Catholic University of America Guides - Physics

Welcome to the Physics guide! Here you will find ways to access many different resources in this subject. Please don't hesitate to send me an email or IM if you have any questions.

Department of Physics at CUA

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Institute for Astrophysics and Computational Sciences
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Colloquia Spring 09:Links

Upcoming Conferences: December 2009

3rd International Symposium On Hydrogen in Matter (ISOHIM09)
Sun, Dec 13, 2009 - Wed, Dec 16, 2009
http://www.iitm.ac.in/conferences/338-isohim-09
Hall A Collaboration
Mon, Dec 14, 2009 - Wed, Dec 16, 2009
http://hallaweb.jlab.org/

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Articles for thought...

Computing: the fourth great domain of science : Confessions of a Science Librarian
Computing: the fourth great domain of science : from the blog Confessions of a Science Librarian
Breakthrough in industrial-scale nanotube processing
(Rice University) Rice University scientists today unveiled a method for the industrial-scale manufacturing of pure carbon-nanotube fibers, a breakthrough that could lead to revolutionary advances in materials science, power distribution and nanoelectronics.

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Physics Resources

Getting Started (encyclopedias and dictionaries)...

Macmillan's Encyclopedia of Physics (QC 5 .M15 1996 in the Reference Section) has broad, easy-to-understand introductions to topics in physics.

McGraw-Hill's Encyclopedia of Physics(QC 5 .M425 1993 in the Reference Section) has more detail.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of Physics (QC 5 .M424 1997 in the Reference Section)

or McGraw Hill's Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms (Q 123 .M34 1994 in the reference section) will give you definitions of words or terms.

Dictionary of Pure & Applied Physics (QC 5 .D485 2001 in the reference section)

Use the Book & E-Books tab (above)

Getting Specific (periodicals and e-prints)...

Read journal articles or e-prints to find current information about specific topics.

See the Articles & DB tab (above)

When you have a citation, check the WRLC Libraries catalog or e-journal title finder for library holdings.

For more, see UMD's Virtual Technical Reports Center (www.lib.umd.edu/ENGIN/TechReports/Virtual-TechReports.html) for links to different technical reports online.

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