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Physics Subject Guide

This guide is intended to help you identify and locate scholarly and non-scholarly resources (books, articles, etc.) on the subject of chemistry. In this guide you'll also find information on library services, research tips, career information, and more.

Finding a Print Book

Find books using our Online Library Catalog by entering your search term/s and limiting to "Books in the Library" on the search results page (top-left navigation). Once you find a book, you can request it for pickup ("Place a Hold") or you can find the book on the shelf using its call number. Be sure to write down the complete call number before trying to locate a book on the shelf.

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Browse for Print Books by Call Numbers

Books are arranged on the shelves in the library by subject. We use the Library of Congress Classification System to assign call numbers to our materials so that materials on similar topics are next to each other on the shelves and patrons and staff can easily find what they need. 

If you'd like to browse our shelves, use these call number ranges to find books on the subject of physics:

QC1 - 75             Physics (General)

QC81 - 114       Weights & Measures

QC170 - 197     Atomic Physics

QC221 - 246     Acoustics & Sound

QC251 - 319     Heat & Thermodynamics

QC350 - 467     Optics & Light

QC474 - 496.9  Radiation Physics

QC501 - 766     Electricity & Magnetism

QC770 - 798     Nuclear & Particle Physics

QC801 - 809     Geophysics & Cosmic Physics

QC811 - 849     Geomagnetism

QC851 - 999     Meteorology & Climatology

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