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Full length journal, magazine and newspaper articles can be found in our online article collections.

If a book or article cannot be found in PVAMU's resources, it can usually be borrowed from another library.
Fill out the Interlibrary Loan form, and please note that it may take several weeks to receive the item.

Mathematics articles may be found through Databases Math Review or MATHSCINet (http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/).

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Search the PVAMU Libraries Online Catalog for physics and related terms. Most of the books on physics that can be checked out are on the third floor in the Q section. You'll find background information in the following items, which are located in the Reference area on the first floor of the Library.

• Dictionary of physics. REF QC5 .C56 2005
• Facts on file dictionary of physics. REF QC5 .F34 2005
• Encyclopedia of physics. REF QC5 .E545 2005
• World of physics. REF QC5 .W67 2001
• CRC handbook of chemistry and physics: a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data. REF QD65 .H236 2000
• Dictionary of colloid and surface science. REF QD549 .B413 1990

Useful Websites

• Ten Cool Sites of Physics from Exploratorium (http://www.exploratorium.edu/learning_studio/cool/physics.html)
  A Webpage maintained by Exploratorium Museum. Is it all in one site and one site for all for teaching and learning physics? Maybe; maybe not. Visit this site and find it out.
• NASA Solar Physics Website (http://solarscience.msfc.nasa.gov) The Website contain an overview of solar physics itself along with highlights of the work of solar physics at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.
• HyperPhysics (http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/hframe.html) A website hosted by Department of Physics and Astronomy of Georgia State University.
• American Society for Testing and Materials International - http://www.astm.org/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/index.shtml?E+mystore
  (American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM International is a voluntary standards develop organization, a source for technical standards for materials, products, systems, and services. Standards developed at ASTM are the work of over 30,000 ASTM members who represent producers, users, consumers, government and academia from over 100 countries. )
• IEEE - http://www.ieee.org/portal/site
  (The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. is a nonprofit organization. The IEEE is a leading authority on areas ranging from aerospace systems, computers and telecommunications to biomedical engineering, electric power and consumer electronics, etc. It has more than 365,000 members, including 68,000 students, in over 150 countries.)
• The Institution of Engineering and Technology - http://www.theiet.org/
  (The Institution of Engineering and Technology was formed by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) and now has more than 150,000 members worldwide. It is the largest professional engineering society in Europe and the second largest of its type in the world. It has offices in London, Beijing, Hong Kong, New Jersey and Bangalore.)
• National Academies - http://www.nas.edu/
  (The National Academies includes National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, and National Research Council. The National Academies perform an unparalleled public service by bringing together committees of experts in all areas of scientific and technological endeavor. These committees address critical national issues and give advice to the federal government and the public.

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