Skip to Main Content

Mathematics

Finding background information in new topics

Background information provides context for scholarly sources, like peer-reviewed articles. Peer-reviewed articles usually cover a very specific phenomena while background information will give you a high-level understanding. The background sources listed on this page will help you understand the overall topic before digging into precise information. 

From this page you can: 

  • Access key resources for background research in Mathematics
  • Browse books on Mathematics

Click the following links and search to get accurate, high quality background research. 

Resources for background research in Mathematics

AccessScience has video explainers, background information on many topics, and biographies of scientists. Start here to get a thorough understanding of your topic before doing deeper research. 

Similar to AccessScience, AccessEngineering has video explainers, background information on many topics, and biographies of engineers. Start here to get a thorough understanding of your topic before doing deeper research. 

Mathematics