About the AMS Textbook Program
The AMS Textbook Program
Why select an AMS Textbook for your class?
- Quality: The AMS is a professional society of mathematicians and one of the world's leading publishers of mathematical literature. Our publications meet the highest professional standards for their content and production. All of our textbooks are approved by our editorial boards and tested in classrooms.
- Affordability: We are committed to keeping prices low for students and researchers, and AMS members can save by buying directly.
- Supporting mathematics: Revenue generated by our publishing program helps support the other activities and programs of the AMS, benefiting the mathematical community.
Browse all textbooks or view by series below.
Graduate Textbooks
- Graduate Studies in Mathematics
- The volumes in this series serve as graduate-level texts for important topics in mathematics. Crafted for course use, many are also suitable for recommended reading and independent study.
- AMS Chelsea Publishing
- The mission of the AMS-Chelsea book series is to facilitate access to key mathematical classics, many of which were previously out of print, and to ensure their availability to new generations of mathematicians.
Undergraduate Textbooks
- AMS Pure and Applied Undergraduate Texts
- Tailored primarily for upper division undergraduate courses (including texts with applications for engineering and applied mathematics), the volumes in this series offer valuable resources for students and instructors alike. Known for their exceptional exposition, these books uphold high standards of scholarship. The series, founded by the highly respected mathematician and educator Paul J. Sally, Jr., is a testament to his unwavering dedication to fostering mathematical learning.
- AMS | MAA Textbooks
- AMS/MAA Textbooks cover all levels of the undergraduate curriculum with a focus on textbooks for upper-division students. They are written by college and university faculty and are carefully reviewed by an editorial board of teaching faculty in order to ensure superior exposition.
- Mathematical World
- This series of accessible books brings the beauty and wonder of mathematics to the advanced high school or early undergraduate student, the mathematics teacher, the scientist or engineer, and any reader with a strong interest in mathematics.
- AMS Chelsea Publishing
- The mission of the AMS-Chelsea book series is to facilitate access to key mathematical classics, many of which were previously out of print, and to ensure their availability to new generations of mathematicians.
- Student Mathematical Library
- While books in Student Mathematical Library are mostly intended for self-study, many have been adopted as supplemental and even core course textbooks. This series is dedicated to capturing students' curiosity in contemporary mathematics and sparking interest in research. The series showcases books that highlight innovative topics and approaches, aiming to awaken students' passion for the subject and encourage exploration of the beauty and excitement of mathematics.
- Textbooks not in a Series
Mathematics Education
- Mathematical Circles Library
- In the interest of fostering a greater awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life, MSRI/Simons Laufer Mathematical Sciences Institute and the AMS present the Mathematical Circles Library series as a service to young people, their parents and teachers, and the mathematics profession. The books in the series are suitable for leaders and participants in mathematical circles.
- Mathematical World (MAWRLD)
- This series of accessible books brings the beauty and wonder of mathematics to the advanced high school or early undergraduate student, the mathematics teacher, the scientist or engineer, and any reader with a strong interest in mathematics.
- IAS/PCMI - The Teacher Program Series (SSTP)
- Books in the IAS/PCMI—The Teacher Program Series are designed to deepen the mathematical understanding of mathematics teachers through a problem-based approach to learning.
- Mathematics Education
Request Examination Copies
Print or electronic examination copies are available to instructors. Click on the "Requests" tab on an individual book page, locate the link for "Examination Copy", and complete the form.