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    This Subject Guide contains links to a few key indexes in Mathermatics and Computer Science plus significant online resources and print materials housed in the Library's first floor reference section. Web Resources below contains links to sites with significant academic content. These may assist you on research papers and other class assignments as well as lead to additional useful sites. Look on the Library's Databases page for many other valuable scholarly databases in oceanography, biology, and chemistry. For additional web resources, try a Google search with appropriate keywords for your specific needs.
    This guide maintained by: Edward Wladas Science Reference Librarian last updated: January 15, 2009

    Collections

    ACM Digital Library
    Contains bibliographic information, abstracts, reviews, and the full-text for articles published in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) periodicals and proceedings. Coverage: 1985 - present.
    RESTRICTED TO THOSE WITH A VALID OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY OR VIVA ID NUMBER.

    Indexes to Articles

    Electronics & Communications Abstracts
    Abstracts journal articles, conference papers and other sources on electronics and communications. Coverage: 1981 - present. A Cambridge Scientific Abstracts service.
    RESTRICTED TO THOSE WITH A VALID OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY OR VIVA ID NUMBER.
    INSPEC
    Abstracts international journal articles, conference proceedings, reports, dissertations and books from the scientific and technical literature in physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, control engineering, computers and computing, and information technology. NO FULL TEXT. Coverage: 1962 - present. An Ovid database.
    RESTRICTED TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF OF OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY.
    MathSciNet
    Combines Mathematical Reviews and Current Mathematical Publications. Provides timely reviews or summaries of articles and books that contain new contributions to mathematical research. Covers approximately 1600 current serials and journals reviewed in whole or in part, 1940 - present.
    RESTRICTED TO THOSE WITH A VALID OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY OR VIVA ID NUMBER.

    Reference Works

    Knovel Library
    Includes leading reference works and databases from international publishers and professional societies, covering material properties, process and design information, best practices, and equations and formulations for specific industries and engineering disciplines.
    RESTRICTED TO STUDENTS, FACULTY AND STAFF OF OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY.

    Web Resources

    Computer Science, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University
    Links to the department's home page, which has information about computer science degrees, courses, faculty, and more.
    Geometry Junkyard
    Provides a variety of links related to discrete and computational geometry, including usenet clippings, web pointers, lecture notes, research excerpts, papers, abstracts, programs, problems, etc. plus links to Geometry in Action. Site maintained by David Eppstein (UC Irvine).
    Internet Differential Equations Activities (IDEA)
    Contains a database of computer activities illustrating both mathematical concepts and the application of these concepts in a wide variety of disciplines. The site provides the software DynaSys to implement many of the activities as well as useful links related to differential equations. This site is individually maintained.
    Math Forum @ Drexel
    Provides resources, materials, activities, person-to-person interactions, and educational products and services on mathematics and math education. Site sponsored by Math Forum.
    Mathematical Resources on the Internet
    Links to everything in the world of computational sciences, including math departments around the world. Site maintained by Bruno Kevius.
    Mathematics & Statistics, College of Sciences, Old Dominion University
    Links to the department's home page, which has information about math degrees, courses, faculty, and more.
    Miscellaneous Mathematical Utilities
    Provides math utilities for solving problems interactively.
    Networked Computer Science Technical Reference Library
    Links to a collaborative effort of NASA Langley, Old Dominion University, UVA and Virginia Tech to provide access to technical reports using OAI (Open Archives Initiative).
    SOS MATHematics
    Provides math review material from algebra to differential equations. Site includes test review, solutions, homework help, and standard math tables. Site sponsored by Math Medics, LLC.
    VassarStats: Web Site for Statistical Computation
    Provides text, examples and interactive software for performing statistical computations.
    Wolfram Functions Site
    Provides 37,000 math formulas in 14 different categories. Site sponsored by Wolfram Research.