Panda Library

Book Classifications

ASTRONOMY

10           Abstracts,  Catalogs, Handbooks and Reference Books
                15           General,  or Series
                20           Practical Astronomy, Celestial Mechanics and Stellar Dynamics
                25           Solar Astrophysics
                                  28   Solar Wind and Interplanetary Plasmas
                30           Solar System
                                33   Planetary Systems
                                35   Stellar Interiors and Evolution
                40           Radiative Transfer and Stellar Atmospheres
                                43   Galactic Objects
                                45    Interstellar Medium
                                47   Extragalactic Objects
                50           Cosmology
                                52           Elementary Particle Astrophysics
                                55           Advanced Astrophysics Texts
                65           Elementary Astrophysics Texts
                70           Instrumentation
                75           Popular Astronomy

GENERAL PHYSICS CLASSIFICATION

GP          11           Periodicals
13           Yearbooks
15           Institutions
16           Encyclopedias
18           Dictionaries
21           Philosophical Questions in Physics
23           Educational Questions
25           Historical works
26           Classic works
27           Bibliographies
28           Biographies
29           Prizes and prize-winners in Physics
30           Fundamental constants and tables
31           Books about the constants
                                34           Experimental procedures for determining constants
                35           General handbooks
                37           Specific tables of a general nature
GP          40           Elementary texts
                43           Computer methods
                45           Special topic elementary texts, such as for pre-med
                47           Elementary problem books
                50           Experimental procedures in general
                                51           Elementary lab manuals
                                54           Intermediate lab manuals and methods
                                55           Electronics labs
                                57           Advanced experimental methods and apparatus
                60           Advanced general texts
                                67           Advanced problem books
                70           Advanced monographs (and collections thereof)
                90           Complex systems theory

MATHEMATICS CLASSIFICATION 

MA         10           General and historical
                13           Periodicals
                15           Classic treatises
                17           Dictionaries
                19           Biographies
MA         20           Analysis in general
                21           Calculus and advanced calculus
                22           Integration theory
                23           Theory of functions
                                24           Riemann surfaces
                                26           Functions of several variables
                31           Ordinary differential equations
                33           Partial differential equations
                35           Non-linear differential equations
                40           General methods of mathematical physics and applied analysis
                                41           Harmonic analysis and theory  of expansions in series
                                                42           Approximation methods in analysis
                                                43           Variational methods
                                                44           Special functions
                                46           General functional analysis
                                47           Integral equations
                                48           Distribution theory & topological vector spaces
                                50           Geometry in general
                                                52           Analytic geometry
                                53           Pure set theory
                                54           Point set topology
                                55           Algebraic topology
                                56           Differential topology
                                57           Differential geometry
                                58           non-commutative geometry
                60           Algebra in general
                                61           Abstract logic and set theory
                                63           Arithmetic
                                64           Elementary algebra and theory of equations
MA                         67           Modern algebra in general
                                69           Game theory
                71           Groups and their representations
                72           Quantum groups
                73           Infinite algebras
                74           Linear algebra
                76           Tensor analysis
                77           Clifford algebras
                78           Spinors
MA         79           Homological algebra
                80           Probability and statistics, in general
                81           Combinatorics
                82           Graph Theory
                83           Error analysis
                84           Numerical analysis
                85           Personal computers and physics
                86           Symbol manipulation
                87           Turing problems
                88           Random variables and topological aspects of problems
                89           AI and Neural Networks
                90           Handbooks of mathematical information              
                95           Tables of values of mathematical functions

MECHANICS AND RELATIVITY CLASSIFICATION

ME      10       General (and historical) mechanics
            12       Classic works
            13       Periodicals
            16       Biographies
            18       General texts on mechanics
            20                   Special aspects of mechanics
            26                   Experimental mechanics
            29       Statics
            34       Kinematics
            38       Classical theory of potentials
            41       Dynamics
ME      42                   Fractals
            43                   Chaos Theory
            44                   Wave propagation and vibrations in general
            45                   General Dynamical Systems
            46       Classical theory of Fields
            47       Sound
            50       Fluids and hydrodynamics
                        53       Magnetohydrodynamcs and rel. fluids
                        56       Gas dynamics and aerodynamics
            60       Continuum mechanics
                        63       Elasticity
                        64       Viscosity, rheology, etc.
           
