Course Guides: Physics
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- Printable Guides & Handouts
- Suggested Databases
- Selected E-Books
- Locations of Physics Resources in the Library
- Selected Books in the Library
- Online Resources
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PRINTABLE GUIDES & HANDOUTS:
SUGGESTED DATABASES:
- Academic Search Complete - Provides full-text articles from more than 5,500 multi-disciplinary, scholarly journals and publications.
- Encyclopædia Britannica Online - A full-text encyclopedia with video downloads, maps, statistics, classic literature, and more. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.
- Oxford Reference Online - Provides full-text access to many subject dictionaries and encyclopedias, maps, timelines, and more. Uses a unique login; see RPCC Library Services under RPCC Support in Moodle, or stop by the Library for more information.
- Salem Science - Includes the full-text reference sets Global Resources, Global Warming, and The Solar System. Includes the full-text reference sets Global Resources, Global Warming, and The Solar System
- Science and Technology Collection - Provides full-text articles from over 820 scientific and technical journals, and abstracts from 1,700 other science periodicals.
Please note that when accessing the databases from off-campus, you will be prompted to login.
SELECTED E-BOOKS:
eBook Collection from EBSCOhost is our largest provider of ebooks (electronic copies of printed books PDF format), available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. eBook Collection has an easy-to-use search interface. You will be prompted to login with your 12-digit Library User ID to access these e-books from off-campus. Please see our Tutorials on eBook Collection from EBSCOhost for more information.
- How to Solve Physics Problems, 1997, by Robert M. Oman & Daniel M. Oman.
- The Hutchinson Pocket Dictionary of Physics, 2004.
- Microsound, 2001, by Curtis Roads.
- Physics for the Utterly Confused, 1999, by Daniel M. Oman & Robert M. Oman.
- Physics: The People Behind the Science, 2006, by Katherine E. Cullen.
Visit our eBook Collections for links to eBook Collection from EBSCOhost and other e-book collections. Please note that books that are still protected by copyright may not be available online in full-text from the free sources.
LOCATIONS OF PHYSICS RESOURCES IN THE LIBRARY:
SUBJECT-related topics can be found in resources located in these Library of Congress call number ranges:
- ML3805 to ML3817 - Music: Physics and acoustics.
- QC1 to QC999 - Physics.
- QC1 to QC75 - General physics.
- QC170 to QC197 - Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter.
- QC221 to QC246 - Acoustics. Sound.
- QC251 to QC338.5 - Heat.
- QC350 to QC467 - Optics. Light.
- QC501 to QC766 - Electricity and magnetism.
SELECTED BOOKS IN THE LIBRARY:
- The Facts on File Physics Handbook
Call number: QC 61 .F33 2000 - Invitation to Contemporary Physics, 2nd Edition.
Call number: QC 21.2 .H6 2004 - Musical Acoustics, 3rd Edition.
Call number: ML 3805 .H153 2002 - Physics Demystified
Call number: QC 23.2 .G54 2002 - Science of Percussion Instruments
Call number: ML3805 .R67 2000
ONLINE RESOURCES:
- Acoustics and Vibration Animations, created by Dan Russell, Ph. D., Assoc. Prof of Applied Physics at Kettering University, Flint, MI. This site includes detailed explanations & formulae in addition to the animations.
- Eric Weisstein's World of Physics, A Wolfram Research site, this online reference source was created by Eric Weisstein, Ph. D. who studied physics and astronomy at Cornell & Caltech universities.
- physics.org, This resource from the Institute of Physics includes a database of reviewed sites, frequently asked questions, as well as information on careers in physics.
- PhysicsCentral, from the American Physical Society, this site offers a wide range of resources, for varying ages/grade levels.