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Like reference resources, books are also a great place to begin researching a topic. Look at the table of contents for relevant chapters. The introductory or concluding chapter may provide a good summary of the topic at hand.
Begin your search for books in the search box below. Start by typing in the topic you are researching. Try doing a title search -- you will see results with your topic appearing in the book or chapter titles.
Booth Library - Search for Books
Clicking on a title of interest from your results page gives you more detailed information about the book (see image below).
Ask your Physics librarian, Kirstin Duffin, for assistance (contact information in the left-hand column of this page).