Abbey Park Campus Library
Subject Guide Science and Maths
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Subjects & Class Numbers Biochemistry Biology Botany Chemistry Environment Genetics Human Biology Maths Medicine Physics Zoology
572 570 580 540 577 576.5 612 510 610 530 590
English and maths resources in the library We have a wide range of English and maths resources in the library which will support you in studying both Functional Skills and GCSE. Some of these are available online too. Use the library catalogue to locate the best resources for you or look at the resources located at 400 for English and Maths 510.
Journals: Focus(BBC) - science, technology, engineering New scientist
Reference Books: Complete Biology A-Z handbook (570 IND) Dictionary of microbiology and molecular biology, 2nd ed. (579.03 SAI) Dictionary of physics, 5th ed. (530 DAI) Oxford dictionary of science (503 OXF) A dictionary of scientists (500.8 DAI) Vogel’s textbook of quantitative chemical analysis, 6th ed. (545 MEN)
Internet Sites: General http://moodle.lec.ac.uk E-Library- 24 hour access to a collection of electronic resources including databases, subject guides, e-books and e-journals, and pre-selected websites.
www.howstuffworks.com Answering general science questions on topics including Animals, Health, Culture and Technology.
www.sciencegems.com Links to science resources.
www.topmarks.co.uk General site for science.
www.bbc.co.uk/learning/subjects/science.shtml Links to science learning resources and online courses.
www.newscientist.com Website of New Scientist journal (Print copy available in the library)
www.nature.com Website of Nature journal – access to science articles and information.
Biology biology.about.com General biology resources.
Chemistry chemistry.about.com General Chemistry resources.
scienceworld.wolfram.com/chemistry Encyclopaedia of Chemistry on areas such as chemical reactions and mineralogy.
Physics physics.about.com General physics resources.
scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics Encyclopaedia of Physics on areas such as electromagnetism.
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