TESC 123 Physics - Waves
Developing Your Topic
- UW Libraries Research 101
- Tutorials on the basics of defining and refining a topic as well as creating search strategies, reading citations and understanding terms such as "scholarly" journals and primary or secondary sources.
- AccessScience: the Online Encyclopedia of Science & Technology
UW Restricted
- Bothell & Tacoma campus access only.
- Find current news, encyclopedia articles, and definitions.
- EBSCO Academic Search Complete UW Restricted
- Use the "Subject Terms" (thesaurus) as a tool for identifying possible broader/narrower terms.
- This database incorporates both magazines (general readers) as well as peer reviewed, discipline specific articles, so it's a good starting point when orienting to a topic.
- Physics Web Resources
- Linked from the UW Libraries Physics Subject Guide
- Oxford Dictionary of Physics [print]
- Located in Tacoma Reference QC5 .C56 2005
- The Facts on File Dictionary of Physics [print]
- Located in Tacoma Reference QC5 .F34 2005
- Encyclopedia of Scientific Principles, Laws and Theories [print]
- Located in Tacoma Reference Q121 .K74 2008 vol. 1 & 2
Finding Books and Articles
- American Journal of Physics UW Restricted
- Full-text electronic access to this journal from 1940 to present.
- Web of Science UW Restricted
- An excellent database for locating primary scientific research.
- Easy to identify review articles.
- View a Web of Science handout containing search tips.
- UW Libraries Catalog - Books, journals, videos, and other materials
- Try using the advanced keyword search to find books and/or government documents that relate to your topic.
- Worldcat [UW Beta-test Catalog]
- Discover books, articles, videos and materials from libraries around the world. Easy to request items not located in the UW Libraries.
Helpful Research Resources
- Connect to UW-restricted resources from off-campus
- Guide to Scholarly Journals versus Popular Magazines
- Guide to understanding the differences between primary and secondary scientific articles.
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
- Allows you to identify whether a journal is popular, scholarly and/or peer-reviewed.
- Contact your librarian:
Serin Anderson
- Email: serin@u.washington.edu
- Phone: 253-692-4815.
