Physics

formulation of theories or “laws,” which summarize our knowledge of the natural world

Shelf Browsing

Physics branches out over many different subject areas. If you want to browse either the reference (main floor) or regular (upstairs) collections to find material, I would suggest that you look in the following sections:

QB 1-991 - Astronomy

QC 1-75 - General Physics

QC 81-114 - Weights and measures

QC 120-168.85 - Mechanics

QC 170-197 - Atomic physics

QC 221-246 - Acoustics

QC 251-338.5 - Heat

QC 350-467 - Optics. Light

QC 474-496.9 - Radiation

QC 501-766 - Electricity and magnetism

QC 770-798 - Nuclear and particle physics

QC 801-999 - Geophysics

E-Books (U of W access)

Search the Entire Collection

While the items you'll find in the Reference Collection can be a terrific place to start your research, more detailed information can be found in the Library's print and eBook collections. The search box found here is the same as the one on the Library's main page - it can search for books and other material here at the UWinnipeg Library, at libraries in Winnipeg, at libraries across Canada, or even libraries around the world.

Search Tips

Wildcards	Words may be right-hand truncated using an asterisk ('') in place of other characters. The '' wildcard may also be embedded in a search string. You may use '?' to replace a single character anywhere within a word. Examples : environment* polic*, wom?n
Boolean Operators	Use "AND" or "OR" to specify multiple words in any field, any order. Use "NOT" to exclude words. Example : stocks AND bonds Example : (alaska OR canada) and (adventure NOT vacation)
Field limits	A field limit causes the system to search only the specified field for the specified word(s).
Grouping	Keyword search results are usually grouped by relevance to bring the most likely titles to the top of the list. Each group represents a similar level of relevance and results are sorted within the group by date or title. To get an ungrouped result set, use boolean operators to form a complex query.