• CRC handbook of chemistry and physics: a ready-reference book of chemical and physical data. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1999. R541.9 H23h
• Dictionary of geophysics, astrophysics, and astronomy. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2001. R520 D53
• A dictionary of physics. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000. R530 C56
• Encyclopedia of physics. Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1981. R530.03 L373
• A Physicist's desk reference. New York: American Institute of Physics, 1989. R530 P49

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GENERAL & REFERENCE

• CBU Physics Department Internet Resources
• 2003 Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme
  PACS is the Physics and Astronomy Classification Scheme®. PACS numbers, developed by the American Institute of Physics, identify fields and sub-fields of physics.
• Center for the History of Physics
  Preserves and makes known the history of modern physics and allied fields including astronomy, geophysics, optics, and the like.
• College Physics for Students of Biology and Chemistry
  Hypertextbook written for first-year undergraduate physics students.
• Eric Weisstein's World of Physics
  Definitions of terms from the world of physics.
• Exploring the Table of Isotopes
  Offers a periodic table interface to data on all isotopes for each element. Includes a Glossary of Nuclear Science Terms and links to related websites.
• National Science Foundation
• NIST Physical Reference Data
  National Institute of Standards and Technology Data site for chemical and physics reference data. Includes data links for physical constants, spectroscopic, ionization, x-ray and gamma-ray, radiation dosimetry, nuclear physics and condensed matter data.
• Physics Central
  American Physical Society site for the general public with lots of physics-related information. Learn how things work and read about current results and applications of physics research.
• Physics News Update
  From the American Institute of Physics.
• PhysicsWeb
  Physics news, jobs, and resources.
• PhysNet - Physics Departments and Documents Worldwide
• Robot Confmenu/Jobmenu
  This site includes regularly updated listings for physics conferences and job listings.
• Science.gov - Physics
  Government science organizations select their best science information for science.gov. Includes selected authoritative science Web sites and often hard-to-access scientific databases (specific content varies by database).

ASSOCIATIONS & SOCIETIES

• American Institute of Physics (AIP)
  Search for physics news and government polices through the Physics News Update and FYI American Institute of Physics Bulletin of Science Policy News. Includes job postings and conference information.
• American Physical Society (APS)

ASTROPHYSICS

• Astrophysics Library - Cal Tech
• NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  Four bibliographic databases containing more than 4.1 million records: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Physics and Geophysics, and preprints in Astronomy. Main body of data consists of searchable bibliographic records and browseable full-text scans of much of the astronomical literature.

PARTICLE PHYSICS

• ABC's of Nuclear Science
  A brief introduction to Nuclear Science, including Antimatter, Beta rays, Cosmic connection and much more, from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
• CERN (European Organization for Nuclear Physics)
• Current Experiments in Particle Physics
  Website from Stanford Linear Accelerator Center lists several hundred current high-energy physics experiments. Includes descriptions and links to experiment homepages.
• Cyclotron Applet
  Java applet that illustrates the activity of a cyclotron by changing its frequency ratio.
• Fusion: Physics of a Fundamental Energy Source
  Introductory educational materials on fusion energy and the physics of plasmas.
• High Energy Physics Information Center
  An information server that catalogs various HEP Resources throughout the world.
• The Official String Theory web site
• Particle Adventure
  Interactive exploration of fundamentals of matter and force.
• Particle Data Group
• Stanford Linear Accelerator Center
• T-2 Nuclear Information Service
• Top Quark
• U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Program
• Who's Who in Atomic and Plasma Physics

PEOPLE IN PHYSICS

• Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics
  Important contributions made by 83 women in the 20th century, documented by original papers in which discoveries were first reported. Includes historical essays and documents.
• Nobel Laureates in Physics
• Stephen Hawking
  Professor Stephen Hawking's website.

OTHER TOPICS

• Exhibits: Amusement Park Physics
  Describes the physics of many amusement park rides including roller coasters, bumper cars and carousels. Provides opportunities for students to design their own rides.
• Fourier Synthesis
  Java applet illustrating Fourier Synthesis.
• General Acoustics Links
  List of links rom the Acoustical Society of America.
• Nanotechnology Resources
  Provides brief introduction to core concepts of molecular nanotechnology, and includes links to further reading.
• Optics and Photonics Online Resource Center
• Relativistic Flight Simulation Links