Physics
FY: 2008-2009
Librarian Liaison: Margaret Vaverek
mv02@txstate.edu
Faculty Representative: Dr. David Donnlley dd14@txstate.edu
Total Allocation Amount: $ 218.01
Target Dates: One third of the allocation will be spent by each of the following dates:
Date 1 December 19, 2008
Date 2 March 31, 2009
Date 3 May 30, 2009
A. Program purpose & Description
Physics, the study of matter and energy, is at the root of every field of natural science and
underlies all physical phenomena. The problem-solving skills learned in the study of
physics are valuable even if one's career is not in a physics-related field.
The BS with a major in Physics provides a rigorous background in physics as a
preparation for graduate studies or a career in industry. The BA with a major in Physics is
for students who want a background in physics but plan to pursue fields of interest other
than physics as a life's work. Also, a "3-2" program in physics and engineering is
available to students preparing to enter an engineering program at a cooperating
institution.
Career opportunities for a physics major exist in a wide variety of settings-from teaching
in a classroom to basic research in an industrial or government laboratory, as a selfemployed consultant, or as a member of a multidisciplinary research team.
B. General Selection Criteria
Library will purchase material at the instructional level (2) for the library’s collection in
support of the following degree programs:
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BA, Major in Physics
BS, Major in Physics
Library will purchase material at the research level (3) for the library’s collection in
support of the following degree programs:
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Materials Physics, M.S.
Physics, M.S
The department allocation will also purchase material at research level (3) for the library in
support of the Department of Physics faculty research.
C. Specific Selection Criteria
Collection efforts will concentrate on, but are not limited to the following:
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Elementary physics
Conceptual physics
General Physics
Mathematical Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Nuclear Physics
Solid state Physics
Microelectronics
Astronomy
Solar System
Stars & Galaxies
Mechanics
Electricity & Magnetism
Waves & Heat
Thermodynamics
Musical Acoustics
Applied Electronics
Optics
Quantum Mechanics
professional physics (college teaching, research, employment responsibilities)
D. Call numbers for Physics
Library of Congress Call
Number
QB 1-991
QB1-139
QB140-237
QB275-343
QB349-421
QB455-456
QB460-466
QB468-480
Description
Astronomy
General
Practical and spherical
astronomy
Geodesy
Theoretical
astronomy
and celestial mechanics
Astrogeology
Astrophysics
Collecting Levels
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Non-optical methods of 2
astronomy
QB495-903
Descriptive astronomy
2
QB500.5-785
QB799-903
QB980-99
QC1-999
QC1-75
QC81-114
QC120-168.85
Solar System
Stars
Cosmogony. Cosmology
Physics
General Physics
Weights and measures
Descriptive
and
experimental mechanics
Atomic
physics.
Constitution
and
properties of matter
Including molecular
physics, relativity,
quantum
theory,
and solid state
physics
Acoustics. Sound
Heat
Thermodynamics
Optics, Light
Spectroscopy
Radiation Physics
Electricity and magnetism
Electricity
Magnetism
Nuclear
and
particle
physics. Atomic energy.
Radioactivity
Geophysics
Cosmic
physics
Meteorology. Climatology
2
2
2
2,3
2,3
2,3
2,3
QC170-197
QC221-246
QC251-338.5
QC310.15-319
QC350-467
QC450-467
QC474-496.9
QC501-766
QC501-(721)
QC750-766
QC770-798
QC801-809
QC851-999
2,3
2,3
2,3
2,3
2,3
2,3
2
2,3
2,3
2,3
2,3
2
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E. Other Resources useful for Collection Development in Physics
www.bookfinder.com- For locating both new and used books from book dealers
worldwide.
Worldcat Database- Database of bibliographic records of books/Archival Materials/AV
materials and other resources held in libraries worldwide. Use this resource to help
identify what materials exist. Also useful for determining which libraries own various
resource