The decision to select library materials is the responsibility of the Liaison Librarian, Dan Sich, in consultation with the Faculty Library Representatives, Stanley Lipshitz (Department of Applied Mathematics), Dragomir Djokovic (Department of Pure Mathematics), Levent Tunçel (Department of Combinatorics & Optimization) and Changbao Wu (Department of Statistics & Actuarial Science).
Materials are collected to support teaching and research to the PhD level in Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics, Combinatorics & Optimization, and Statistics & Actuarial Science. Research areas of interest to these Departments influencing current collecting include:
Applied Mathematics: |
Combinatorics & Optimization:
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Statistics & Actuarial Science: |
Pure Mathematics: |
For core materials, the emphasis is on English. Materials in other languages are collected if relevant.
Emphasis is on current publications.
In general, the Library does not acquire materials in a format for which access cannot be provided in the Library.
The following types of materials are generally included: books, textbooks, and periodicals in print or electronic format as appropriate.
The following types of materials are collected selectively: reference works, conference proceedings, symposia, dissertations and theses.
The following types of materials are excluded: reprints.
Using the Mathematics Subject Classification (MSC) from Mathematical Reviews, Current Mathematical Publications, and MathSciNet. (see http://www.ams.org/msnhtml/classid_help.html#what)
| General | 1 |
| History and Biography | 1 |
| Mathematical Logic and Foundations | 4 |
| Set Theory (03EXX) | 4 |
| Combinatorics | 4 |
| Graph Theory | 4 |
| Algebraic Combinatorics | 4 |
| Order, Lattices, Ordered Algebraic Structures | 4 |
| General Algebraic Systems | 4 |
| Number Theory | 4 |
| Finite Fields and Commutative Rings (Number-Theoretic Aspects) | 4 |
| Algebraic Coding Theory; Cryptography | 4 |
| Field Theory and Polynomials | 4 |
| Commutative Rings and Algebras | 4 |
| Algebraic Geometry | 4 |
| Linear and Multilinear Algebra; Matrix Theory | 4 |
| Associative Rings and Algebras | 4 |
| Nonassociative Rings and Algebras | 4 |
| Category Theory; Homological Algebra | 4 |
| K-Theory | 4 |
| Group Theory and Generalizations | 4 |
| Topological Groups, Lie Groups | 4 |
| Real Functions | 4 |
| Measure and Integration | 4 |
| Functions of a Complex Variable | 4 |
| Potential Theory | 4 |
| Several Complex Variables and Analytic Spaces | 4 |
| Special Functions | 4 |
| Ordinary Differential Equations | 4 |
| Partial Differential Equations | 4 |
| Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory | 3 |
| Difference and Functional Equations | 4 |
| Sequences, Series, Summability | 4 |
| Approximations and Expansions | 4 |
| Fourier Analysis | 4 |
| Abstract Harmonic Analysis | 4 |
| Integral Transforms, Operational Calculus | 4 |
| Integral Equations | 4 |
| Functional Analysis | 4 |
| Operator Theory | 4 |
| Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control; Optimization | 4 |
| Geometry | 4 |
| Convex and Discrete Geometry | 4 |
| Differential Geometry | 4 |
| Algebraic Topology | 4 |
| Manifolds and Cell Complexes | 4 |
| Global Analysis, Analysis on Manifolds | 4 |
| Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes | 4 |
| Foundations of Probability Theory | 4 |
| Probability Theory on Algebraic and Topological Structures | 3 |
| Combinatorial Probability | 4 |
| Geometric Probability, Stochastic Geometry, Random Sets | 3 |
| Distribution Theory | 4 |
| Limit Theorems | 4 |
| Stochastic Processes | 4 |
| Stochastic Analysis | 4 |
| Markov Processes | 4 |
| Special Processes | 4 |
| Statistics | 4 |
| Foundational and Philosophical Topics | 4 |
| Sufficiency and Information | 4 |
| Decision Theory | 4 |
| Sampling Theory, Sample Surveys | 4 |
| Distribution Theory | 4 |
| Parametric Inference | 4 |
| Nonparametric Inference | 4 |
| Multivariate Analysis | 4 |
| Linear Inference, Regression | 4 |
| Design of Experiments | 4 |
| Sequential Methods | 4 |
| Inference from Stochastic Processes | 4 |
| Time Series, Auto-Correlation, Regression, etc. | 4 |
| Quality Control | 4 |
| Applications | 4 |
| Applications to Actuarial Sciences and Financial Mathematics | 4 |
| Statistical Tables | 4 |
| Numerical Analysis | 3 |
| Tables | 3 |
