Physics 280 : Contemporary Physics
These resources are provided in support of the Physics 280 writing assignment.
Physics News Update
A digest maintained by the American Institute of Physics to publicize information about physics and physicists. Items originate from conference proceedings, journals, newspapers and magazines.
Physical Review Focus
Selections from Physical Review and Physical Review Letters explained for students and researchers at all levels of physics.
General Science Abstracts
Indexes and abstracts articles from popular science magazines as well as professional journals. Also indexes the New York Times Science Section.
Supplemental Information
Notes describing various approaches to research papers and the types of literature used in physics.
Physics280 Citation Style
The citation style for the papers for this course is the same style used by the journal Physical Review, published by the American Physical Society. APS makes it complete Physical Review Style and Notation Guide available online. The specific section dealing with references can be found at the following url:
http://authors.aps.org/STYLE/ms.html#citations
Course Professor: Robert Harmon
Science Librarian: Deborah Carter Peoples
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