Keeley Library Student Pages:
Science -
Physics
For background on the subject, consult general encyclopedias such as Americana, Britannica, Colliers, World Book, etc. Look for articles on "Physics." To locate materials in the Keeley Library, see the section on Finding Your Way Around the Library.
Internet Resources
Library Catalog
To locate items in the library catalog, search in iBistro. You may want to limit your search to search only the Keeley Library, instead of all of the SAILS libraries. The following subjects are just some suggestions for your search:
- Astrophysics
- Atomic theory
- Biophysics
- Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
- Cosmic physics
- Diffusion
- Dynamics
- Field theory physics
- Fluids
- Force and energy
- General relativity
- Geophysics
- Gravitation
- Matter
- Mechanics
- Nuclear physics
- Particles (Nuclear physics)
- Physicists
- Physics
- Quantum theory
- Radiation
- Relativity (Physics)
- Space and time
- Thermodynamics
SAILS Databases
As members of SAILS, Durfee students and teachers can access journal and newspaper articles as well as online reference books, from the library's computers and from home. Simply go to the online catalog page, access the online catalog, and click on .
Selected Reference Books
- Biographical encyclopedia of scientists
- CRC handbook of chemistry and physics
- Dictionary of scientific biography
- The Facts on File dictionary of physics
- The Facts on File handbook of physics
- Macmillan encyclopedia of physics
- McGraw-Hill dictionary of physics and mathematics
- McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of physics
- The Penguin dictionary of physics
- Physics matters!
- The visual dictionary of physics
- World of physics
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