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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

1. AIP Physics Desk Reference. 3rd ed. New York: Springer, 2003. A major revision of the previous two classic, best selling reference editions. the third edition has been completely updated and modernized to reflect current modern physics. The book is a concise compilation of the most frequently used physics data and formulae with their derivations. This revision has six more chapters than the second edition, outdated chapters dropped, and new chapters added on atmospheric physics, electricity and magnetism, elementary particle physics, fluid dynamics, geophysics, nonlinear physics, particle accelerators, polymer physics, and quantum theory. There is a new last chapter on practical laboratory data. Reference Collection: QC61 .P49 2003

2. CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics - first place to look for authoritative, up-to-date data on properties of inorganic and organic compounds and other frequently used scientific data. Also included is data on thermochemistry, molecular structure and spectroscopy, fluid and thermodynamics, nuclear and particle physics, and more. Reference Collection: QD65 .H3 2000-2001

3. Encyclopedia of Physics - focused on pure physics dealing with the most fundamental aspects of nature such as light, sound, movement, and force, the encyclopedia includes entries on concepts, terms, effects, laws, principles, theories, experiments, observations, people, institutions, organizations, issues, laboratories, and other subjects. Also included are entries on applied physics, astrophysics, biophysics, chemical physics, geophysics, and medical physics. Also included are 11 topical essays, biographies, and a bibliography of additional materials. Reference Collection: QC5 .R596 2004

4. Halliday, D., R. Resnick, and J. Walker. Fundamentals of physics. 6th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001. General Collection: QC21.2 .H35 2000

5. Kragh, H. Quantum generations: a history of physics in the Twentieth Century.
   Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999. General Collection: QC7 .K7 1999

6. Physics Internet Resources - available from the American Physical Society, this site provides links to topical bibliographies of physics websites, important physics journals and organizations, scientific societies, educational resources, portals, career information, and events and exhibitions.

Other Suggestions

Books about physics are generally located by their Library of Congress call number in Randall Library. More specific subject headings and their call number areas are listed below:

Subclass QC – Physics

Subclass QB Astronomy

QC1-999 Physics QC1-75 General QC72 - QC73.8 Force and Energy QC81-114 Weights and measures QC120-168.85 Descriptive and experimental mechanics QC141 - QC168 Fluids QC170-197 Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter; Including molecular physics, relativity, quantum theory, and solid state physics QC221-246 Acoustics. Sound QC251-338.5 Heat QC310.15-319 Thermodynamics QC350-467 Optics. Light QC450-467 Spectroscopy QC474-496.9 Radiation physics QC501-766 Electricity and magnetism QC770, QC798 Nuclear Physics

QB1-991 Astronomy QB1–139 General QB140-237 Practical and spherical astronomy QB275–343 Geodesy QB349–421 Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics QB455–456 Astrogeology QB460–466 Astrophysics QB468–480 Non-optical methods of astronomy QB495–903 Descriptive astronomy QB500.5–785 Solar system QB799–903 Stars QB980–991 Cosmogony. Cosmology

This is a sampling of the reference resources available in Randall Library's Reference Collection. To find other reference resources, do a keyword search in the library catalog and limit it to UNCW Reference or ask a librarian.

Last Update: July 31, 2006