Harman Science Library Guides / Physics
Selected textbooks in Physics
Electricity and Magnetism by Edward M. Purcell; David J. Morin
Call Number: QC 522 P85 2013
Publication Date: 2013
The third edition has been brought up to date and is now in SI units. It features hundreds of new examples, problems, and figures, and contains discussions of real-life applications. The textbook covers all the standard introductory topics, such as electrostatics, magnetism, circuits, electromagnetic waves, and electric and magnetic fields in matter.
Finding Books in the Library by Shelf Number:
Libraries use Classification systems to order the books by subjects, so all books on the same subject will be placed together on the shelf. The Harman Library uses the Library of Congress classification system, which is based on letters and numbers (shelf numbers).
Physics Shelf Numbers (QC 1-999):
QC 1-75 General
QC 310.15-319 Thermodynamics
QC 350-467 Optics. Light
QC 450-467 Spectroscopy
QC 501-766 Electricity and magnetism
QC 770-798 Nuclear and particle physics. Atomic energy. Radioactivity
QC 801-809 Geophysics. Cosmic physics
QC 851-999 Meteorology. Climatology Including the earth's atmosphere
Physics Related Subjects:
QD 450-801 Physical and theoretical chemistry