+27 21 959 2946library@uwc.ac.za
The library collects books to support your studies. More recently we are purchasing mainly ebooks. This page presents three main categories of books: New Books, Reference Books and Textbooks.
You can find books in the library by using uKwazi. The video below will guide you on how to search for books and articles on uKwazi.
Online books can be accessed by clicking on the relevant link on uKwazi. Physical books are shelved according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) System and and Astronomy and Physics books are mainly located on Level 14 on the following subjects and DDC numbers:
| Astronomy and Allied Sciences | 520 |
| Celestial Mechanics | 612 |
| Techniques, Procedures, Apparatus, Equipment, Materials | 522 |
| Earth (Astronomical Geography) | 525 |
| Mathematical Geography | 526 |
| Celestial Navigation | 527 |
| Ephemerides | 528 |
| Chronology | 529 |
| Physics | 530 |
| Classical Mechanics | 531 |
| Fluid Mechanics | 532 |
| Pneumatics (Gas mechanics) | 533 |
| Sound and Related Vibrations | 534 |
| Light and Related Radiation | 535 |
| Heat | 536 |
| Electricity and Electronics | 537 |
| Magnetism | 538 |
| Modern Physics | 539 |
InTech publishes more than 2,300 open textbooks a variety of subjects that fall under the heading of science.
BCcampus Open Education contributes to the development of an open future for teaching practices and educational resources.
The AAPT ComPADRE Digital Library is a network of free online resource collections supporting faculty, students, and teachers in Physics and Astronomy Education.
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