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Librarian: Marjorie Peters
Office: SRC 3034
Phone: (630) 942-2337
E-mail: petersm@cod.edu

Contents

General Physics

GALILEO'S BATTLE FOR THE HEAVENS. c2002. br/> (1 hr., 54 min) Based on the book Galileo's daughter by Dava Sobel. Originally broadcast in the television series Nova. Dramatization of Galileo Galilei's life, including his scientific achievements and his defense of his controversial theory that the earth revolves around the sun. Also includes how letters from his illegitimate daughter, Maria Celeste, a cloistered nun, have shed new light on Galileo's discoveries and his trial for heresy
FORMAT = VHS LOCATION= General QB36.G2 S65 2002.

GREAT IDEAS OF CLASSICAL PHYSICS c2006
4 videodiscs + 2 course guidebooks. Professor Steven Pollock takes you step by step through the great ideas of classical physics, showing that landmark concepts such as Newton's laws of motion are intuitively understood by anyone who has ever ridden a bike, thrown a ball, slid across ice, or simply picked up an object and set it down Contents: Pt. 1. Lecture 1. The great ideas of classical physics -- lecture 2. Describing motion - a break from Aristotle -- lecture 3. Describing ever more complex motion -- lecture 4. Astronomy as a bridge to modern physics -- lecture 5. Isaac Newton - The dawn of classical physics -- lecture 6. Newton quantified - force and acceleration -- lecture 7. Newton and the connections to astronomy -- lecture 8. Universal gravitation -- lecture 9. Newton's third law -- lecture 10. Conservation of momentum -- lecture 11. Beyond Newton - work and energy -- lecture 12. Power and the Newtonian synthesis -- Pt. 2. lecture 13. Further developments - static electricity -- lecture 14. Electricity, magnetism, and force fields -- lecture 15. Electrical currents and voltage -- lecture 16. The origin of electric and magnetic fields -- lecture 17. Unification 1 - Maxwell's equations -- lecture 18. Unification II - electromagnetism and light -- lecture 19. Vibrations and waves -- lecture 20. Sound waves and light waves -- lecture 21. The atomic hypothesis -- lecture 22. Energy in systems - heat and thermodynamics -- lecture 23. Heat and the second law of thermodynamics -- lecture 24. The grand picture of classical physics
FORMAT = DVD LOCATION = General QC21.3 .P655 2006

PHYSICS DEMONSTRATIONS: A SOURCEBOOK FOR TEACHERS OF PHYSICS. c2006.
Book + 2 DVDs . Accompanying DVDs include 85 physics demonstrations.
FORMAT = DVD LOCATION = General QC33 .S675 2006

TIMOTHY FERRIS [2002].
90 min. Based on the book: Seeing in the dark / Timothy Ferris. Recorded on October 23, 2002 in the McAninch Arts Center, as part of the College Lecture Series. Timothy Ferris delivers a lecture on cosmology and presents readings from his book. He provides a real sense of the vastness of the universe.
FORMAT = VHS. LOCATIONS = General Reserve and Archives. QB43 .F471 2002.


Atomic Theory

BOHR'S MODEL OF THE ATOM. c2006.
26 min. Description: This program focuses on Niels Bohr, who worked with some of the best physicists of the 20th century to devise his atomic model. Students will gain an understanding of the historical developments in atomic theories up to Bohr, a brief outline of Bohr's life. Bohr's first and second postulates, and his influence on contemporary society Contents: Historical development of atomic theories -- Brief outline of Bohr's life -- Bohr's model in detail 1 -- Bohr's model in detail 2 -- Beyond Bohr
FORMAT = DVD. LOCATION = General QC174.12 .B647 2006


Reference Works

Find backgound information, illustrations and data

  • CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics. Reference Q D65 .H3 Annual
  • Encyclopedia of Applied Physics. 23 vols. Reference QC 5 .E543 1991
  • Facts on File Dictionary of Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Reference QC 772 .F33 2003
  • Facts on File Dictionary of Physics. Reference QC 5 .F34 1999
  • Facts on File Physics Handbook. Reference QC 61 .F33 2000
  • Handbook of Physics. Reference QC 61 .H37 2001
  • Historical Encyclopedia of Atomic Energy. Reference QC 772 .A87 2000
  • Macmillan Encyclopedia of Physics. 4 vols . Reference QC 5 .M15 1996
  • Magill's Survey of Science: Physical Science Series. 7 vols. Reference Q 158.5 .M34
  • McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Physics. Reference QC 5 .M424 1997

Videorecording Sets

View important concepts in physics

  • Einstein's Relativity and the Quantum Revolution: Modern Physics for Non-Scientists. Parts 1 & 2.
    Richard Wolfson of Middlebury College lectures on concepts of modern physics in 24 thirty minute programs.
    • Part 1. 3 videos presenting the fundamental ideas of relativity and quantum physics. Following a brief history of humankind's thinking about physical reality, the lectures outline the logic that led to Einstein's special theory of relativity. One of the Great Courses series. General QC173.55 .E56 2001
    • Part 2 . 3 videos outline the logic that led to Einstein's special theory of relativity, discussing the laws of physics, gravity, and the principle of equivalence. One of the Great Courses series.
      General QC173.55 .E562 2001
  • The Mechanical Universe. Non-Calculus version. Set of videos organized into 7 "Quads" presenting 28 programs, 10 to 20 minutes long. Topics covered range from Newton's Laws to electricity to waves to relativity. General and Circulation Desk QC 125.2 .M4
    • For complete description of programs go to the AAPT website.
  • The Mechanical Universe-and Beyond. I and II. 52 thirty-minute VHS videos (or 52 programs on 12 DVDs) with in-depth presentations of physics topics. On VHS video for home or in-library/classroom use and on DVD for in-library/classroom use only. All episodes available as streaming video through high-speed internet connection at learner.org
    • VHS version: Part I: General QC 21.2 .M4 Part II: General and Circulation Desk QC 21.2 .M4
    • DVD version : Circulation Desk QC 21.2 .M42 2003
    • For a description of each episode go to the Annenberg/CPB website.
  • Particle Physics for Non-Physicists: a Tour of the Microcosmos . Parts I & II. A tour of the particle zoo and the ideas and phenomena involved in understanding current concepts of modern physics with no math involved. 24 thirty minute programs on 4 DVDs. One of the Great Courses series.

Internet Science Sites

Major science gateways

  • Scirus
    Comprehensive search engine for science-specific topics. Results cite Science Web sites and provide abstracts from Medline, Science Direct, U.S. Patent office documents and more.
    http://www.scirus.com
  • Science.gov
    The gateway to government science information. Provides access to over 47 million pages of government science information from 30 databases and 1700 websites, many part of the "deep web" that is inaccesible to search engines.
    http://www.science.gov

Internet Physics Sites

Citing sources: MLA and APA

Library's Citing Sources Guide
MLA and APA styles with links to helpful websites and a citation formatting program
http://www.cod.edu/library/research/Citenet.htm

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