| Acceleration of Convergence | 3 |
| Probablistic Methods, Simulation and Stochastic Differential Equations | 3 |
| Numerical Approximation and Computational Geometry (Primarily Algorithms) | 3 |
| Numerical Methods in Complex Analysis (Potential Theory, etc.) | 3 |
| Numerical Linear Algebra | 3 |
| Eigenvalues, Eigenvectors | 3 |
| Error Analysis and Interval Analysis | 3 |
| Nonlinear Algebraic or Transcendental Equations | 3 |
| Numerical Analysis in Abstract Spaces | 3 |
| Mathematical Programming, Optimization and Variational Techniques | 3 |
| Ordinary Differential Equations | 4 |
| Partial Differential Equations, Initial Value and Time-Dependent Initial-Boundary Value Problems | 3 |
| Computer Science | 3 |
| Mechanics of Particles and Systems | 4 |
| Mechanics of Solids | 2 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 4 |
| Optics, Electromagnetic Theory | 3 |
| Classical Thermodynamics, Heat Transfer | 2 |
| Quantum Theory | 4 |
| Statistical Mechanics, Structure of Matter | 4 |
| Relativity and Gravitational Theory | 4 |
| General Relativity | 4 |
| Cosmology | 4 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics | 4 |
| Cosmology | 4 |
| Operations Research, Mathematical Programming | 4 |
| Mathematical Programming | 4 |
| Boolean Programming | 4 |
| Quadratic Programming | 3 |
| Convex Programming | 3 |
| Combinatorial Optimization | 4 |
| Programming Involving Graphs or Networks | 4 |
| Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2 |
| Game Theory | 2 |
| Mathematical Economics | 2 |
| Risk Theory, Insurance | 3 |
| Macro-Economic Models (Monetary Models, Models of Taxation) | 3 |
| Biology and Other Natural Sciences | 1 |
| Physiological, Cellular and Medical Topics | 2 |
| Genetics and Population Dynamics | 4 |
| Mathematical Sociology (Including Anthropology) | 2 |
| Other Social and Behavioral Sciences (Mathematical Treatment) | 3 |
| System Theory; Control | 3 |
| Information and Communication, Circuits | 3 |
| Communication, Information | 3 |
| Shift Register Sequences and Sequences Over Finite Alphabets | 3 |
| Cryptography | 4 |
| Theory of Error-Correcting Codes and Error-Detecting Codes | 3 |
0. Out of Scope
The library does not collect in this subject.
1. Minimal Information Level
The collection supports minimal inquiries about this subject with a limited selection of monographs and reference works.
2. Basic Information Level
The collection serves to introduce and define the subject. Only the most important reference works, general surveys, the most significant works of major authors, and a limited selection of representative general periodicals are collected.
3. Instructional Support Level
The collection supports all courses of undergraduate study and master’s degree programmes. Materials collected include a wide range of reference works, fundamental bibliographic tools, and an extensive collection of monographs and periodicals. Access to owned or remotely-accessed electronic resources, including texts, journals, data sets, etc. is provided.
4. Research Level
The collection includes major published source materials required for doctoral study and independent research in the subject. All formats, including appropriate foreign-language titles, are acquired. Historically important monographs, archival materials, and back-runs of serials are acquired as necessary.
5. Comprehensive Level
The collection is exhaustive in its depth and scope. All relevant materials, in all formats and applicable languages, are retained and preserved. The collection may be recognised as a national resource.
All collections should be systematically reviewed for currency of information and to ensure that essential and important resources are retained. Superseded editions and titles containing outdated information should be withdrawn as necessary. Classic retrospective materials should be retained and preserved to serve the needs of historical research.
| HA | Statistics |
| HG | Finance |
| QA | Mathematics |
* Computer Science is QA75 & QA76
The Library continues to explore various initiatives from a TriUniversity Group and Ontario Council of University Libraries perspective
The most significant and useful Web resources relevant to Mathematics are located on the Mathematics discipline page at: http://www.lib.uwaterloo.ca/discipline/math/index.html
Date of creation: December 13, 2000
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