Research Guides: Mathematics: Math Resources

Finding Resources in Library Search

The Library Search lists all of the books, videos, and materials at The Claremont Colleges Library. A keyword search is usually the best way to begin. When you find items of interest, check the catalog records for subject headings, and use the filters on the left side of the results tomodify your search. Find out more about how to use Library search.

You can also borrow physical books from other libraries with our Resource Sharing Service. For details about policies, view the FAQ page .

Finding Books in the library

Books are a core resource in mathematics, and you will likely want to both search the Library website and browse the shelves of the math collection to find books for your research.

Using Library Search you can search by keyword, author, title, subject, etc.

Browsing the collection is a great way to find valuable books that slip through a typical library catalog search. In academic libraries in the US, books are grouped by subject and the call numbers correspond to those subjects. You'll want the Library of Congress subject breakdown for math before you begin to browse for books in your area of interest.
See the Library of Congress Classification Outline for more information

LC Subclassifications for Mathematics

QA 1-939 Mathematics
QA 1-43 General Mathematics

1-7 Periodicals, collections, dictionaries, etc.
9-10.3 Mathematical Logic
11-14 Study and Teaching, Research
16-20 Special Teaching Methods and Aids
21-35 History
36-39 General Works (encyclopedias, textbooks)
40-43 Handbooks, Manuals, Problem books, etc.

QA 47-59                   Tables
QA 71-90                   Instruments and Machines
QA 75-76.95              Calculating Machines
QA 75.5-76.95            Electronic Computers, Computer Science
QA 76.75-76.765        Computer software
QA 101-145               Elementary Mathematics, Arithmetic
QA 150-272.5          Algebra

152-159 Textbooks, Treatises, Problems and exercises, Study and teaching
161-165 Elementary topics. Permutations, Combinations, Partitions, Distributions
171 Group Theory
172-172.4 Ordered algebraic structures
184-205 Linear and Multilinear Algebra, Matrices
211-218 Theory of Equations
241-247 Theory of Numbers
248 Foundations of arithmetic
251-263 Universal algebra
251.4 Noncommutative algebras
266 Abstract algebra

QA 273-280 Probabilities, Mathematical Statistics
QA 299.6-433 Analysis

300-302 Comprehensive works, historical works
303-312 Calculus
315-316 Calculus of variations
319-329 Functional Analysis
331-355 Theory of Functions
- 331 General, including functions of a complex variable
- 331.5 Functions of a real variable
- 332 Uniform functions
- 333 Multiform functions, Riemann surfaces
- 341 Algebraic functions
- 342 Logarithmic, circular, and exponential functions
- 343 Elliptic functions, elliptic integrals, modular functions
- 345 Abelian functions (including hyperelliptic). Theta functions
- 351 Miscellaneous special functions
- 355 Miscellaneous special topics
360 Geometric principles of Analysis. Mapping of Regions. Conformal representation
370-387 Differential Equations
401-433 Analytical methods connected with physical sciences

QA 440-699 Geometry, Trigonometry, Topology

451-469 Elementary Geometry
501-521 Descriptive Geometry
531-538 Trigonometry
551-563 Analytic Geometry
564-581 Algebraic Geometry
601-608 Transformations, Correspondences, and General Methods for Algebraic Configurations
611-614 Topology
615-640 Infinitesimal Geometry
641-660 Projective Differential Geometry

QA 801-939 Analytic Mechanics