Reserve Reading List for Physics 311

• General:
  • H. L. Anderson (ed.), A Physicist's Desk Reference (New York: American Institute of Physics, 1989) (QC 61 .P49 1989).

  • L. Bloomfield, How Things Work (New York: Wiley, 1997) (QC 21.2 .B59 1997).

  • A. Melissinos, Principles of Modern Technology (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1990) (T 45 .M45 1990).

  • R. P. Feynman, The Feynman Lectures on Physics (Redwood City, Calif.: Addison-Wesley, 1989), Vols. 1--3.

• Dimensional analysis and modeling:
  • G. I. Barenblatt, Dimensional Analysis (New York: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers, 1987) (QC20.7.D55 B37 1987).

  • H. L. Langhaar, Dimensional Analysis and the Theory of Models (New York: Wiley, 1951) (QC 39 .L35 1951).

  • L. I. Sedov, Similarity and Dimensional Methods in Mechanics (Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, 1993) (TA 347 .D5 S44 1993).

• Fluid mechanics and aerodynamics:
  • J. D, Anderson, Introduction to Flight (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1989) (TL570 .A68 1985).

  • M. van Dyke, An Album of Fluid Motion (Stanford, Calif.: Parabolic Press, 1982) (TA357 .V35).

  • A. M. Kuethe and C.-Y. Chow, Foundations of Aerodynamics: Bases of Aerodynamic Design (New York: Wiley, 1986) (TL570 .K76 1986).

  • J. S. Trefil, Introduction to the Physics of Fluids and Solids (New York, Pergamon Press, 1975) (QC145.2 .T73 1975 ).

  • D. J. Tritton, Physical Fluid Dynamics, Second Edition (New York: Oxford University Press, 1988) (QC 151 .T74 198).

• Materials science and engineering:
  • R. Dalven, Introduction to Applied Solid State Physics: Topics in the Applications of Semiconductors, Superconductors, Ferromagnetism, and the Nonlinear Optical Properties of Solids, 2nd ed. (New York: Plenum Press, 1990) (QC176 .D24 1990).

  • Y. C. Fung, A First Course in Continuum Mechanics: For Physical and Biological Engineers and Scientists, 3rd ed. (Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice Hall, 1994) (QA 808.2 .F85 1994).

  • C. Kittel, Introduction to Solid State Physics (New York: Wiley, 1986) (QC 176 .K576 1986).

  • A. B. Meinel and M. P. Meinel, Applied Solar Energy: An Introduction (Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1976) (TJ810 .M47).

  • J. B. Park, Biomaterials: An Introduction, 2nd ed. (New York: Plenum Press, 1992) (R 857 .M3 P37 1992).

• Electronics and computers:
  • P. Horowitz and W. Hill, The Art of Electronics (New York: Cambridge University Press, 1989) (TK 7815 .H67 1989).

• Miscellaneous:
  • A. Armenti, The Physics of Sports (New York: American Institute of Physics, 1992) (QC 26 .P49 1991).

  • T. D. Rossing, The Science of Sound (Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Pub. Co., 1990) (QC 225.15 .R67 1990).

  • F. D. Stacey, Physics of the Earth, 3rd ed. (Brisbane: Brookfield Press, 1992) (QC 806 .S65 1992).