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By David A. Smith

There are several ways to use the Library of Math depending on your goals or needs.

Reference Aid. The Library of Math is a vast comprehensive resource for mathematical formulas, graphics, tables, propositions, examples, definitions and much more. Search for specific items by definition, proposition, formula, graphic, keyword or phrase, etc. Currently, there are thousands of examples, definitions, and propositions in hundreds of topics (math articles).

Library. The mathematics on the Library of Math is organized by subject and then into topics. Taken as a whole our math subjects comprise a library of mathematical knowledge that ranges from early arithmetic to advanced graduate studies.

Tutorials. Each topic (or math article) is a "math tutorial" designed to help beginners become familiar with mathematical propositions. These tutorials are example-based learning tools, which illustrate general results. To get started choose a math subject from the "Online Math" menu. This menu is on the top right of every page so that you can refer back to other math subjects at your convenience. Then, once a math subject is chosen you have a description of the math subject followed by a link of available topics (math articles), with a brief description next to the link. Finally, once a topic is chosen you receive the web page with the mathematics. Thus, every math article is merely two or three clicks away!

If you are a math student, then simply choose your subject and then carefully search for your topic. The Library of Math is not written in a linear fashion as most textbooks are. You may need to go and read another topic before finishing the one you started. On each subject page the topics are organized into a collection of topics (just like chapters in a textbook), so use the table of contents at the top of the subject page to search for what you want. To help you decide which topic, you can read a brief summary before the list of links for the topics. If you do not know which math subject you are interested in, then you should try searching the Library of Math; just use the Search Form at the top of each web page (to the right of the Library of Math logo). The mathematics on the Library of Math is correct to the best of our knowledge. However we greatly appreciate your feedback and your help in keeping the integrity our web site extremely high. From time to time we do make mistakes and we acknowledge this; and we in no way assume that we are an authoritative figure in the world of mathematics.