Mathematics Librarian
Background Information
The easiest way to start your history of math research is to use the background information resources below to identify a person, year, or seminal work you can delve into. Once you've identified a person or work, you can search in GLOCAT to find the work or related materials.
- MacTutor History of MathematicsMacTutor is a free online resource containing biographies of more than 3000 mathematicians and over 2000 pages of essays and supporting materials.
- MathematicsExplains mathematical concepts with an historical overview of the field. Explores the uses and effects of math in daily life, and provides information on different career choices in this field.
- Real-Life MathProvides an understanding of commonly studied math concepts by illustrating their use in everyday life in everyday tasks, such as buying insurance, constructing a budget, reading graphs, adjusting cooking recipes or planning for retirement. Topics are designed to support the modern mathematics curriculum and contain examples related to the global economy.
Using GLOCAT
- GLOCAT (Advanced Search)Search SUNY Geneseo's Library holdings, and holdings of libraries from around the world (including all SUNY libraries), plus hundreds of databases for print and online content.
Use GLOCAT through the link above or the search box on the library homepage to find materials.
"Milne Search" will bring back materials we currently have available through Geneseo, while "SUNY & Worldwide Libraries" will bring back materials you can request through IDS.
Math History Journals
- Historia MathematicaHistoria Mathematica publishes historical scholarship on mathematics and its development in all cultures and time periods. In particular, the journal encourages informed studies on mathematicians and their work in historical context, on the histories of institutions and organizations supportive of the mathematical endeavor, on historiographical topics in the history of mathematics, and on the interrelations between mathematical ideas, science, and the broader culture.
- BSHM Bulletin: Journal of the British Society for the History of MathematicsAims to promote research into the history of mathematics and to encourage its use at all levels of mathematics education.
