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Print books may be found by using the library catalog. Browse the call numbers in the areas listed below to find print books on the shelf at the Library.
Books are arranged on the shelves in the library by subject. We use the Library of Congress Classification System to assign call numbers to our materials so that materials on similar topics are next to each other on the shelves and patrons and staff can easily find what they need. You need to know a book's call number in order to get it off the shelf in the library.
Books within this subject area may be found within the following call number ranges:
| Subject | Call Numbers |
|---|---|
| Weights and Measures | QC81 - 114 |
| Descriptive and Experimental Mechanics | QC120 - 168.85 |
| Atomic Physics, Molecular Physics, Relativity, Quantum Theory, and Solid State Physics | QC170 - 197 |
| Acoustics, Sound | QC221 - 246 |
| Heat | QC251 - 338.5 |
| Optics, Light, and Spectroscopy | QC350 - 467 |
| Radiation Physics (General) | QC474 - 496.9 |
| Electricity, Magnetism, Plasma Physics and Ionized Gases | QC501 - 766 |
| Nuclear and Particle Physics, Atomic Energy, Radioactivity | QC770 - 798 |
| Geophysics, Cosmic Physics | QC801 - 809 |
| Geomagnetism | QC811 - 849 |
| Meteorology, Climatology, and Weather Forecasting | QC851 - 999 |
The Matter of Everything by 
Covariant Physics by
Covariant Physics: From Classical Mechanics to General Relativity and Beyond endeavours to provide undergraduate students as well as self-learners with training in the fundamentals of the modern theories of spacetime, most notably the general theory of relativity as well as physics in curvedspacetime backgrounds in general. This text does so with the barest of mathematical preparation.
Atomic and Molecular Physics by
This book is a self-contained undergraduate textbook in solid state physics. Most excellent existing textbooks in this area are aimed at advanced students and/or have an encyclopaedic content, therefore, they are often overwhelmingly difficult and/or too wide for undergraduates. On the contrary, this book is designed to accompany a one-semester, second or third-year course aimed at a tutorial introduction to solid state physics.
Mathematical Methods for Physics by
From classical mechanics and classical electrodynamics to modern quantum mechanics many physical phenomena are formulated in terms of similar partial differential equations while boundary conditions determine the specifics of the problem. This 45th anniversary edition of the advanced book classic Mathematical Methods for Physics demonstrates how many physics problems resolve into similar inhomogeneous partial differential equations and the mathematical techniques for solving them.
Modern Physics by
Intended for science and engineering students with a background in introductory physics and calculus, this textbook creates a bridge between classical and modern physics, filling the gap between descriptive elementary texts and formal graduate textbooks. The book presents the main topics and concepts of special relativity and quantum mechanics, starting from the basic aspects of classical physics and analysing these topics within a modern physics frame. The classical experiments that gave rise to modern physics are also critically discussed, and special emphasis is devoted to solid state physics and its relationship with modern physics.
An Invitation to Mathematical Physics and Its History by
This state of the art book takes an applications based approach to teaching mathematics to engineering and applied sciences students. The book lays emphasis on associating mathematical concepts with their physical counterparts, training students of engineering in mathematics to help them learn how things work. The book covers the concepts of number systems, algebra equations and calculus through discussions on mathematics and physics, discussing their intertwined history in a chronological order.
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