Physics 

Find Library Materials by Call Number

The Library Catalog provides a call number and location for each item. The call number consists of an alphanumeric string based on the Library of Congress classification system. View an example of how to read a call number. Materials on Physics reside primarily in the QC call number area. Specific topics follow.

QC 1-999 Physics

QC 1-75 General

QC 81-114 Weights & Measures

QC 170-197 Atomic Physics

QC 221-146 Acoustics, Sound

QC 251-338.5 Heat

QC 350-467 Optics, Light

QC 501-766 Electricity & Magnetism

QC 770-798 Nuclear & Particle Physics

QC 801-809 Geophysics

QC 811-849 Geomagnetism

QC 851-999 Meteorology, Climatology

To gather background information about a topic try a dictionary, encyclopedia or general database to get articles about a subject.

Encyclopedias:

• Encyclopedia of Mathematical Physics  A scholarly encyclopedia from Elsevier, with an easy-to-follow subject tree arrangement. Each article includes a thorough bibliography. Current.
• Kirk Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology  Comprehensive articles on topics in chemistry and chemical engineering, with bibliographies. Current.
• Encyclopedia Britannica Online  The classic general encyclopedia, a good starting point for all kinds of research. Includes a thesaurus and links to BBC and NYT for current news.

General Databases:

• Academic Search Premier  A good starting point: articles from key journals in many scholarly disciplines, with some trade journals and magazines, 1975-present.
• Expanded Academic ASAP  Articles from scholarly and general-interest periodicals relating to the humanities, social sciences, and non-technical general sciences, 1980-present.

Handbooks:

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics  Online version of the 88th edition of this indispensable reference for chemical and physical data. Current

Springer eBooks - Full text books and journal articles from science publisher Springer, mainly in English, 2005-8.  Some soft cover editions of books are available through MyCopy service for $24.95 (including shipping and handling).