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Library information and tips for students of Mathematics Education, working towards their MS degree.

Math Education Books in the Library

Here are some books about math education in the library:

Teaching elementary mathematics : a resource for field experiences by Nancy L. Smith
ISBN: 0470419849
Teaching secondary mathematics : techniques and enrichment units by Alfred S. Posamentier, Jay Stepelman
ISBN: 0135000033
Research in Collegiate Mathematics Education.IV by Ed Dubinsky
ISBN: 0821820285
Teaching the female brain : how girls learn math and science by Abigail Norfleet James
ISBN: 1412967090
Multilingualism in mathematics classrooms : global perspectives by Richard Barwell
ISBN: 1847692054

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Math Call Numbers

QA11 is the call number for mathematics education. This call number is found on the 4th floor. Below are other math call numbers.

Call Numbers and Locations (REF at the beginning of a call number indicates it is located in the reference collection on the first floor)

Call Number	Topic Area	Book Location
QA1-939	Mathematics	4th Floor
QA1-43	General	4th Floor
QA47-59	Tables	4th Floor
QA71-90	Instruments and machines	4th Floor
QA75-76.95	Calculating machines	4th Floor
QA75.5-76.95	Electronic computers, Computer science	4th Floor
QA76.75-76.765	Computer software	4th Floor
QA101-145	Elementary mathematics, Arithmetic	4th Floor
QA150-272.5	Algebra	4th Floor
QA273-280	Probabilities, Mathematical statistics	4th Floor
QA299.6-433	Analysis	4th Floor
QA440-699	Geometry, Trigonometry, Topology	4th Floor
QA801-939	Analytic mechanics	4th Floor

Math Reference at CSULB

Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Web Resources

Encyclopedia of mathematics education
Educational research, methodology and measurement : an international handbook
CRC concise encyclopedia of mathematics
Handbook of mathematics and computational science
International conversion tables; weights, measures, gauges, currencies, conversion equivalents and factors, technical units, alphabets [and] other useful information
McGraw Hill Dictionary of Mathematics
Peterson's graduate programs in the physical sciences, mathematics, agricultural sciences, the environment & natural resources
The Prentice-Hall encyclopedia of mathematics
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Includes articles on various aspects of mathematics including tables of symbols, weights and measures, and logarithms; a biographical index; and cross referencing.

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