HANDBOOKS, MANUALS, etc.
American Institute of Physics. AIP style manual. 4th ed. New
York : AIP, 1990. It presents advice which, if followed, should result
in the preparation of clear, concise, and well-organized manuscripts
eminently suitable for submission to any physics or astronomy journal
editor's office.
Math/Physics Reserves QC 5.45 .A45 1990
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. 69th ed. Robert C. Weast
and others, eds. Boca Raton, Florida : CRC Press, 1989. This has been
the standard reference work for the physical sciences for the past
75 years. It provides basic tables in physics, mathematics and chemistry.
Math/Physics Reference QD 65 .H3 1989
Feibelman, Peter J. A Ph.D. is not enough : a guide to survival
in science. Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1993.
Hale Stacks Q 147 .F45 1993
Fischbeck, Helmut J., 1928- . Formulas, facts, and constants, for
Chemistry and Physics. 2nd rev. and enl. ed. Berlin; New York
: Springer-Verlag, 1989. Provides a handy source of formulas, conversion
factors, and constants for everyday use. It is useful in a laboratory
and has a detailed, analytical subject index.
Hale Stacks QC 61 .P49 1989
A Physicist's Desk Reference. New York: American Institute
of Physics, c1989. A handy collection of useful formulas and data
that aids physicists in solving problems in physics. The handbook
is arranged for quick and easy location of the material being sought.
The idea is to make each formula and each table usable with a minimum
of reading.
Math/Physics Reference QC 61 .F49 1989
Melaragno, Michelle G. Quantification in Science : the VNR dictionary
of engineering units and measures. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold,
1991. This book explains the quantities used in the various sciences,
especially in physics and technology, in simple terms. This volume
contains an assortment of subjects such as: a schematic organization
of modern science, a list of important physicists, biographical sketches
of the Nobel laureates in physics, a brief list of scientists after
whom units have been named, and the units themselves with tables of
abbreviations and conversions.
Math/Physics Reference QC 61 .M34 1991
DICTIONARIES
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Physics. Sybil P. Parker, ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, c1984. By its very nature, this specialized dictionary is as authoritative as the parent dictionary, McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, from which it is derived. Areas of classical physics, such as acoustics, electricity, mechanics, & optics are represented, as well as other areas such as particle physics, quantum mechanics, and solid-state physics.
Math/Physics Reference QC 5 .M424 1984
Schubert, Joachim. Dictionary of effects and phenomena in Physics : descriptions, applications, tables. Weiheim, Germany :VCH; New York, NY, c1987. This is a good basic dictionary of effects and phenomena in Physics. The definitions are straightforward, with "standard" literature references which lead the reader to classic literature in the field.
Math/Physics Reference QC 5 .S3513 1987
ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Concise Encyclopedia of Solid-State Physics. Rita G. Lerner and George L. Trigg, ed. Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., c1983. Provides, in one volume, a convenient and readily accessible set of resource materials in the area of solid-state physics.
Math/Physics QC 176.A3 C66 1983
The Encyclopedia of Physics. Robert M. Besancon, ed. New York : McGraw- Hill, 1985. This reflects the exciting work done in the rapidly expanding fields of particle physics, gauge theory, quantum thermodynamics, electroweak theory, and the grand unified theories. The increasingly interdisciplinary nature of science is noted by the inclusion of articles in areas such as biophysics, health physics, and volcanology.
Math/Physics Reference QC 5 .E546 1985
McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics. Sybil P. Parker, ed. New York : McGraw-Hill, 1993. Selects 760 articles from the parent McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology ranging from `Abbreviation (optics)' to `Zeeman effect.' It has a detailed analytical index.
Math/Physics Reference QC 5 .M425 1993
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
Gray, George John, b 1863. A Bibliography of the works of Sir Isaac Newton
Microforms/Periodicals Reading Rm. MICROCARD Q 111 .L3
Home, Roderick Weir. The History of classical Physics: a selected annotated bibliography. New York : Garland Pub., 1984. This work contains more than 1,300 entries covering writings on the history of classical physics. It does not include primary sources, except for collected works of individual physicists and certain works which contain "significant amounts of historical commentary." The time period of commentary is approximately 1700-1900, or from the Scientific Revolution to the beginning of modern physics.
Hale Library Stacks Z 141 .H65 1984
Information Sources in Physics. Dennis F. Shaw, ed. 2d ed. Boston: Butterworths, 1985. A totally revised edition of Coblan's 'Use of Physics Literature' (1975). He defines physics and lists the broad classes of natural phenomena with which physics is concerned. Shaw also discusses the information tranfer process, as well as organizations such as INSPEC and their impact on physics literature. Other chapters which deal with topics other than classes of physics subjects cover science libraries, abstracting, indexing, and online searches, the history of physics, and patent literature.
Math/Physics Reference Z 7141 .I54 1985
BIOGRAPHY
The Nobel Prize Winners. Frank N. Magill, ed. Pasadena, CA: Salem Press, c1989- . Probably the most complete up-to-date reference on the Nobel Prize in Physics. This 3 volume set includes information on physics prize winners from the first award through 1988. Begins with an introductory chapter on the history of the Nobel Prizes, the prize selection process, a timeline, & quick summaries of the physics awards. The body of the work is organized chronologically, and consist of a chapter for each prize winner. Each signed chapter consists of biographical information, a description of the winning achievement, and summaries of the Nobel Committee's presentation speech and the Nobel lecture.
Math/Physics Reference QC 25 .N63 1989
DIRECTORY
Directory of Physicists from Developing Countries. 2d version. Miramare : International Centre for Theoretical Physics, 1987. List of names of active scientists/physicists from Third World countries. Also includes physicists from developing countries working in scientifically advanced countries. Information such as academic qualification and field of research are also included.
Math/Physics Reference QC 16.2 .D57 1987
ABSTRACT AND INDEX
Physics Abstracts. [London] : Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1972- . Major guide to recently published research in all areas of physics, including particle, nuclear, atomic, molecular, fluid, plasma and solid-state physics, biophysics, geophysics, astrophysics, measurement and instrumentation. INSPEC (online database), from 1992-to-current, available in the Math/Physics Library and Hale Science Library.
Math/Physics Reference Q 1.S3 (print)
Science Citation Index. Philadelphia : Institute for Scientific Information, 1961- . Indexes the world's science and technology literature. Provides cited reference searching and related records.
Hale Science Reference Z 7401 .S365
COMPUTERIZED SOURCES
Current Contents on Diskette in Physics, Chemistry and Earth Sciences. Philadelphia, PA: Institute for Scientific Information. Gives you immediate access to the most current bibliographic data from thousands of current publications. The diskette issues contain the same journal and book date as their corresponding printed "Current Contents" issues - along with the extra enhancement of article abstracts.
Available in the Math/Physics Library.
INSPEC: IEEE physics/engineering/computing abstracts database, 1992--current.
Available in the Math/Physics Library and Hale Science Library.
Scientific American Cumulative Index 1948-1992.: SciDex. New York: Scientific American, 1992- . This cumulative index embraces, inclusively, all issues of Scientific American during the 45-year period of May 1948 to June 1992. Scidex is the reference to 4,338 feature articles from the magazine, and it cross-references more than 43,000 keyword topical entries related to the 530 issues published during this period. It is the only electronic index to Scientific American supported by the Scientifc American magazine staff.
Math/Physics Reserves T 1. S5
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