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Disciplines & Professions: PhysicsWeb SitesAbout.com's Physics Directory A comprehensive site offering everything from Internet searches for physics-related topics to discussion on the latest physical discoveries and how-to guides for a physics students in need. Academic Info's Physics Gateway Independently maintained directory of links organized by topic, such as astrophysics, electrodynamics, and quantum mechanics. Also offers a large list of general directories for further information. Open Directory's Physics Directory Provides links to over 1,500 sites related to physics and offers visitors an annotated list of direct links to 17 useful URLs. DC Physics Maintained by a former physics professor, this site offers a physics-based Internet search engine, monthly feature articles, and an extensive directory of other useful physics Web sites. Search Engine Guide's Physics Links Site offers a science-oriented search engine along with 4 links to Web indexes and directories of physics materials. PhysicsWeb Offers a range of physics-related resources. Click on the Resources tab. The Physics Encyclopedia A list of links to Web sites, institutions, journals and online courses on various physics topics. Organized by subject, several include both expert and beginner levels. WWW Virtual Library of Physics Directory of links to other physics Web sites and resources. Limited range of topics. Yahoo!'s Physics Directory Offers over 30 annotated links to popular physics Web sites, allows the Yahoo! search engine to be confined to physics-related topics. Has links to message boards and chat rooms for further discussion, in addition to relevant club listings. DatabasesInspec (The Institution of Electrical Engineers, available through OCLC FirstSearch and SilverPlatter) A database that includes physics as well as electrical engineering, computers, and information technology sources. Covers mostly articles from journals, but also includes important books, dissertations, and conference proceedings. Over 4 million sources from 1969 to the present. SPIN (American Institute of Physics) Indexes and abstracts current research and publications from major American and Russian journals. Focuses on physics and astronomy. Provides bibliographic information for almost 1 million sources. Print ResourcesBrown, Laurie M., Abraham Pais, and Sir Brian Pippard, eds. Twentieth Century Physics. 3 vols. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1995. An encyclopedia-type reference work focusing on the various advances and subjects in physics from the 20th century. Organized topically, the third volume includes a name index and a subject index. Daintith, John, and John Clark, eds. The Facts on File Dictionary of Physics. 3rd ed. New York: Checkmark, 1999. Includes more than 2,400 definitions of terminology in the field. Organized alphabetically. Appendices provide information about elements, physical quantities, and conversion factors. Parker, Sybil P., ed. McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Physics. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994. A general reference source for vocabulary in physics and related fields. Provides more than 9,200 definitions. Organized alphabetically. Parker, Sybil P., ed. McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Physics. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1993. Provides articles on various topics, issues, and concepts in physics intended for both a professional and general audience. Organized alphabetically. An index is included. Physics Abstracts. Avenel, NJ: Institution of Electrical Engineers, 1898-. Provides abstracts of articles in physics and related fields. Articles are organized by topic. Publishes annual cumulative author and subject indices. Poole, Charles P. The Physics Handbook: Fundamentals and Key Equations. New York: Wiley, 1998. Covers information graduate students studying physics are taught. Addresses both theoretical and practical issues in all branches of physics. Intended partially for graduate students studying for qualifying exams. Rigden, John S., ed. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics. 4 vols. New York: Simon and Schuster Macmillan, 1996. Provides alphabetically organized articles on a variety of subjects in physics. Most entries include a bibliography. The fourth volume provides a glossary and an index. Shaw, Dennis F., ed. Information Sources in Physics. London: Bowker-Saur, 1994. Organizes sources based on branch of physics. Provides titles and descriptions for many sources. Covers journals, print sources, electronic sources, and more. |
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