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Resources for Physics

Resources to help with research in Physics.

Call Numbers for Physics

Physics books are typically housed in section QC on the 2nd floor of Dupré Library.

​QC1-999 Physics
QC1-75 General
QC81-114 Weights and measures
QC120-168.85 Descriptive and experimental mechanics
QC170-197 Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter
QC221-246 Acoustics. Sound
QC251-338.5 Heat
QC310.15-319 Thermodynamics
QC350-467 Optics. Light
QC450-467 Spectroscopy
QC474-496.9 Radiation physics (General)
QC501-766 Electricity and magnetism
QC501-721 Electricity
QC669-675.8 Electromagnetic theory
QC676-678.6 Radio waves (Theory)
QC701-715.4 Electric discharge
QC717.6-718.8 Plasma physics. Ionized gases
QC750-766 Magnetism
QC770-798 Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
QC793-793.5 Elementary particle physics
QC794.95-798 Radioactivity and radioactive substances
QC801-809 Geophysics. Cosmic physics
QC811-849 Geomagnetism
QC851-999 Meteorology. Climatology
QC974.5-976 Meteorological optics
QC980-999 Climatology and weather
QC994.95-999 Weather forecasting

Suggested Subject Headings for Physics

Some suggested subject terms for physics research. This is by no means meant to be a complete list.

  • Accelerators & Beams
  • Atomic, Molecular & Optical
  • Biological Physic
  • Condensed Matter & Materials Physics
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • General Physics
  • Gravitation, Cosmology & Astrophysics
  • Interdisciplinary Physics
  • Network
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Nuclear Physics
  • Particles & Fields
  • Physics Education Research
  • Plasma Physics
  • Polymers & Soft Matter
  • Quantum Information
  • Statistical Physics