Subject
Guide: Physics
INDEXES | REFERENCE
WORKS | WEB
LINKS | PERIODICALS
This page is intended to introduce a few select resources,
both on the Web and in the Smith Library Center print
collection, that are particularly useful for the
study of Physics.
INDEXES
Academic
Search Complete
A multi-disciplinary, full text database designed
specifically for academic institutions that includes
full text for over 2,940 scholarly publications abstracts
and indexing for nearly 3,930 scholarly journals
with many dating back to 1984. Full-page images,
as well
as color embedded images are included. Through EBSCOhost.
ArticleFirst
Contains bibliographic citations that describe items
listed on the table of contents pages of approximately
12,600 journals in science, technology, medicine,
social sciences, business, the humanities, and
popular culture.
arXiv (arxiv.org)
Provided by Cornell University, this database provides open access to at least 593,662 e-prints in Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, Quantitative Biology, Quantitative Finance and Statistics.
Journal
of Geophysical Research, All Sections
This site provides full-text access to articles published
in the Journal of
Geophysical Research from 1994 to the most recent
issue. On the JOURNALS list,
click on the specific section of JGR wanted (Example:
JGR-Atmospheres) then
under LIBRARY ACCESS chose either "Published
this year" or "Back issues from
1994."
PROLA
(Physical Review OnLine Archive)
Indexes and provides full-text to all American Physical
Society journal material published from 1893 to present;
includes Physical Review sections A-E, Physical Review
Letters, Reviews of Modern Physics, and other information.
REFERENCE
WORKS
To find printed reference material
relevant to your topic start with the
library's online
catalog. Do a Reference Materials
search using keywords to describe your
topic. You can also check the library's
Web pages for subject guides for specific
topics to find other
suggested sources.
Below are a few titles to get you
started. To find call number and location
information,
search the Voyager
catalog.
Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics
REFERENCE, 1st floor 530.03 M268
Intended for a broad range of readers. The various
subdisciplines and branches of physics are included,
as well as entries on the history of physics focusing
on particular concepts and theories. Select biographies
are also included.
Additional titles of interest,
located in the main collection:
The Cambridge Handbook of Physics
Formulas
2nd floor 530.0212 W811c
A quick reference aid for students and professionals
in the physical sciences and engineering. It contains
around 2000 of the most useful formulas and equations
found in undergraduate physics courses, covering
mathematics, dynamics and mechanics, quantum physics,
thermodynamics, solid state physics, electromagnetism,
optics and astrophysics.
The Physics Handbook: Fundamentals
and Key Equations
2nd floor 530.02 P785p
Covers key equations and fundamental principles in
physics at an advanced level. Serves as a one-stop
reference for industrial or academic
physicists.
WEB
LINKS
AIP
Physics News
The American Institute of Physics produces a weekly
digest of physics news items arising from physics
meetings, physics journals, newspapers and magazines,
and other news sources, and is updated approximately
once a week.
arXiv.org
Eprint Server
This site is a fully automated electronic archive
and distribution server for research papers in physics
and related disciplines, mathematics, nonlinear sciences,
computational linguistics, and neuroscience.
BUBL
LINK Catalogue of Selected Internet
Resources: Physics
Selected Internet resources catalogued according
to Dewey Decimal Classification. This site provides
access by specific physics classification areas to
pertinent web sites. The sites are selected and evaluated,
as well as updated monthly.
College
Physics for students of Biology
and Chemistry
A hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate
physics students by Kenneth R. Koehler.
Contributions
of 20th Century Women to Physics
Archival database focusing on the contributions of
women to physics.
Eric
Weisstein's Treasure Trove of Physics
Excellent site for anyone needing definitions of
physics terms.
Famous
Physicists
Yahoo's who's who in physics metasite.
Journal
of High Energy Physics (JHEP)
A refereed journal written, run, and distributed
by electronic means.
New
Journal of Physics
Electronic journal published by the Institute of
Physics.
Nobel
Laureates in Physics, 1901-2003
As stated by the site ... "This page is a service
of the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center Library.
It contains a list in reverse chronological order
of the award winners with brief biographical information
and a description of the discovery taken from the
Nobel Foundation's text describing each Laureate's
discovery and other sources."
The
Official String Theory Website
Everything you ever wanted to know about strings
... Highly informative and enjoyable, this website
offers something for everyone, from layperson to
specialist.
Physics
Central
Comprehensive clearinghouse of physics information maintained
by the American Physics Society.
physicsworld.com
This site is a physics resource dedicated to promoting
physics not only to scientists, but also to industry,
schools, students, and anyone interested in physics
and natural science.
Resources
in Physics
This site provides links to 6 categories of physics
resources: people (directories), professional societies,
institutions (Academic and Government), reference,
eprints (servers and indexes), and pathfinders (Internet
resources in physics).
StarDate
Online
StarDate Productions is the public education and
outreach arm of the University of Texas McDonald
Observatory. Our award-winning radio programs are
heard every day in English and Spanish on more than
300 stations. And our popular bimonthly astronomy
magazine is the perfect skywatching companion for
amateur astronomers or anyone interested in celestial
events and space exploration. We also keep tabs on
the events in the night sky and offer astronomy resources
to teachers,
the media, and the public.
Who's
Who in Atomic and Plasma Physics
An online database with the goal of maintaining up-to-date
information on people working in Atomic and Plasma
Physics.
Yahoo!
Science: Physics
Yahoo's metasite for physics.
PERIODICALS
To find holdings and location information
for specific periodicals titles (both
print and online), search the online
catalog.
To find citations or online full-text
for articles in periodicals on your
topic, try the resources listed above
under Indexes.
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