Research Guides: Government Documents: Math & Sciences

Math & Sciences

The National Science Foundation provides a wealth of material, both online and in print. Search "chemistry" and limit by government documents collections for additional materials.

Alluvial Fan from NASA's book Earth As Art

Chemistry & Materials Discoveries
Nanoscience
Chemical and Process Engineering, NS 1.37:6/5
Thermodynamics of Aqueous Systems, with Industrial Applications, QD504 .T47 (EERC)
Asymmetric Reactions and Processes in Chemistry, QD262 .A78 1982 (3rd floor)
A Primer on Quality in the Analytical Laboratory, QD75.4.Q34 K46 2000 (3rd floor)

The National Science Foundation (NS) and Department of Interior (I) offer a wide range of materials, including:

Algerian Desert from the NASA e-book Earth As Art

Artic & Antartic Discoveries
Earth & Environment Discoveries
Flight to the South Pole: The New Age of Antarctic Exploration and Research, NS 1.2:F 64
Absolute Zero, QC278 .A27 2008 DVD
The Loma Prieta, California, Earthquake of October 17, 1989, I 19.16: (Geology library)
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Bureau of Reclamation Reports, I 27.2
Includes blueprints of dams, and more

As Life Sciences encompasses a number of fields, a wide range of government agencies offer publications in this area. For example:

Lena River Delta from NASA's book Earth As Art

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service publications, I 49
Plant Metabolism and Cell Wall Formation in Space, NAS 1.26:197618
A History of Botanical Exploration in Amazonian Ecuador, 1739-1988, SI 1.29:82
Parent's Guide to Childhood Immunizations
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Biology Discoveries, National Science Foundation

Most government document resources for this subject are either from the National Science Foundation or Department of Education. For example:

Fibonacci sequence in a shell, Creative Commons license Kevin Walsh

National Science Foundation, Mathematics Discoveries
Puzzle Problems and Games Project: Final Report, QA95 .P88x

The National Science Foundation and National Aeronautics and Space Administration fund research in this area. Besides their websites, see the library catalog for more resources.

The Dynamic Sun, NASA, www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/sdo/news/avalanche.html

National Science Foundation, Physics Discoveries
NASA Science, Astrophysics
Laboratory for Terrestrial Physics, NAS 1.83:2003-10-581-GSFC
The Sun, the Earth, and Near-Earth Space, NAS 1.83:NP-2009-1-066-GSFC

Find additional materials by browsing NAS in the government documents section on the first floor or searching for "National Aeronautics and Space Administration" from the library's home page.

NASA Science
Biomedical Results of the Space Shuttle Program, NAS 1.21:2013-607
Celebrating 30 Years of the Space Shuttle Program, NAS 1.83:2012-01-835-HQ
ScienceCasts 2011-2012 the First 50 Episodes, NAS 1.86:SCI 2/DVD
Apollo 17, the Most Productive Lunar Expedition, NAS 1.45:12
Dressing for Altitude: U.S. Aviation Pressure Suits, NAS 1.21:2011-59