Physics

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Find e-Books

ebook Search Simultaneously search three University Library ebook collections, including physics-related and information-technology ebooks. Enter IUCAT. From the home search page, under More IUCAT Searches, select "E-book Search (Beta)"

Find magazine and journal articles, via on-line databases

• Academic Search Premier
  Large interdisciplinary collection of articles, including articles from physics magazines and journals.
• Applied Science and Technology Full Text
  Provides contents including "...leading trade and industrial publications, professional and technical society journals, specialized subject periodicals, plus buyers' guides, directories, and conference proceedings."
• Find e-Journal
  Access IUPUI's online access for specific magazine and journals, via online subscriptions as well as full-text content within library databases.
• General Science Abstracts
  Subjects Covered include: Astronomy, Atmospheric Science, Life Science, Earth Science, Environment, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics.
• InfoTrac OneFile
  Large interdisciplinary collection of articles, including articles from physics magazines and journals.
• Science Citation Index Expanded (1987- ) (Available through Web of Science)
  Resource for "...cited reference searching, now with enhanced capabilities and online tutorial."
  

Find scholarly articles, via journals and journal collections

• Physics-Related Journals at the IUPUI University Library Provides a list of print and online journals available at University Library.
• Institute of Physics IoPScience electronic journals. Full-text access to all ALL IOP-OWNED CONTENT ever published, and complete archival access, for journals in the fields of physics, mathematics, engineering, chemistry and biology.
• Annual Reviews.
  Provide "authoritative, analytic reviews" on an annual basis for a variety of scientific, medical and social science disciplines. IUPUI has access to select current titles, as well as the entire Annual Review Archive (1932 - Current Year Minus Five).
• AIP Physical Review Online Archive
  American Institute of Physics Physical Review journals, including PROLA archival contents.
• Digital Dissertations
  Search for dissertations and theses, including abstracts and full-text content in many cases.
• SIAM Applied Mathematics Journal Collection
  Access SIAM's collection of 13 peer-reviewed research journals covering areas of computing and applied mathematics. Includes LOCUS, SIAM's journal archive (1952 to 1996).
• Wiley InterScience Collection
  Search and browse by subject area, including Life Sciences; Physics and Astronomy; Polymers and Materials.
• Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) - Physics
  Peer-reviewed titles address applied and theoretical topics, including biotechnology, condensed matter physics, optics, materials research, and mathematical physics.

Find facts: Dictionaries, encyclopedias, & handbooks

General

• Dictionary of Physics (An updated translation of Lexicon der Physik; 4 vols.: REF QC5 .D538 2004)
• Encyclopedia of Applied Physics (Wiley; 12 vols.: REF QC5 .E543 2004)
• Encyclopedia of Physical Science and Technology (Academic Press; 18 vols.: REF Q123 .E497 2002)
• Mathematical Methods for Physicists: a Concise Introduction (Cambridge U. Press 2000)
• Oxford Reference Online Up-to-date dictionaries, including Physical Sciences & Mathematics
• Yearbook of Science and Technology(McGraw Hill: REF Q121 .M31 2004 - Current Year)

Specialized

• Comprehensive Composite Materials Elsevier; 6 vols. REF TA418.9.C6 C6344 2000)
• Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III Elsevier; 13 vols.: REF QD411 .C653 2007)
• Encyclopedia of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering (Dekker; 2 vols.: REF R857.M3 E53 2004)
• Encyclopedia of Nonlinear Science (Routledge: REF QA427 .E53 2005)
• Handbook of Nanophase and Nanostructured materials (Kluwer; 4 vols: STACKS TA418.9.N35 H358 2003)
• Handbook of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations (CRC: REF QA372 .P726 2004)
• Handbook of Thermophysical and Thermochemical Data (CRC: REF QC173.397 .L53 1994)
• Instrumentation Reference Book (Butterworth-Heinemann: REF QC53 .I574 2003)
• International Encyclopedia of Heat & Mass Transfer (CRC: REF QC320.4 .I58 1997
• Materials Science and Engineering Handbook (CRC: REF TA403.4 .C74 2001)
• Mathematical Methods for Physicists (Academic Press: REF QA37.2 .A74 1995)
• Measurement, Instrumentation, and Sensors Handbook (CRC/IEEE Press: REF QC39 .M393 1999)
• Standard Handbook of Biomedical Engineering and Design (McGraw Hill: REF R856.15 .S73 2003)
• Transforms and Applications Handbook (CRC/IEEE Press: STACKS QA601 .T73 2000)

Internet Resources

Scholarly

• INFOMINE Scholarly Internet Resource Collections: Physical Sciences, Engineering, Computing & Math
  "INFOMINE is a virtual library of Internet resources relevant to faculty, students, and research staff at the university level."
• Science.gov: Federal Science Resource Portal including Math, Physics, Chemistry
  "Science.gov is a gateway to over 50 million pages of authoritative selected science information provided by U.S. government agencies, including research and development results"
• xxx.lanl.gov e-Print Archive
  Research paper archive for physics, mathematics, and related disciplines
• The World Lecture Hall -- Physics
  Access instructional resources created by faculty worldwide

Popular

• Internet Public Library: Astronomy (Recommended websites)
• Internet Public Library: Physics (Recommended websites)
• O'Keefe Library "Best Information on the Net" for Astronomy (Recommended websites)
• O'Keefe Library "Best Information on the Net" for physics majors (Recommended websites)
• Center for History of Physics -- The American Institute of Physics
• Physics Education -- The American Institute of Physics
• PHYSLink: Physics and Astronomy
• Physics Web -- Institute of Physics
• Yahoo! Science: Physics

Physics Education -- K-12

• BUBL Catalog of Internet Resources: Physics Education
• Cornell Math and Science Gateway

Local Sites

• IUPUI Physics Department Homepage
• Indiana University Physics Department in Bloomington
• Purdue University Physics Department

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