Physics Subject Guide

We have rich collections of books, journals, government documents, and other resources. You may access them via Catalyst, the online catalog (web version or telnet version). You may search Catalyst by title, author, subject, or word.

Relevant Library of Congress Call Numbers

This is only a partial list of the call numbers pertaining to Chemistry. For a complete listing, go to the Library of Congress Classification Outline, provided by the Cataloging Policy and Support Office of the Library of Congress.
 

• QB1 - QB145 Astronomy
• QC 6 General Relativity
• QC 20 Mathematical Physics
• QC 73 Conservation Laws (Physics)
• QC 122 - QC 168 Mechanics
• QC 122 - QC 168 Motion
• QC 141 - QC 168 Fluids
• QC 171 - QC 197 Matter
• QC 173 - QC 175 Field Theory (Physics)
• QC 174 Quantum Theory
• QC 178 Gravitation
• QC 350 - QC 495 Light
• QC 350 - QC 467 Optics
• QC 501 - QC 721 Electricity
• QC 721 Electrons
• QC 751 - QC 771 Magnetism
• QC 801 - QC 808 Cosmic Physics
• QC 806 Geophysics
• QC 851 - QC 999 Meteorology
• QC 883 Cosmic Physics- Meteorology
• TC 160 - TC 179 Hydraulics

Subject Headings

Library of Congress Subject Headings are the words and phrases that you will use to do a subject search in Catalyst (as opposed to a word search, where you may use any words you like). Although Chemistry is a Library of Congress Subject Heading, you will probably get better results if you are more specific. If you are interested in a particular branch of chemistry, i.e. organometallics, use the subject heading Organometallic chemistry and the many subdivisions that follow that heading. Be careful in your word choices--some words and phrases that may seem very natural to you will not be Library of Congress Subject Headings.

It is often helpful to do a word search on your topic, and, once you find an appropriate source, examine the subject headings. You may then conduct a subject search by clicking on the linked subject heading in Muse. If you cannot find a source using a word search, consult the print Library of Congress Subject Headings (on the Ready Reference shelves in the Reference Area Level 4) to find the proper subject heading.