Research Guides: Physics and Astronomy: Books

Print Books

Astronomy
Link to Astronomy-related print books in the Sprague Library collection.
Physics
Link to physics-related print books in the Sprague Library collection

Course Related

The following books are either on reserve at the library's circulation desk, or are older editions of books currently in use by Physics and Astronomy classes.

Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Randall Dewey Knight
Call Number: Course Reserves
Publication Date: 2007
Course reserve for Dr. Favata, PHYS 191 and PHYS 192. Reserves B-256, B-257, B-258, B-259.
An Introduction to Error Analysis by John R. Taylor
Call Number: QA275.T38 1982
Publication Date: 1997-05-01
PHYS 230
Universe by Freedman Kaufmann
Call Number: QB43.2 .K38 1999
Publication Date: 1999
PHYS 280 (older edition)
Introduction to Electrodynamics by David Griffiths
Call Number: QC680.G74
Publication Date: 1981
PHYS 340 (older edition)
An Introduction to Modern Astrophysics by Bradley W. Carroll; Dale A. Ostlie
Call Number: QB461 .C35 2007
Publication Date: 2006
PHYS 480

Ebooks

Astronomy by Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff
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Publication Date: 2016
From the Open Textbook Library
College Physics by Paul Peter Urone; Roger Hinrichs
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Publication Date: 2012-06-21
From the Open Textbook Library

Ebook Central
eBooks on a variety of subjects.
Current MSU NetID required for access on or off campus.

Astronomy Ebooks
Link to a search of Astronomy-related ebooks in the Sprague Library
Physics Ebooks
Link to a search of Physics-related ebooks in the Sprague Library
NASA e-Books
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Free downloads from NASA's digital library

Open Access Books

National Academies Press
Access to nearly 6,000 free ebooks in the sciences from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. To download ebooks, you need to create a free account.
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
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An online directory that indexes and provides access to over 2300 academic peer-reviewed books from 78 publishers.