PolyThinkers Pad » Mathematics http://www.poly.edu/library/blog fueling polythinking with library news, tips and more Tue, 13 May 2008 21:02:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 en New Collection of Springer e-books available on trial through May 31st http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2008/05/13/check-it-out-new-collection-of-online-journals-and-e-books/ http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2008/05/13/check-it-out-new-collection-of-online-journals-and-e-books/#comments Tue, 13 May 2008 21:00:59 +0000 Ingrid databasesresearch http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2008/05/13/check-it-out-new-collection-of-online-journals-and-e-books/ A wide selection of e-books at SpringerLink is now available for the Poly community to use on a trial basis through May 31st. SpringerLink offers journals and books in a variety of disciplines such as biomedicine, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, computer science, humanities, and economics. Free access to tables of contents, detailed abstracts and editorial background are available for every publication, and full text is offered for many.

Take a moment to run a couple searches in SpringerLink and see how easy it is to narrow your results to fit your criteria. You can also sign up for alerts on the latest titles in your field. Give it a shot and let us know if you find it useful by leaving a comment below. Your feedback will help us decide whether or not to purchase this resource for the library.

]]> http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2008/05/13/check-it-out-new-collection-of-online-journals-and-e-books/feed/ Friday Fun: LOL graphs http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2008/04/11/friday-fun-lol-graphs/ http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2008/04/11/friday-fun-lol-graphs/#comments Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:36:17 +0000 Ingrid http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2008/04/11/friday-fun-lol-graphs/ mathgraph

For more funny graphs, check out GraphJam, the latest from the creators of I Can Has Cheezburger?

]]> http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2008/04/11/friday-fun-lol-graphs/feed/ World authority in the finance of rare events to speak at Poly http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/11/20/world-authority-in-the-finance-of-rare-events-to-speak-at-poly/ http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/11/20/world-authority-in-the-finance-of-rare-events-to-speak-at-poly/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:17:52 +0000 Ingrid http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/11/20/world-authority-in-the-finance-of-rare-events-to-speak-at-poly/ Bestselling author and practitioner of mathematical finance, Nassim Taleb, will be speaking at Poly’s Pfizer Auditorium on Wednesday, November 28 at 6 pm as part of the Topfer Chair Lecture Series in Financial Engineering & Technology Management.

Nassim Taleb’s latest book, The Black Swan: The impact of the highly improbable, takes its title from his theory of unpredictable events with great impact - we expect swans to be white and are shocked when a black swan swims by. The book explores strategies to deal with the unknown and provides advice on how to live one’s life in the presence of deep unpredictability. Read the first chapter online.

You can find The Black Swan and Taleb’s other books, Fooled by Randomness: The hidden role of chance in life and in the markets and Dynamic Hedging: Managing vanilla and exotic options on the “Recommended by Faculty” display shelf in the reference section of Dibner Library.

For more information, download the lecture flyer.

]]> http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/11/20/world-authority-in-the-finance-of-rare-events-to-speak-at-poly/feed/ Featured Resource: Directory of open access journals http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/10/17/featured-resource-directory-of-open-access-journals/ http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/10/17/featured-resource-directory-of-open-access-journals/#comments Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:47:45 +0000 Ingrid biological engbiologychemical engchemistryhistorymechanical engmedicineonline resourcesopen accessphysicsresearchtechnology http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/10/17/featured-resource-directory-of-open-access-journals/ Open Access publishing continues to rise at an astronomical rate as researchers hope to maximize their impact by providing free access to their scholarly articles online. But all this newly available material does little good if you don’t know where to find it. Fortunately the good folks at Lund University in Sweden have created the Directory of Open Access Journals.

The Directory of Open Access Journals is a carefully vetted list of fully open access, peer-reviewed scholarly journals covering all subjects and languages. It currently lists a total of 2,870 journals, with a net growth rate of 1.2 titles per calendar day over the past year. The directory aims to be a “one stop shop for users to Open Access Journals.”

Subjects covered in the Directory include: (more…)

]]> http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/10/17/featured-resource-directory-of-open-access-journals/feed/ TechXtra - Search engine for engineering, mathematics and computing http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/10/09/techxtra-search-engine-for-engineering-mathematics-and-computing/ http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/10/09/techxtra-search-engine-for-engineering-mathematics-and-computing/#comments Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:37:58 +0000 Ingrid biological engchemical engcivil engcomputer scienceelectrical-computer engmechanical engresearch http://www.poly.edu/library/blog/2007/10/09/techxtra-search-engine-for-engineering-mathematics-and-computing/ TechXtra is a free service which can help you find articles, books, the best websites, the latest industry news, job announcements, technical reports, technical data, full text eprints, the latest research, thesis & dissertations, teaching and learning resources and more, in engineering, mathematics and computing.

From the website:

TechXtra searches parts of the Web that Google doesn’t, and TechXtra helps you find subject-based information, which Google doesn’t do very well. Many of the things you’ll find through TechXtra come from the ‘Hidden Web’, and are not indexed by Google.

An important note: Search Dibner’s subscription databases first since we may have paid access to some of the resources you will find on TechXtra. Also remember that if they are not free and we don’t have a subscription, you may always make a request using our online document delivery form.

TechXtra is now available in the list of Research Tools in the blog’s right sidebar. Give Google a rest and check out the other great tools listed there when you want to conduct a more focused search.

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