Physics: Find Books
PSU Library Catalog - Books
Results include both print books and ebooks, available from Portland State Library and other libraries.
Find Books Using Subject Headings
Browsing the library shelves by call number ranges is another strategy for locating information on a topic; call numbers can help you get to the "right neighborhood" in the library stacks.
| QB42 -62 | Astronomy textbooks |
| QC21-23 | Physics textbooks |
| QC19.2 - 20.85 | Mathematical Physics |
| QC114 - 168 | Mechanics |
| QC170 - 197 | Atomic Physics |
| QC221 - 246 | Acoustics |
| QC251-338 | Thermodynamics |
| QC350 - 467 | Optics |
| QC474 - 496 | Radiation Physics |
| QC501 - 766 | Electricity and Magnetism |
| QC770 - 798 | Nuclear and Particle Physics |
| QC801 - 849 | Geophysics |
| QC851 -999 | Meteorology/Climatology |
Dissertations/Theses
PhD Dissertations and Master's Theses offer in-depth research on a wide array of topics. To find dissertations and theses written by Portland State University students, search the PSU Library Catalog, and follow these steps:
(1) Select Advanced Keyword Search
(2) Leave the default, Any Field selected and enter a broad topic (eg: Physics) in the search box
(3) Using the "Limit to" drop-down list, select PSU Theses & Dissertations
The following resource, Dissertations and Masters Theses, allows you to search for dissertations and theses published outside of the University.
- Dissertations and Masters Theses Global (ProQuest)Maintains citations, abstracts, and full text of dissertations from 1997 to the present along with citations and abstracts for selected masters theses from 1962 to the present. Includes subject, title, and author indexing to U.S. dissertations from 1861 to the present.
- PDXScholarPortland State University's Digital Repository, PDXScholar, preserves the University's research, unique resources, and other scholarly output with the goal of providing persistent, access to that work.
Requesting Books & Articles
While the Portland State Library has a large collection of books, articles, and journals, we may not have a specific item you are looking for. In that case, you may be able to get it for you from another library.
- If you find an item in the catalog and our copy is not available you can Request from other libraries
