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Mathematics

How to search the library search tool for books on Mathematics

Here's a quick tip for searching for books on Mathematics in the McLennan Library search tool:

  1. Select "Subject - Alphabetical" from the drop-down menu below the search box for the library search tool. For your search terms use Mathematics. 

  2. The resulting list will provide you with many subject headings that have to do with Mathematics.

  3. Select a subject that appeals to you and browse through the books.  10 results are listed per page.  Click on the "next" button found on the bottom right side.

  4. If it is an e-book, you can read it on your screen by clicking through. If it is in the circulating or reference collection, you will need to come to the library to get that book.

eBooks

Using Book Search for Mathematics Topics

The MCC Library Search Tool helps you find a hard copy and ebooks on academic topics.  Here are three methods for using the Library Search Tool with technology topic search examples:

1. General Keyword:  This searches for your typed words or phrases in all parts of the books' descriptions (book title, table of contents, subject headings, author, publisher, etc).  Be specific in your search; otherwise you will get unrelated results.

Example: discrete mathematics

yields these titles or subjects

Mathematical techniques
Secret history : the story of cryptology
Introduction to probability and stochastic processes with applications
New trends in geometry
How to read and do proofs

Mathematical analysis
Data encryption (Computer science)
Cryptography (History)
Proof theory
Logic, Symbolic, and mathematical

2. Subject Keyword: This searches for your typed words or phrases in the subject headings of the books' descriptions.

Example: problem solving

yields books with these subjects

Mathematical statistics - Data processing
Problme sovling - Statistical methods
System theory
System analysis
Swarm intelligence

3. Subject - Aphabetical: This allows you to browse the standard subject heading list starting with the word you enter in your search.  This allows you to find subjects with subheadings that might be more relevant to your topic. 

Example: Discrete mathematics

yields these subjects

Discrete mathematics
see also Computer science -- Mathematics
Discrete-time systems
Discrete-time systems -- Mathematical models
Discrete-time systems -- Simulation methods