PHYSICS  Subject Guide

This guide lists selected print and electronic sources of information available to the students, faculty, and staff of Prince George’s Community College.

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Help with course assignments

Come to the Reference desk on the first floor of Prince George’s Community College Library or phone 301-322-0476.

Journal articles

Use these online databases and indexes to locate journal articles on your topic. These databases are best searched using keywords. Many articles in the databases are full-text. If you locate an abstract or citation only, check the Library’s Periodicals List to find if the Library has a copy of the journal.
    Expanded Academic ASAP
    Research Library

Definitions

        Print Source:

• Oxford Dictionary of Physics Reference QC 5 .C56 2000

        On-line:

• Physics Glossary

Background Information

Consult encyclopedias to get an overview of a topic.

        Print Sources:

• Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics Reference QC 5 .M15 1996

• World of Physics Reference QC 5 .W67 2001

    Online:

• Physics Encyclopedia

Quick Facts

       Print Sources:

• CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics Ready Reference QD 65 .H3

• Handbook of Physics Reference QC 61 .H37 2001

Books and Videos

Search by keywords, subject, title or author in the Online Catalog.

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area QB-QC to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.

Associations and Organizations

• American Institute of Physics 

• American Physical Society 

Directories of Web Sites

Consult the Library Web Site Subject Sources WWW Physics

Additional web sites:

• Metric-U.S. Measurement Conversions

• Physical Science Information Gateway: Physics

• Physics and Astronomy Reference

• Physics Flash Animations

• Physics 2000 

• Relativity: Einstein's Theory

Style Guides

        Print Sources:

• MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53

• Publication manual of the American Psychological Association  Ready Reference BF 76.7 P83
  
   Online:
  
  
•  Consult the Library Web Site Ready Reference WWW: Grammar, Style Guides and Evaluating Internet Resources

Special Topic: Astronomy

Definitions

        Print Sources:

• Companion to the Cosmos Reference QB 14 .G73 1996

• Dictionary of Astronomy Reference QB 14 .I53 1997

• Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Astronomy Reference QB 14 .K497 2002

        On-line:

• Astronomical Glossary
   

• Imagine the Universe Dictionary

Background Information

        Print Sources:

• Astronomy  Encyclopedia Reference QB 14 .A 875 2002

• Encyclopedia of the Solar System Reference QB 501 .E53 1999

• History of Astronomy: an Encyclopedia Reference QB 15 .H624 1998
  On-line:

• Encyclopedia of Astrobiology, Astronomy, and Spaceflight

Tip: Browse the shelves in the area QB to look at many of the Library’s holdings that are available.

• American Astronomical Society

• A Space Library 

• Journey Through the Galaxy

• Physical Science Astronomy Information Gateway:

• Views of the Solar System 

• Your Sky Interactive Planetarium 
  

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