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Guidelines for Mathematics

1. Purpose
2. General Collection Guidelines
    A. Language
    B. Chronology
    C. Geography
    D. Publication Date
    E. Treatment of Subject
    F. Types of Materials and Formats
3. Area Resources
4. Related Subject Policy Statements
5. Subjects and Collecting Levels
6. Methodology

1. Purpose.

The collection in Mathematics supports teaching and research through the Master's level. The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers a B.S. in Mathematical Sciences with concentrations in applied mathematics, computer science, mathematics, operations research, and statistics. The curriculum provides a foundation for the student seeking to enter a vocation with a technological orientation and for the student who wishes to pursue graduate study. In addition, the Department offers the Master of Science Degree in Mathematical Sciences with concentrations in mathematics, applied mathematics, operations research, statistics, statistical computing, applied computational mathematics, discrete structures, and other areas.

2. General Collection Guidelines.

A. Language.
English is the primary language of the collection.

B. Chronology.
Primary emphasis is on current aspects of mathematical science.

C. Geography.
No limitations.

D. Publication Date.
The emphasis is on current publications. Some retrospective ordering takes place to fill in gaps and for replacement.

E. Treatment of Subject.
Popular works and lower division textbooks are not generally acquired. Upper division and graduate textbooks are acquired selectively. Professional and scholarly works that support the curriculum are acquired broadly.

F. Types of Materials and Formats.
Periodicals and monographs are the principal format. Also included are indexes, abstracts, dictionaries, encyclopedias, handbooks, bibliographies, dictionaries, and conference proceedings.

3. Area Resources.

There are no local resources that impinge upon the collecting decisions.

4. Related Subject Policy Statements.

See Computer Science Policy.

5. Subjects and Collecting Levels.

Subject	Call Number Range	Present	Desired
Computer Science	QA75-99	C1	C1
Algebra	QA150-299	C1	C1
Mathematical Analysis (Calculus, etc.)	QA300-433	C1	C1
Geometry. Trigonometry	QA440-699	C1	C1
Analytic Mechanics	QA801-939	C1	C1

6. Methodology.

Collection-centered; list-checking, either in its entirety or using samplings from:

Mathematical Reviews.

American Mathematical Monthly. Washington: Mathematical Association of America, 1894-. monthly.