Reference/Bibliographic Report Entries
4/28/1999 Version

Examples of Reference Styles

1. Miech, R., Informal Communication, Sieves, 2/1999.

2. Infoseek, http://guide-p.infoseek.com/, Search Engine, 3/1999.

3. Stark, Harold M., An Introduction to Number Theory, Chicago IL: Markham Publ. Co., 1970; Cambridge MA: The MIT Press, 1978.

4. SPECIAL REPORT: The Tech Coast 10, or Local Leaders Making Waves on Tech Coast, Los Angeles Times, 4/12/1999; also available at http://www.cs.ucla.edu/~klinger/techcoast.hmtl.

5. Summary About Primes, http://www.utm.edu/research/primes/howmany.shtml(on the world-wide-web 4/28/1999).

6. Eves, H. Great Moments in Mathematics Before 1650, MAA, 1983.

7. Hersh, R. "Math Lingo vs. Plain English: Double Entendre," The American Mathematical Monthly, 104, N1, 1997, pp. 48-51.

Each entry could be replaced by shorter or longer descriptors. Other forms are often used in place of numeral, then period shown above. Consistent use of the same form is important. Employing [1], [2] ... [7] or (1), (2), ... or even the less common 1), 2) is fine. Also sometimes references are listed in the order of publication date, eldest first, as in:

(Stark 1970) Stark, Harold M., An Introduction to Number Theory, Chicago IL: Markham Publ. Co., 1970; Cambridge MA: The MIT Press, 1978.

(Eves 1983) Eves, H. Great Moments in Mathematics Before 1650, MAA, 1983.