Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science

Library Catalog

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Relevant Library of Congress Call Numbers

This is only a partial list of the call numbers pertaining to Mathematics. For a complete listing, go to the Library of Congress Classification Outline, provided by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office of the Library of Congress.

QA 1-939 --- Mathematics

    * 1-43 General
          o 1-7 Periodicals, collections, dictionaries, etc.
          o 9-10.3 Mathematical Logic
          o 11-14 Study and Teaching, Research
          o 16-20 Special Teaching Methods and Aids
          o 21-35 History
          o 36-39 General Works (encyclopedias, textbooks)
          o 40-43 Handbooks, Manuals, Problem books, etc.
    * 47-59 Tables
    * 71-90 Instruments and Machines
          o 73 Slide Rules
          o 75-76.95 Calculating Machines
          o 75.5-76.95 Electronic Computers, Computer Science
    * 93-95 Popular works, Mathematical recreations
    * 99 Miscellany and Curiosa
    * 101-145 Elementary Mathematics, Arithmetic
          o 135-139 Study and Teaching
    * 150-272.5 Algebra
          o 152-159 Textbooks, Treatises, Problems and exercises, Study and teaching
          o 161-165 Elementary topics. Permutations, Combinations, Partitions, Distributions
          o 171 Group Theory
          o 172-172.4 Ordered algebraic structures
          o 184-205 Linear and Multilinear Algebra, Matrices
          o 211-218 Theory of Equations
          o 241-247 Theory of Numbers
          o 248 Foundations of arithmetic
          o 251-263 Universal algebra
          o 251.4 Noncommutative algebras
          o 266 Abstract algebra
    * 273-274.76 Probabilities
    * 275-280 Mathematical Statistics
    * 281 Interpolation
    * 295 Series, infinite products and other infinite processes
    * 297-299.4 Numerical Analysis
    * 299.6-433 Analysis
          o 300-302 Comprehensive works, historical works
          o 303-312 Calculus
          o 315-316 Calculus of variations
          o 319-329 Functional Analysis
          o 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
          o 370-387 Differential Equations
          o 401-433 Analytical methods connected with physical sciences
    * 440-699 Geometry, Trigonometry, Topology
          o 451-469 Elementary Geometry
          o 501-521 Descriptive Geometry
          o 531-538 Trigonometry
          o 551-563 Analytic Geometry
          o 564-581 Algebraic Geometry
          o 601-608 Transformations, Correspondences, and General Methods for Algebraic Configurations
          o 611-614 Topology
          o 615-640 Infinitesimal Geometry
          o 641-660 Projective Differential Geometry
    * 801-939 Analytic Mechanics

 

Subject Headings

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