Geekspace for Women

Posted by ubergeeke on July 8th, 2008 in blogpost

Last week, the Dr. Dobb’s Portal sent me a report that included a link to the Digital Library of Mathematical Functions (DLMF). This site, provided by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is “designed to be the definitive reference work on the ’special’ functions of applied mathematics”, ones that pop up from time to time, and ones that *I* always have to look up. Well, here’s where I’ll go a-looking.

The good news: each listed function includes sections on notation, properties, applications and computations, sometimes providing graphical representations of data. There’s also a help section that’s actually helpful and citing directions for folks doing research. You can even customize the display.

The bad news: of the 36 listed functions, only 5 are complete and available, and the rest won’t show up until early next year. (Hence the bright red “Preview Release” on the home page.)

Still, there’s plenty to look at for you math hobbyists. (See, Alex? I’m looking out for ya!) Take a peek!