This guide provides a set of resources useful for introductory undergraduate research in Astronomy at the Cabot Science Library. This list is not intended to be exhaustive or comprehensive. Cabot Library holds the general science collections for the university; additional resources are available at the George David Birkhoff Mathematics Library and the Statistics Library. Please consult the HOLLIS catalog and the E-Research @ Harvard site for all of Harvard’s holdings.
Dictionaries & Encyclopedias
Collins Dictionary of Mathematics / Borowski, E.J. 2nd ed. ; Cabot REF QA5 .B67 2002
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Mathematics / Clapham, C. ; Online in the Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection: http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:oxfordro
Dictionary of Algebra, Arithmetic, and Trigonometry / Krantz, S.G., ed. ; Cabot REF QA5 .D4983 2001
Dictionary of Applied Math for Engineers and Scientists / Previato, E., ed. ; Cabot REF QA5 .D49835 2002
Dictionary of Classical and Theoretical Mathematics / Cavagnaro, C., ed. ; Cabot REF QA5 .D4984 2001
Dictionary of Analysis, Calculus, and Differential Equations / Clark, D.N., ed. ; Cabot REF QA5 .D53 2000
Mathematics at a Glance:
A Compendium ; Cabot REF QA36 .M313
The CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics / Weisstein, E.W. ; Cabot REF QA5 .W45 1998
World of Mathematics / Narins, B., ed. ; Cabot REF QA5 .W67 2001
A Dictionary of Statistics / Upton, G. ; Online in the Oxford Reference Online Premium Collection:
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:oxfordro
The Oxford Dictionary of Statistical Terms / Dodge, Y. 6th ed. ; Cabot REF HA17 .K4 2003
The Cambridge Dictionary of Statistics / Everitt, B.S. ; Cabot QA276.15 .E84 1998
Handbooks & Tables
Prentice Hall's Reference to Mathematics : A Guide for Everyday Math / Cleves, C. & M. Hobbs ; Cabot REF QA40 .C54 2000
CRC Handbook of Mathematical Sciences / Beyer, W.H., ed. 6th ed. ; Cabot REF QA47 .C72 1987
CRC Standard Mathematical Tables and Formulae / Zwillinger, D., ed. 30th ed. ; Cabot REF QA47 .C11 1996
Handbook of Mathematical Formulas and Integrals / Jeffrey,A. 3rd. ; Cabot REF QA47 .J38 2004
CRC Standard Probability and Statistics : Tables and Formulae / Beyer, W.H., ed. ; Cabot REF QA276.25 .C72 1990
Journals
Cabot Science Library has a large collection of current journals on the main floor of the library. We have couches and arm chairs available for comfortable browsing of the collection. Older issues can be found in the basement. For access to electronic copies of journals, look up the journal’s title in the HOLLIS catalog, where an internet link will be available if Harvard owns a subscription. Or you may use the E-Journals list available through the E-Research @ Harvard site. To locate individual articles within the journals, use one of the databases listed in this guide (individual articles are not available in the catalog or the e-journal list).
Databases for Journal Articles
MathSciNet (1940-)
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:mathscin
MathSciNet is a searchable database based on the data in Mathematical Reviews and in Current Mathematical Publications, leading publications that catalog and review research literature in mathematics.
Current Index to Statistics (1975- )
http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:hul.eresource:currinds
The Current Index to Statistics Extended Database (CIS) indexes more than 140,000 articles in probability and statistics published since 1974.