Typical questions

• • I need to revise the Newtonian Laws of Physics.

• • What are Kepler's laws?

Starting points

• • The study of physics involves calculations, therefore the Mathematics chapter may also contain useful resources.

• • The science resources listed in the main Journal Articles and Grey Literature chapters also provide in-depth coverage of physics.

• • Explore the organisations sub-sections to get references to specialist sub-fields of physics.

Recommended resources

Key organisations

Institute of Physics (IOP)

www.iop.org

Scientific charity that works to advance physics education and research. Its website is a leading source of information on courses, careers, events and recent research. Some areas are limited to members only.

American Institute of Physics

www.aip.org

Federation of leading US physics societies. Its website has news, conference listings, career advice and job sections. It is possible for non-members to sign up to alerts from its journal publications.

European Physical Society

www.eps.org

Leading international forum. Use the website to locate news, research, conference listings and information on physics education initiatives from European and EU institutions.

Study guides

ComPADRE Digital Library [Basic]

www.compadre.org

Great library of resources for students and teachers of physics and astronomy that is maintained by the American Association of Physics Teachers. It includes sections for school and undergraduate education. Resources include video, simulations and modelling.

Eric Weisstein's World of Physics

scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics

A collection of free encyclopedias for astronomy, physics, mathematics and chemistry. Hosted by Wolfram research.

Physics.org [Basic]

www.physics.org

A guide to physics on the web that is maintained by the Institute of Physics to provide guidance to students and teachers. It includes recent research news, careers and university course guides. There is also a resource list of recommended websites.

News services

Physics World [Basic]

physicsworld.com

Popular news magazine maintained by the Institute of Physics. Non-members can get free access to some articles, blog postings, podcasts and audiovisual materials covering all aspects of physics.

Journal articles

Inspec (Subscription) [Specialist]

www.theiet.org/publishing/inspec

Interdisciplinary database from the Institution of Engineering and Technology. Includes coverage of physics literature since 1898.

IOPScience [Specialist]

iopscience.iop.org

Provides access to a searchable database of journal content from IOP Publishing. This includes key titles covering all aspects of physics. A high percentage of articles are open access. Users can also register to set up table of contents and RSS alerts.