Useful Resources

Math Resources

• Books
  • Handbook of Mathematical Functions by Abramowitz and Stegun
• Websites
  • The Mathematics Geneology Project
  • Number Theory Web
  • Math Websites (mine and others)
  • Specialized Math Topics Pages
  • Undergraduate Projects

Computer Resources

• Python
  • IPython -- an amazing extended Python shell
  • PYREX, SWIG -- nice interfaces for wrapping routines in Python
  • Scons -- a Python-based alternative to "make"

• C++
  • C/C++ Reference
  • Doxygen -- an automatic documentation system
  • C++ Tutorials -- cplusplus.com, about.com
  • GMP -- an arbitrary precision integer/rational number library with easy-to-use C++ wrappers.

• LaTeX
  • Online Course in Mathematical Communication and Technology
  • Getting Started with LaTeX

• Typing
  • DVzine -- Dvorak Keyboard Information/Resources
  • dvorak.nl, powertyping.com -- Dvorak Typing Tutors

• Computer Algebra Software
  • SAGE -- an easy-to-use iPython-based computer algebra system with interfaces to many other systems.
  • Pari/GP -- has a simple interface and does fast computations with number fields and elliptic curves.
  • KANT/KASH -- does sophisticated computations in number fields.
  • GAP -- does pretty much anything you want in computational group theory.
  • Singular -- does commutative algebra computations.
  • MAGMA -- a non-free package which does many, many things.

• LaTeX
  • Kile -- a nice LaTeX front-end
  • TeX/LaTeX Symbols
  • AMS-LaTeX Documentation
  • XY-pic Reference Guides

• Reference Cards (from refcards.com) -- TeX, AMS-TeX, Emacs , Pari/GP