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Physics & Astronomy

Physics and Astronomy Resource Guide for Cal Poly Pomona Students and Faculty

Physics & Astronomy Research Guide

Physics & Astronomy Research Guide

This resource guide supports students and researchers in the Physics and Astronomy department – including those studying subfields like Biophysics, Optics, Physics Education Research, Astrophysics, and Solid State Physics. 

How to Access Informational Resources - Physics

Physics & Astronomy Resources

The Library organizes its books using the Library of Congress Classification system, which categorizes books by subject. 

Browse the following links below to view books from different subjects within the field of Astronomy, which is located in the QB section on the 4th floor of the library (links redirect to library catalog/OneSearch)

QB140-237 Practical and spherical astronomy

QB275-343 Geodesy

QB349-421 Theoretical astronomy and celestial mechanics

QB455-456 Astrogeology

QB460-466 Astrophysics

QB468-480 Non-optical methods of astronomy

QB495-903 Descriptive astronomy

QB500.5-785 Solar system

QB799-903 Stars

QB980-991 Cosmogony. Cosmology

The Library organizes its books using the Library of Congress Classification system, which categorizes books by subject. 

Browse the following links below to view books from different subjects within the field of Physics, which is located in the QC section on the 4th floor of the library (links redirect to library catalog/OneSearch)

QC81-114 Weights and measures

QC120-168.85 Descriptive and experimental mechanics

QC170-197 Atomic physics.  Constitution and properties of matter. Including molecular physics, relativity, quantum theory, and solid state physics

QC221-246  Acoustics.  Sound

QC251-338.5 Heat

QC310.15-319 Thermodynamics

QC350-467 Optics.  Light

QC450-467 Spectroscopy

QC474-496.9 Radiation physics (General)

QC501-766 Electricity and magnetism

QC501-(721) Electricity

QC669-675.8 Electromagnetic theory

QC676-678.6 Radio waves (Theory)

QC701-715.4 Electric discharge

QC717.6-718.8 Plasma physics.  Ionized gases

QC750-766  Magnetism

QC770-798 Nuclear and particle physics.  Atomic energy.  Radioactivity

QC793-793.5 Elementary particle physics

QC794.95-798 Radioactivity and radioactive substances

QC801-809 Geophysics.  Cosmic physics

QC811-849 Geomagnetism

QC851-999 Meteorology.  Climatology Including the earth's atmosphere

QC974.5-976 Meteorological optics

QC980-999 Climatology and weather

QC994.95-999 Weather forecasting

Library Floor Map - 4th Floor