles Scribner's, 1991.

* Gellert, Walter, et al., eds. The VNR Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics New York, NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1975.

** Gillispie, Charles C., ed. Dictionary of Scientific Biography, New York, NY: Charles Scribner's, 1970--90. 16 Vols. plus Suppl.

*** Iyanaga, Shokichi and Kawada, Yukiyosi, eds. Encyclopedic Dictionary of Mathematics Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1977, 1986.

** Kotz, Samuel and Johnson, Norman L., eds. Encyclopedia of Statistical Sciences New York, NY: John Wiley, 1982--88.

Kruskal, William H. and Tanur, Judith M., eds. International Encyclopedia of Statistics New York, NY: Free Press, 1978.

Shapiro, Max S., ed. Mathematics Encyclopedia New York, NY: Doubleday, 1977.

Reference: Bibliographies

Anderson, T.W.; Gupta, Somesh Das; and Styan, George P.H. A Bibliography of Multivariate Statistical Analysis Melbourne, FL: Robert E. Krieger, 1977.

** Dauben, Joseph W. The History of Mathematics from Antiquity to the Present: A Selective Bibliography New York, NY: Garland, 1985.

Dick, Elie M. Current Information Sources in Mathematics: An Annotated Guide to Books and Periodicals, 1960--1972 Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1973.

Dorling, A.R., ed. Use of Mathematical Literature Woburn, MA: Butterworth, 1977.

* Gaffney, Matthew P. and Steen, Lynn Arthur. Annotated Bibliography of Expository Writing in the Mathematical Sciences Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1976.

Greenwood, J. Arthur and Hartley, H.O. Guide to Tables in Mathematical Statistics Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1962.

H yrup, Else. Books About Mathematics: A Bibliography Roskilde: Roskilde University Center, 1979.

Kendall, Maurice and Doig, A.G. Bibliography of Statistical Literature New York, NY: Hafner Press, 1965.

Lancaster, H.O. Bibliography of Statistical Bibliographies Edinburgh, Scotland: Oliver and Boyd, 1968.

* May, Kenneth O. Bibliography and Research Manual of the History of Mathematics Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1973.

Pemberton, John E. How To Find Out in Mathematics, Elmsford, NY: Pergamon Press, 1970. Second Revised Edition.

** Schaaf, William L. A Bibliography of Recreational Mathematics, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1955--78. 4 Vols.

Schaaf, William L. Mathematics and Science: An Adventure in Postage Stamps Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1978.

Schaaf, William L. The High School Mathematics Library Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1976, 1987.

Schaefer, Barbara K. Using the Mathematical Literature: A Practical Guide New York, NY: Marcel Dekker, 1979.

* Steen, Lynn Arthur, ed. Library Recommendations for Undergraduate Mathematics Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1992.

Wheeler, Margariete M. Mathematics Library: Elementary and Junior High School, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1960, 1986. Fifth Edition.

Reference: Indexes

Greenwood, J. Arthur; Olkin, Ingram; and Savage, I. Richard. Index to Volumes 1--31, 1930--1960: The Annals of Mathematical Statistics Hayward, CA: Institute of Mathematical Statistics, 1962.

* May, Kenneth O. Index of the American Mathematical Monthly, Volumes 1--80 (1894--1973) Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1977.

* National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. The Mathematics Teacher: Cumulative Indices, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1967, 1976, 1988. Vols 1--68, 59--68, 69--78; 1908--65, 1966--75, 1976--85.

* National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. Cumulative Index, The Arithmetic Teacher: 1974--1983, Reston, VA: National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, 1984. Vols. 21--30.

Ross, Ian C. and Tukey, John W. Index to Statistics and Probability: Permuted Titles Los Altos, CA: R and D Press, 1975.

* Seebach, J. Arthur, Jr. and Steen, Lynn Arthur, eds. Mathematics Magazine: 50 Year Index Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America, 1978.

Reference: Reviews

Baumslag, Gilbert, ed. Reviews on Infinite Groups, 1940--1970, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1974. 2 Vols.

Brown, William G., ed. Reviews in Graph Theory, 1940--1978, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1980. 4 Vols.

Golub, Gene H., ed. Reviews in Numerical Analysis, 1980--1986, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1987. 5 Vols.

Gorenstein, Daniel, ed. Reviews on Finite Groups, 1940--1970 Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1984.

Guy, Richard K., ed. Reviews in Number Theory, 1973--1983, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1984. 6 Vols.

Halmos, Paul R., ed. Reviews in Operator Theory, 1980--1986, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1989. 4 Vols.

Johnson, William B., ed. Reviews in Functional Analysis, 1980--1986, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1989. 4 Vols.

Kohn, J.J. and Kra, Irwin, eds. Reviews in Complex Analysis, 1980--1986, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1989. 4 Vols.

LeVeque, William J., ed. Reviews in Number Theory, 1940--1972, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1974. 6 Vols.

Magurn, Bruce A., ed. Reviews in $K$-Theory, 1940--1984 Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1985.

Protter, Murray H., ed. Reviews in Partial Differential Equations, 1980--1986, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1988. 5 Vols.

Small, Lance W., ed. Reviews in Ring Theory, 1960--1984, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1981, 1986. 3 Vols.

Tromba, Anthony J., ed. Reviews in Global Analysis, 1980--1986, Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1988. 5 Vols.

Reference: International Congresses

Gleason, Andrew M., ed. Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians, August 3--11, 1986 Providence, RI: American Mathematical Society, 1987.

James, R.D., ed. Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians, Montreal: Canadian Mathematical Congress, 1975. 2 Vols.

Lehto, Olli, ed. Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians, Helsinki, 1978, Helsinki: University of Helsinki, 1979. 2 Vols.

Olech, Czeslaw and Ciesielski, Zbigniew, eds. Proceedings of the International Congress of Mathematicians, August 16--24, 1983, Warszawa New York, NY: Elsevier Science, 1984.