Daniel Webster College :: Library

SCOPE: The purpose of this pathfinder is to serve as a guideline for the student in locating library resources that provide and in-depth analysis of the topic of physics. This is not intended as a comprehensive listing, but as a sampling of some of the materials available in the library on this topic.

SUBJECT HEADINGS

Books dealing with physics are listed in the Baddour Library's on-line catalog under the following subject headings:

Dynamics
Force and energy
Geophysics
Electricity
Gravitation
Magnetism
Physics
Matter
Mechanics
Motion
Sound
Statics
Optics
Quantum theory

There are sources located in the Reference Section of the Baddour Library that give a general overview or summary of the topic you are researching. The following is a list of some of the sources available in the library.

OVERVIEW SOURCES

REF QC 5. C427 1999 Dictionary of Physics
REF QC5.M15 1996 Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics
REF Q 121.M312 2002 McGraw-Hill Yearbook of Science & Technology
REF Q 121.V3 1995 Van Nostrands Scientific Encyclopedia

CIRCULATING BOOKS:

Some representative books from the Circulating Collection that are located upstairs in the library are:

Cole, K.C. First You Build a Cloud: And Other Reflections on Physics as a Way of Life. San Diego: Harcourt Brace, 1999.

Cutnell, John D. Students Pocket Companion to Accompany Physics, fourth edition. New York: Wiley, 1998.

Feynman, Richard Phillips. Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics, Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher. Reading, Mass: Addison-Wesley, 1995.

Stevens, Charles F. The Six Core Theories of Modern Physics. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 1998.

Some of the specific periodicals that the library subscribes to that focus on the topic of physics are:

PERIODICALS, JOURNALS & TRADE PUBLICATIONS

Click the links for a list of full text journals available through our databases in:

Open Access Journals in Physics

WEB SITES

American Physical Society
http://www.aps.org/
Official site of one of the eminent organizations in the field. Information about the society, the physics profession, and physics news. Be sure to check out the 'physics internet resources' page.

Center for History of Physics
http://www.aip.org/history/index.html
Interactive tutorials for teachers and students. Historical physics information and sample syllabi and reading lists by physics instructors.

DC Physics
http://www.dctech.com/physics/student_help.html
Created and maintained by Doug Craigen, a former physics professor turned web designer. Contains research papers, resource listings, software, and tutorials. Everything a student of physics could possible need.

Physics Central
http://www.physicscentral.com/
Educational site of the American Physical Society, offering insight about how the field of physics affects the world around us. Also featured is current research and physics in the news.

PhysLink.com - Physics and Astronomy Online
http://www.physlink.com/
Educational site with great content. Use the 'Education' or 'Reference' tabs to answer your questions, or just browse around for fun facts!

PhysicsWeb
http://physicsweb.org/
All around site for physics news and information, including access to PhysicsWorld magazine. Use the 'Resources' link as a best-bet for answering physics related questions.

Los Alamos National Laboratory
http://www.lanl.gov/worldview/index.shtml
Find out all about the U.S. Government's work in the nuclear sciences. Choose the 'Library' tab for a wealth of educational resources.

Updated 08/22/2007