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Physics: Books

Browsing the shelves in the Library

Books and other resources are usually held in :

Call number areas you may wish to browse include:​

QC1-75................General physics

QC81-114.............Weights and measures

QC120-168.85.......Descriptive and experimental mechanics

QC170-QC197........Atomic physics. Constitution and properties of matter including molecular physics, relativity, quantum theory and solid state physics

QC221-246............Acoustics. Sound

QC251-338.5.........Heat

QC310.15-319.......Thermodynamics

QC350-467...........Optics. Light

QC450-467...........Spectroscopy

QC474-496.9........Radiation physics (General)

QC501-766...........Electricity and magnetism

QC501-721...........Electricity

QC669-675.8........Electromagnetic theory

QC676-678.6........Radio waves (Theory)

QC680..................Quantum Electyrodynamics

QC701-715.4........Electric discharge

QC717.6-718.8.....Plasma physics. Ionized gases

QC750-766...........Magnetism

QC770-798...........Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity

QC793-793.5........Elementary particle physics

QC794.95-798.......Radioactivity and radioactive substances

QC801-809...........Geophysics. Cosmic physics

QC811-849...........Geomagnetism

QC851-999...........Meteorology. Climatology (including the earth's atmosphere)

QC974.5-976........Meteorological optics

QC980-999...........Climatology and weather

QC994.95-999......Weather forecasting

  

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