Subject Guide - Physical Sciences

Find books and DVDs shelved in these call numbers:

• GC 1 to GC 1581 – Oceanography.
  • GC 150 to GC 182 – Physical oceanography; Density, Temperature.
  • GC 190 to GC 190.5 – Ocean-atmosphere interaction.
  • GC 200 to GC 376 – Dynamics of the ocean; waves, ocean circulation, currents, water masses, tides.
• ML 3805 to ML 3817 – Music: Physics and acoustics.
• QB 1 to QB 991 – Astronomy.
  • QB 500.5 to QB 785 – Solar system
  • QB 799 to QB 903 – Stars
• QC 1 to QC 999 – Physics.
  • QC 1 to QC 75 – General physics.
  • QC 170 to QC 197 – Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter.
  • QC 221 to QC 246 – Acoustics. Sound.
  • QC 251 to QC 338.5 – Heat. Thermodynamics.
  • QC 350 to QC 467 – Optics. Light.
  • QC 501 to QC 766 – Electricity and magnetism.
  • QC 851 to QC 999 – Meteorology. Climatology. Including the earth’s atmosphere.
• QE 1 to QE 996.5 – Geology.
  • QE 1 to QE 350.62 – General, including geographical divisions.
  • QE 351 to QE 399.2 – Mineralogy.
  • QE 500 to QE 639.5 – Dynamic and structural geology.
  • QE 521 to QE 545 – Volcanoes and earthquakes.
  • QE 601 to QE 613.5 – Structural geology.

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• Astronomy from Astronomy Magazine offers news and more; site does have ads and some content may not be available without a subscription.
• Khan Academy: Cosmology and Astronomy; includes a unit on geology.
• NASA offers extensive collections of information, images, and other resources, including:
  • Earth Observatory
  • Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  • NASA YouTube Channel
  • Solar System Exploration
• Space.com includes news on space exploration, the univers, and more; site does have ads and some content may not be available without a subscription.
• Stellarium, an online planetarium; also offers a mobile app for Apple and Android.

Geology

• Geology.com: "Geology and Earth Science News and Information," including articles, maps, images, and more.
• Geology: National Park Service: "explore the world's most magnificent rock collection—your National Parks."
• USGS Science Explorer: Geology offers multiple resources including multimedia content.

Meteorology

• National Hurricane Center, from NOAA and the National Weather Service.
• National Weather Service, part of NOAA.
• ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News

Oceanography

• NOAA: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Oceanography, the official magazine of the Oceanography Society, publishes open-access articles.
• ScienceDaily: Oceanography News

• Acoustics and Vibration Animation, created by Dan Russell, Ph. D., Prof. of Acoustics at Penn State. This site includes detailed explanations & formulae in addition to the animations.
• Eric Weisstein's World of Physics, online physics encyclopedia.
• Khan Academy: Physics Library includes lessons and multimedia content.
• NIST: Physics from the National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Quanta Magazine includes articles on physics (and other sciences) along with multimedia and interactive content.

• Eric Weisstein’s World of Science,, an encyclopedia of astronomy, scientific biography, chemistry, mathematics, and physics.
• Phys.org: Science News offers information in multiple fields, including physics, earth, astronomy, and more.
• PhET Interactive Simulations provides fun, free, interactive, research-based science and mathematics simulations
• Science.gov “searches over 60 databases and over 2200 selected websites from 15 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results.” Includes topics in physics, chemistry, astronomy, and more.
• USGS: U. S. Geological Survey offers information in mulitple fields of science, not just geology!

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