Call numbers tell you where a book is shelved. In the SJU Library we use Library of Congress Classification which groups titles by subject matter.
The following call number ranges will help you get started.
QA1-939 Mathematics
QA1-43 General
QA47-59 Tables
QA71-90 Instruments and Machines
QA75-76.95 Computers, Software
QA101-145 Elementary Math, Arithmetic
QA150-272.5 Algebra
QA273-290 Probability, Statistics
QA299.6-233 Analysis
QA440-699 Geometry, Trigonometry
QA801-939 Analytic mechanics