Physics
101 ~ Spring 2008
Physical Science
The
following are selected resources available in the library and on the
Internet.
Background Information
The
following online and print resources will be useful in getting an
overview or background information on your topic.
Online
Resources
Print
Resources - available in the library's Reference collection
- Dictionary
of Science. R 503 D554 1994
- Dictionary
of Scientific Biography. R 509.22 D554
- Dictionary
of the History of Ideas. R 103 D554
- Encyclopedia
of Pseudoscience. R 001.9 E56
- Encyclopedia
of Strange and Unexplained Physical Phenomena. R 001.94 C593e
- Encyclopedia
of the Scientific Revolution: from Copernicus to Newton. R
509.403 E56
- Great
Scientists. R 509.22 G786
- How
It Works: The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Science and Technology. R
603 H847
- How
Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life. R 530 B655H
- Magill's
Survey of Science: Physical Science Series. R 500.2 M194
- Milestones
in Science and Technology, 2nd ed. R 500.2 M928m
- Notable
Black American Scientists. R 509.22 N899b
- Notable
Twentieth Century Scientists. R 509.22 N899
- Notable
Women Scientists. R 509.22 N899w
- Physics
Companion. R 530 F529p
- Q
is for Quantum. R 539.703 G846q
- Science
and Technology Encyclopedia. R 503 S416
- Timetables
of Science. R 509 H477t
- Van
Nostrand's Scientific Encyclopedia, 8th ed. R 503 V217 1995
The library owns many of the books recommended in the Physics
101 syllabus. See the list below:
- Snake
Oil Science: the Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine
by R. Barker Bausell, 2007. 615.5 B351s 2007
- Quantum
Leaps in the Wrong Direction: Where Real Science Ends and Pseudoscience
Begins by Charles W. Wynn and Arthur W. Wiggins; National Academy
Press, 2001. 501 W988q
- Voodoo
Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud by Robert L. Park;
Oxford University Press, 2000. 509.73 P236v
- At
the Fringes of Science by Michael W. Friedlander; Westview Press,
1995. 500 F911a
- The
Ascent of Man by J. Bronowski; Little, Brown and Co. 501 B869a
- Cosmos
by Carl Sagan; Random House. 520 S129c
- A Scientist in the City by James
Trefil; Doubleday. 307.76 T786s
- Dreams
of a Final Theory by Steven Weinberg; Pantheon Books, 1992. 530 W423d
- The
Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan; Random House. 153 S129d
- Galileo,
a play by Bertold Brecht, Grove Press. 832.912
B829l 1966
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Evaluating
Information
Evaluating
Sources
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Finding
Books
Use I-Share to find books
or videos on your topic. Examples of Subject searches:
- Nuclear
physics
- Lasers
- Flight
- Mechanics
If you
do not find what you need at Elmhurst, click Repeat Search in
I-Share Libraries to expand your search to 71 academic libraries in
Illinois. Items that are not available at Elmhurst but appear in the
catalog may be requested directly in I-Share. Please ask a librarian if
you need assistance.
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Finding Articles
General
Databases
You
might also look through recent issues of New Scientist, Science,
Science News, Scientific American, or Skeptical Enquirer
in the Current Periodicals section of the library for topic ideas.
You can
use I-Share
to determine if the library owns a particular journal in print or in
microfilm. Check Journals
and Magazines Available Online for a list of accessible electronic
journals.
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Internet Resources
Searching
for Information on the Internet
Look at
some of the following sites to get topic ideas, or to find out more
information on a topic.
General Physics Sites
Of
Stars and Atoms
The
Newtonian Universe: A Clockwork Kingdom
Transition to the New Physics
The
Post-Newtonian Universe: The Observer Intrudes
Within the Atom: Fire of the Nucleus, Fire of the Sun
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Citing Sources
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Last updated 22 February 2008 by Elaine
Fetyko Page, Assistant Librarian
A.C. Buehler Library, Elmhurst College