Guides: Physics & Engineering Science: Getting Started

Reference Databases

Gale Virtual Reference Library This link opens in a new window
A collection of over 3,000 reference works, covering all disciplines.
Credo Reference This link opens in a new window
An online collection of over 600 full-text reference works, including encyclopedias, dictionaries, and more.
Oxford Reference Online This link opens in a new window
This online source provides access to subject and language reference works from Oxford University Press. In addition to text, access is provided to maps and illustrations, timelines, web sites, and bibliographies.

The Astronomical Almanac for the Year by U.S. Naval Observatory, et. al.
Call Number: QB8 .U6 A77
Publication Date: annual
Print resource. Reference holds the latest year. Older copies back to 2018 are on the 3rd floor, QB8 .U6 A77.
Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering by Alexander Wu Chao (Editor); Karl-Hubert Mess (Editor); Maury Tigner (Editor); Frank Zimmermann (Editor)
Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)
Publication Date: 2013
A large collection of equations, illustrations, graphs, and articles for physicists and engineers on the science of acceleration.
Handbook of Physics by Walter Benenson (Editor); John W. Harris (Editor); Horst Stöcker (Editor); Holger Lutz (Editor); Horst Stöcker (Editor)
Call Number: REF QC61 .H37 2002
Publication Date: 2002
Available in print Reference and also online. Provides formulas, practical applications, and experimental methods used for physics.
Mathematical Modeling by J. N. Kapur
Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)
Publication Date: 2023
Mathematical models for a variety of disciplines including physics and engineering science.
Practical Handbook of Thermal Fluid Science by Yun Wang
Call Number: Ebook (multi-user)
Publication Date: 2023
A guide to experiment methods in fluid mechanics with practical advice for report preparation.