Research Guides: Physics Research Guide: Books and eBooks

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A Dictionary of Physics by Jonathan Law (Editor); Richard Rennie (Editor)
ISBN: 9780198714743
Publication Date: 2015
It also defines many terms from the related fields of astronomy, astrophysics, and physical chemistry. With over 200 new entries and full revision of the existing text, A Dictionary of Physics is as essential a reference tool as before. The dictionary is generously illustrated with over 120 diagrams, graphs, and tables and it also contains biographies of important scientists.
Schaum's Outline of College Physics, Twelfth Edition by Eugene Hecht
ISBN: 9781259587399
Publication Date: 2017
More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum's to help them succeed in the classroom and on exams. Schaum's is the key to faster learning and higher grades in every subject. Each Outline presents all the essential course information in an easy-to-follow, topic-by-topic format.
Quantum Physics by Marc Humphrey; Paul V. Pancella
ISBN: 9781615643172
Publication Date: 2015
Quantum physics explores the behavior of matter and energy at the molecular, atomic, nuclear, and even smaller levels. Idiot's Guides: Quantum Physics explores this very complex topic, while making it easy-to-understand for science enthusiasts and students alike.
Conceptual Physics by Paul Hewitt
ISBN: 9780321909107
Publication Date: 2014
The Twelfth Edition will delight you with informative and fun Hewitt-Drew-It screencasts, updated content, applications, and new learning activities in MasteringPhysics. Hewitt's text is guided by the principle of "concepts before calculations" is famous for engaging students with analogies and imagery from the real-world that build a strong conceptual understanding of physical principles ranging from classical mechanics to modern physics.
Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Serway, Raymond A.
ISBN: 9781133954071
Publication Date: 2014
From a host of in-text features to a range of outstanding technology resources, you'll have everything you need to understand the natural forces and principles of physics. Throughout every chapter, the authors have built in a wide range of examples, exercises, and illustrations that will help you understand the laws of physics AND succeed in your course!

Wake Tech students have access to thousands of eBooks. Try these databases or the titles below:

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- Over 35,000 eBooks available to read and download.
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- This database allows you to use an online dictionary and create a citation for the eBook

Fundamental Physics by Sanat Kumar Chatterjee
ISBN: 9781842658215
Publication Date: 2013
Develops the basic principles and laws of fundamental physics and presents in two parts i.e. Macroscopic and Microscopic Physics.
The Science of Physics by Andrea R. Field (Editor)
ISBN: 9781615306763
Publication Date: 2011
As the foundation for other natural sciences, physics helps us interpret our most basic and most complex observations of the natural world. Physics encompasses such topics as mechanics, relativity, thermodynamics, and electricity.
General Physics by Nelson Bolívar
ISBN: 9781774078112
Publication Date: 2020
This book on the topic of General Physics offers a thorough understanding of basic physical laws and concepts.
Understanding Quantum Physics by Randall McPartland
ISBN: 9781502601452
Publication Date: 2014
Quantum Physics is the study of matter at the subatomic level, and it gives us an understanding of the basic structure of the universe. Through an engaging narrative supported with images and diagrams, readers will find learning about this subject approachable and fun.
Physics of Life by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Division on Earth and Life Studies; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Board on Life Sciences; Board on Physics and Astronomy; Decadal Committee on Biological Physics/Physics of Living Systems
ISBN: 9780309274005
Publication Date: 2023
Biological physics, or the physics of living systems, has emerged fully as a field of physics, alongside more traditional fields of astrophysics and cosmology, atomic, molecular and optical physics, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, particle physics, and plasma physics.