USEFUL WEBSITES
A range of high-quality resources for Mathematical Sciences are available on the web. Start exploring them below.
If interested in actuarial science, refer to the subject specific page.
General journal directories
- Journals TOC: Service which provides access to table of contents of many journals.
- TechExpo DIRECTORY OF ENGINEERING AND SCIENTIFIC TRADE TECHNICAL MAGAZINES: A (if some what dated) listing of a range of trade publications, many of them freely available online.
Online lectures
History/Biographies
- Biographies of Women Mathematicians: Created by Agnes Scott College, highlighting the achievements of women within mathematics.
- The MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive: Gives access to biographies of many famous historical figures of Mathematics and much more.
Revision help
- 100-level Mathematics Revision Exercises: Exercises from the University of Canterbury.
- Interactive Mathematics: "Learn while you play with it".
- Numberphile: A comprehensive collection of videos explaining complex mathematical concepts.
- Practice problems: Exercises from the Mathematical Institute at Oxford University aimed at new students.
Encyclopaedias/glossaries
- The Encyclopedia of Mathematics: Open access reference work.
Statistics
- The Joy of Stats: Uplifting celebration on the use of statistics from the Swedish statistician Hans Rosling produced by the BBC.
- Office for National Statistics: UK's largest collector of statistical information and its recognised national institute.
For more statistics website visit the Business and Finance Subject Guide on Statistical Sources
Information portals
- The Electronic library of Mathematics (ELibM): Provides information on applied and theoretical mathematics and the majority of its journals are openly available. In addition, it gives access to monographs, lecture notes, software, and other electronic resources.
- European Mathematical Information Service: Useful list of mathematical resources and is one of the largest open access electronic libraries. Brought by FIZ Karlsruhe.
- Mathematical Sciences Research Institution (MSRI): Useful tool to find relevant Mathematical information and gives access to a wide range of literature regarding Mathematical research and academia.
- Mathematics WWW Virtual Library: An extensive directory of maths resources from all over the web from Florida State University.
- NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions: Freely available online handbook
- Project Euclid: Provides a comprehensive list of mathematical resources and has useful information on Mathematical resources, databases, journals to further your understanding of mathematical concepts.
- Wolfram MathWorld: An extensive collection of freely available mathematics resources.
Professional organisations (UK)
- Association of Consulting Actuaries
- British Accounting and Finance Association (BAFA)
- The British Society for the History of Mathematics
- Edinburgh Mathematical Society
- European Accounting Association (EEA)
- The Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA)
- Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences
- Institute of Mathematics and its Applications
- London Mathematical Society
- The National Association of Mathematics Advisers
- Royal Astronomical Society
- Royal Statistical Society