Clark Family Library: Physics: Find Books/eBooks

Accessing Books

Stack of books Our library provides access to hundreds of thousands of books both physical copies in our library and ebooks that are accessible through our website. Ebooks can be accessed 24/7 through the library's website. Physical books can be requested through our discovery service and picked up in the library.

Finding Books

Books covering the topics of interest to students studying Physics are likely to be found in the Call Number sections starting with the letter Q or T. In the Library of Congress system, Q represents science with the subsection of QA 75 representing computers and the subsection QC representing Physics. In the Library of Congress system, T represents Technology. Learn more about LC and reading spine labels by watching the video in the far left column of this page.

Essays in Physics: Thirty-two thoughtful essays on topics in undergraduate-level physics
“Essays in Physics” gives accounts of 32 chosen topics. The level is that of a 3–4-year university course in Physics. The topics discussed are diverse but “mainstream”. Each essay aims to say something fresh that complements what the reader will find elsewhere. Just what “fresh” means inevitably depends somewhat on the subject matter. Some chapters give a “different” slant on a familiar idea (e.g. electromagnetic energy, Lorentz transformation, photon emission). Some contain an analysis not available elsewhere (diffraction, feedback stability). Some correct material that is commonplace in many textbooks (much atomic physics). Some add insightful discussion to standard material (free energy, Brillouin zones). One in particular refines technique (perturbation theory). One brings order to confusion (-m dB). The aim in all cases is to encourage a fuller, and correct, understanding, and an enhanced intellectual acuity (critical faculty). With a subject as mature as physics, it is bold to claim originality. However I will dare to make that claim, in particular for Chapters 10, 22 and 30, but also for parts of most other chapters.
Foundations of Physics
The aim of this book is to draw on the essential physical principles that typical physics courses use to provide a strong conceptual base for the further study of more advanced topics. As such this book provides support for both introductory courses (calculus-based) and for readers interested in a basic review of key topics in physics.
General Physics
Physics is regarded as the fundamental physical science. However, in recent times, natural philosophy and physics were interchangeably used for a branch
of science that aims at the discovery and creation of the basic laws of nature. With the developments in modern science, Physics played an important role in defining the laws of nature which cannot be explained using other branches of science such as astronomy, geology, engineering, and chemistry.

EZBorrow

EZBorrow is a focused ILL request that is only for books. You can place ILL requests directly through the EZBorrow search tool. The request goes out to the libraries in our consortium and comes to the Clark Family Library via UPS. These items typically arrive faster than traditional ILL requests and have a longer lending period. So if you need a book that the Clark Family Library doesn't own we suggest EZ Borrow as your first place to look.

Use EZBorrow to request it from the more than 50 academic EZBorrow libraries located in PA, WV, NY, and NJ.

Your EZBorrow patron ID is a 10-digit number. To find your patron ID, add two 0's at the beginning and a 1 at the end of the number on the back of your W&J ID card. (Examples and more information). Contact ill@washjeff.edu with questions.

Use the Book Request Form to request items unavailable in GeoTom or EZBorrow.

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