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Physics for the Liberal Arts : Finding Books & Videos

Library guide for the Physics for the Liberal Arts course

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  Find Books in Physics & Astronomy

Search the LibrarySearch: Using the box above to do a basic keyword search.  An advanced search will let you search by keyword, title, author, subject or call number. by a combination of these fields.  Once you find a relevant book or two, look within those records for promising subject headings: click on one of them to perform a new search on that term to find more. Be sure to browse the shelves in the area where you find a promising book.

 

 

 

Sample search terms include:
 

 

 

      Physics
      Mathematical Physics
      Astronomy

 

Browse the Shelves by Library of Congress Classifications: The following Library of Congress classifications may be useful when browsing at the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library for books in Physics and Astronomy:

Q is General Science works
QB is Astronomy
QC is Physics
QC 851-999 is Meteorology and Climatology 

 

  Films on Demand - Streaming

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