2.  Steps to locate MathSciNet Database: 1. Go to library.astate.edu and go to the article database section 2. Then select the ‘M’ in the A-Z section 3. Finally choose MathSciNet and you’re there

3.  Powered by American Mathematical Society  MathSciNet is an electronic publication offering access to a carefully maintained and easily searchable database of reviews, abstracts and bibliographic information for much of the mathematical sciences literature. Over 100,000 new items are added each year, most of them classified according to the Mathematics Subject Classification.

4.  Adv. Appl. Discrete Math.  Algebra Number Theory  Complex Anal. Oper. Theory  Int. J. Algebra  Math. Comput. Sci.

5.  Most the articles are full text  However, it also is possible to search for abstracts and citations.

6.  Basic  You can start by searching only a title or only an author.  It’s set up for easy searches and very simple operations.  Advanced  If you want to narrow down your search there are many options to choose from.  Everything’s right on the home screen and easy to pick and choose exactly what you want in your search.

7.  The wildcard character is the asterisk (*) and may be used in all fields except MR Number and Mathematics Subject Classifications fields (MSC Primary/Secondary and MSC Primary). If no wildcard is used, the search will look for exact word matches and for the plural (or singular) of the words entered.

8.  Boolean operators that can be used in MathSciNet are: › AND, OR, NOT.  Boolean operators may be entered in the text input boxes and selected from the pull-down menus located between Field Names.  For example, entering modular in the Review text field in the top text box and variety in the Review text field in the second box, and selecting AND as the Boolean operator, will match all MathSciNet items that contain both modular and variety in their review text, in any position and order