Physics
Resources for Physics
Physics definitions, overviews, facts and figures
- Dictionaries help you to define your keywords
- Encyclopedias help you to get an overview of your topic and provide more information than a dictionary
- Handbooks and manuals provide figures and facts
Online dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
Print dictionaries, encyclopedias and handbooks
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A dictionary of physics
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530.03/13
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McGraw-Hill encyclopedia of science and technology
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503/1
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Handbook of physics
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530/231
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To find additional reference items
- Search the Library Catalogue
- Select advanced keyword search
- Combine a broad keyword AND the word dictionar**
physics AND dictionar**
physics AND encyclop**
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. optic** will retrieve optic, optics, optical
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Physics books and more
Search the Library Catalogue to find books, videos, CDs
If you know the exact title
- Select title search
- Type in the exact title
- Check the location, call number and status boxes to find the item in the Library collection
If you don't have an exact title OR only have a topic area
- Select advanced keyword search
- Type in keywords from your topic
- Combine your keywords with AND to find catalogue records that contain all of your keywords
e.g. optic** AND photonic**
- To retrieve variations of your keyword use the truncation symbol **
e.g. optic** will retrieve optic, optics, optical
Catalogue search tips:
- Too many hits? Add another keyword e.g. optic** AND photonic** AND laser**
OR
Use the limit functions in advanced keyword search e.g. limit by publication date, format, location
- Found a useful title? Click on the subject headings to find similar material
- Studying at a different UOW campus? Use an advanced keyword search and limit by location
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Physics journal articles
Search a database to find journal articles, book chapters, conference papers and research reports
Try these first
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Database
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Notes
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Truncation symbol
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Help
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Inspec
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Physics, electrical engineering, electronics, communications, and information technology. International. 1969 - present.
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Ovid search tips
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ScienceDirect
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Physical, life, medical, technical and social sciences. International. 1995-present, some earlier. Partial full text.
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ScienceDirect search tips
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Wiley InterScience
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Physical, life and behavioural sciences, technology, business and finance. International. Dates vary. Full text.
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Wiley InterScience search tips
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Current Contents Connect
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Current information insciences, social sciences, arts and humanities, technology and medicine. International. Latest 5 years.
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Web of Knowledge search tips
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Complete list of Engineering databases
Found a useful reference?
Some databases do not provide the full text of the article. To locate these articles, you will need to search the catalogue to determine if the Library holds the journal title(s) either in print or electronically on another database.
Database search tips:
- Break your topic into keywords and/or phrases. The search strategy worksheet will help you
- Consider alternative keywords or spelling variations
- To narrow your search combine your keywords with AND to find records that contain all your keywords
e.g. laser* AND diagnos*
- To broaden your search combine your keywords with OR to find records that contain either of your keywords
e.g. diagnos* OR detect*
- Use truncation to retrieve variations of your keyword. Symbols vary between databases
e.g. diagnos* retrieves diagnose, diagnoses, diagnosed, diagnosis, diagnostic, diagnostics
- Found a useful reference? Use the subject headings to find similar material
- Use library database tips or the database help screens for tips on how to search
More information: Finding Journal Articles Tutorial
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Physics Internet sites
It is important to critically evaluate all information found on the Web.
Try the following sites as a starting point.
Internet sites
Organisations and societies
Search engines
Search engines create databases using computer programs called 'spiders', 'robots' or 'crawlers' that trawl the web and other Internet sites and return results to the database.
Try these first:
Directories
Directories organise Internet resources by subject. The information provided in directories is created, arranged and maintained by people rather than machines.
UOW sites
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