Think about which search terms might be the most helpful and how you can eliminate results that you don't need. For example, if you search "Pie Charts," you might end up with results for cookbooks. If you change your search to Math AND Pie Charts, you are more likely to remove the unrelated items. Something else to consider is using terms like Math OR Mathematics. That will expand your search to items that use either term.
There are many variations of subject terms, researcher may use language you aren't used to, or some terms may be outdated, based on when the resource was published. One way to use that to your advantage is to look at records in the library catalog related to your topic and see what "Subject" terms are listed in the record. Those terms may be ones you want to use to narrow your search.
Our resources use Library of Congress (LOC) classifications and call numbers. While most items related to Mathematics will be under the sub-classification QA (Q represents multiple subjects in the science field), it is possible to find other related materials in different areas. Please see Classification Codes for Browsing for more information about subject classification ranges.
Call number ranges to focus on when browsing the stacks on the Garden level:
We have online access to thousands of journals for the area of Physical Sciences and Mathematics. Check out the journals in our catalog's Mathematics sub-genres!
Journals are regularly published (annually, monthly, quarterly) collections of scholarly and creative articles. They are typically peer-reviewed, meaning they are evaluated, critiqued, and edited prior to publication. The Search@UW Library Catalog and many of the Databases in the A-Z list can aid you searching for and locating articles from journals. Journals contains articles, which may be found within a database, but are not databases themselves.
The following is a small example of available math journals. These selections were included because they cover a range of general mathematical topics, ideas related to decision making sciences, pedagogy, and current happenings in math culture.
