Armacost Library: PHYS 391/491: Junior & Senior Seminar: Recommended Publications

Scholarly physics publications are written by researchers with Ph.D.s, and for readers who share an expertise in a particular subfield of physics. As a result reading these works are quite challenging for those with Ph.D.s, graduate students, and especially for physics undergrads. To help you understand this scholarship, lean on the publications listed here for they are generally suitable for physics juniors and seniors.

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Use an online science encyclopedia

AccessScience
Reference database containing encyclopedia articles, research summaries, images, video and biographies pertaining to key science disciplines including biology, chemistry physics and environmental studies.

General Science Magazines

Science News by Society for Science and the Public
Science News covers science and technology. It's written by science journalists for science enthusiasts and non-specialists.
Scientific American by Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Publishers
Scientific American reports science and technology news to the public.
Discover by Kalmbach Publishing Co.
Covers science, medicine, and technology news.
Wired by Conde Nast
Monthly publication covering technology through essays, interviews, and opinion pieces.

Physics Publications

Physics by American Physical Society
"Each week Physics highlights a few papers from the family of Physical Review Journals, with expert-written commentaries (Viewpoints), editor highlights (Synopses) and news articles (Focus stories) that are accessible to an audience beyond professional physicists." --from the publisher's website
Physics Today by The American Institute of Physics
Physics Today "is the most influential... physics magazine in the world... [with] full news coverage and analysis, and fresh perspectives on technological advances and ground-breaking research." -- from the publisher's website
Physics World by Institute of Physics
Physics World is created for the member community of the Institute of Physics (IOP). As such, you'll find news on range of physics topics written for the non-specialist. Armacost Library does not subscribe to this title, so you'll need to submit interlibrary loan requests to get the full text for most articles. Since this links to the archived issues (older than three months), visit the Physics World website to search the most current issues.
Physical Review Letters by American Physical Society
Letters sent to the various Physical Review serial publications are collected here in Physical Review Letters. The result... concise, weekly reports of the latest in physics research.

Physics Review Journal

Reviews of Modern Physics by American Physical Society
Reviews of Modern Physics gives an "in-depth treatment of a research area, surveying recent work, and providing an introduction aimed at graduate students and nonspecialists." -- from the publisher's website

Physics Education Publications

Physics Education by Institute of Physics
Physics Education is written for physics educators working with students eleven years of age to the introductory college level.
The Physics Teacher by American Association of Physics Teachers
The Physics Teacher is aimed at physics educators teaching at the high school and college levels.
European Journal of Physics by Institute of Physics
The European Journal of Physics seeks to improve physics education. Articles are written for undergraduate, graduate, general physicist, or specialist audiences.
American Journal of Physics by American Association of Physics Teachers
The American Journal of Physics publishes articles aimed at informed, but non-specialist audiences. Their readers are undergraduate and graduate students, and those who teach them.

PHYS 391/491: Junior & Senior Seminar: Recommended Publications

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