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Physics: Books

All about books...

Looking for a known book?

1. If you already know the book that you are looking for, there are some short video guides on the Library's Self-Help pages to help you.

There is also a separate guide on the Library's search tool Library Search | Ketu

Looking for a book on the shelf?

This guide explains how to find a book on the shelf using the Call Number from the record on Library Search

e.g. WB102 EX65 2011

Books and other resources for Physics are usually held in the Science Library. 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

Need more books? Try our Interloan service

If you need a book that is not available via the University of Otago Library, you can request a free copy (from libraries in Australasia) using the Interloan service (a book from beyond Australasia incurs a charge, but the Library will ask you first!):