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Physics

This is a selective guide to the library's resources to help you find information on this subject. Assistance is always available at the Reference Desk (865 539-7107) and at the Ask a Librarian Web page.

Subject Headings
Use these subject headings to locate books in the Pellissippi Library Catalog and the netLibrary eBook collection.

Call numbers for browsing
Use this call number to browse the circulating and reference collections: 

Databases
You may access these electronic resources provided by the library for magazine and journal information or full-text reference sources on this topic at the library Online Database page. (http://www.pstcc.edu/library/online.html)

Academic OneFile - The premier source for peer-reviewed, full-text articles from the world's leading journals and reference sources. With extensive coverage of the physical sciences, technology, medicine, social sciences, the arts, theology, literature and other subjects, Academic OneFile is both authoritative and comprehensive.

Access Science - (online) - electronic version of the McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology.  Includes science news and related websites concerning life and physical sciences, as well as information on engineering, mathematics, and technology.

Knovel Engineering & Scientific Online  Provides full-text of engineering reference books and also contains books on civil, chemical, and mechanical engineering, as well as metallury, biology, and food science.


NOTE:
You may access online databases from off-campus computers by entering your general computer account username and password (used for PSTCC e-mail). NOTE: Enter your username in this format example: s_jmdoe. It is not necessary to add "@pstcc.edu" for this application.



Journals and Magazines
The following journals are available at the Pellissippi library in the Reference area. Many journals now have websites, providing the table of contents and access to selected articles in the current printed journal. Many include additional information and resources in certain subjects.


Reference Books

CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 86th ed.  David R. Lide, editor-in-chief.  Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 2003. REF QD 65 .H3 2005-2006.   An invaluable and highly regarded source of physical data, this one-volume handbook contains the physical properties of the elements and physical constants of organic and inorganic compounds.

Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics. John S. Rigden, editor. New York: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, 1996. REF QC 5 .M15 1996. This four-volume set provides articles on all aspects of physics and includes references for further information and biographical resources on physicists..

The Gale Encyclopedia of Science. Bridget Travers, ed. New York: Gale Research, 1996.REF Q 121 .G37 2004. This six volume set covers all scientific disciplines including physics and physical science.

A Dictionary of Physics, 3rd ed. Alan Isaacs, editor. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996. REF QC 5 .D496 1996 This dictionary covers the terminology of contemporary physics and terms related to other fields such as astronomy and physical chemistry, mathematics, metal science, computing, and others.

Van Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, 9th ed. (all campuses) Glenn D. Considine, ed. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 2002.REF Q 121 .V3 2002 A two volume illustrated encyclopedia covering a number of scientific disciplines including physics and physical chemistry.

World of Physics. Kimberly A. McGrath, ed. Farmington Hills, MI: The Gale Group, 2001. REF QC5 .W67 2001. Two volume set with over 800 entries which include definitions and biographies.

Web Resources

Yahoo: Physics (http://dir.yahoo.com/Science/Physics/) - Links to information, resources, and Web sites related to Physics.

World Wide Web Virtual Library: Physics (http://vlib.org/Physics.html) - Links to information, resources, and Web sites related to Physics.

Physics Internet Resources (http://www.het.brown.edu/physics/index.html) - Links to information, resources, and Web sites related to Physics.

American Physical Society (APS) (http://www.aps.org) - In its nearly 100 years of service to science and humanity, the APS has established itself as the major membership organization for physicists in the United States and a significant force in physics internationally.