The Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science support guide provides information for undergraduates, graduates and researchers in general in the field of MSCS. A series of tabs at the top of this page introduce you to the information resources and activities you will need for your studies - what they are and how to access and use them. The School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science is one of five Schools housed within the College of Agriculture, Engineering and Science at the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The School encompasses the disciplines of Biostatistics, Computer Science, Financial Mathematics, Mathematical Sciences and Statistics.
Where are we?
Located at the Howard College, Pietermaritzburg and Westville campuses, the School caters to the needs of students ranging from undergraduate level to post-doctoral researchers. The School is headed by Professor Delia North, who is ably supported by leading academics, technical and support staff. The school website can be accessed at http://smscs.ukzn.ac.za.
All campuses have their own physical libraries containing a range of printed sources as well as study space, photocopiers and computers. The Library resources can be accessed from the Library Webpage: http://library.ukzn.ac.za/Homepage.aspx. Once you have clicked on this link, type in your usual student / staff login to authenticate yourself. You will then be presented with a list of databases. Note that access is faster via Firefox.
Library Operating Hours
Westville;,Edgewood, Howard College, Medical School and Pietermaritzburg campus MAIN libraries
First and Second Semester :
Open 24 Hours (6 February 2017 - 22 June 2017 & 17 July 2017 - 26 November 2017)
Mid Year Break :
23 June 2017 - 16 July 2017
Weekdays : 8H00 - 23H00 (Monday to Fridays)
Saturday : 8H30 - 23H00
Sunday : Closed
Google Scholar provides a simple way to broadly search for scholarly literature. From one place, you can search across many disciplines and sources: articles, theses, books, abstracts and court opinions, from academic publishers, professional societies, online repositories, universities and other web sites. Google Scholar helps you find relevant work across the world of scholarly research. Full text however, is only accessible if freely available or, in the case of journals, subscribed to by UKZN Library.