ME      70       Theory of relativity, general texts
                        71       Special relativity
                        73       Special relativistic kinematics
                        75       Special relativistic electricity and magnetism
            80       General relativity
                        83       Special aspects of general relativity
                        85       Relativistic cosmology
                        89       Experimental aspects of general relativity
            93       Quantum gravity
            95       Other theories of gravity

QUANTUM PHYSICS CLASSIFICATION

QP      10       General
                        11       Periodicals
                        13       Philosophical problems
                        14       Historical works and classic papaers
                        15       Biographies
                        16       Problems in quantum physics
                        17       Elementary texts
                        18       Advanced general works
                        19       Quantum problems done on PC’s
              Quantum mechanics
            20       Introductory texts
            22       More advanced texts
            24       Problems in quantum mechanics
            25       Specific methods in quantum mechanics
            27       Foundations of quantum mechanics
            28       Quantum measurement theory
            29       New approaches to quantum mechanics
            31       Group theoretical applications to quantum mechanics
            32                   Theory of angular momentum
            34       Quantum field theory in general
                        35       Statistical methods in field theory
                        36       Particular field theories
                        37       Abstract approaches to field theory
                        38       Superphysics and string theories
                        39       GUTS and Unification gauge theories
            Particle and Nuclear Physics
QP      40       Introductory texts on particle physics
            42       Problem books in field theory
            43       Advanced monographs and compilations on particle physics
            45       Experimental aspects of particle physics
            46       Collision theory
            47       the Three-Body problem
            48       High-energy collisions, and asymptotic behavior
            49       S-matrix theory, per se
            55       Quarks and gluons
QP      57       Strong interactions
            58       Weak  (and E.M.) interactions of particles
            60       Advanced monographs, and compilations, on cosmic rays
Nuclear Physics
QP      71       Periodicals
            74       Historical works
            75       Biographies
            76       Problems
            77       General texts
            78       General advanced texts
            81       General experimental aspects of nuclear physics
            83       Nuclear models and structure
            85       Nuclear spectroscopy
            87       Other specific aspects of nuclear physics
            91       Experimental techniques
            95       Tables of relevant data, and constants

BIOPHYSICS CLASSIFICATION

BP       18       Introductory texts on biophysics
            20       General advanced works: reln’s of  physics, biology & medicine
            28                   Experimental techniques
            30       Biology
            38                   Microbiology
            40                   Molecular Biology
            45                               Partic. Details of molecular biology
            48                               Genes
            50       Physiology
            51                   Biological aspects of physiology
            53                   Vision
            56                   Physical foundations of physiology
BP       60       Fission reactors
            65       Fusion reactors
            70       Interactions of radiation with life, radiation protection, etc.
BP       75       Radioisotopes
            80       Medicine
            83       Epidemiology
                        84       Math’l techniques for epidemiology
            85       Application of radiation to medicine
            90       Pharmacology

MISCELLANEOUS CLASSIFICATION

MIS                 10       Languages
                        20       Philosophy
                        30       Economics

GEOPHYSICS AND SPACE PHYSICS CLASSIFICATION

GS       11       Historical works
            13       Biographies
            15       Periodicals
            16       Institutions
            18       Classic treatises
            20       General introductory works
            23       Advanced works on general subjects (Solar-Terrestrial)
            26       Man in outer space
            28       Space explorations
Geology
GS       30       Introductory texts
            32       Advanced general treatises on geology
            33       Mineralogy
            35       Continental drift, and the earth’s crust
            37       Volcanoes and earthquakes
            38       Glaciers, rain, wind, etc.
            40       Geomagnetism
            45       Magnetic phenomena in the atmosphere, such as aurorae
           
GS       50       Atmospheric physics, introductory texts
            52       Advanced works on atmospheric physics
            55       Details on specific parts of the atmosphere
            60       Meteorology
                        62       Temperature and pressure in the atmosphere
                        64       Rain
                        66       Clouds
                        68       Wind and storms
                        72       Lightning
                        75       Weather observations, and data
            80       The sea
            90       Energy in general for geophysics
                        95       Solar energy

STRUCTURE OF MATTER CLASSIFICATION

SM      10       Atomic and molecular physics
                        11       Periodicals
                        12       Historical works
                        13       Biographies
                        16       Introductory atomic physics
                        17                   Problems in atomic physics
                        18       Advanced works on atomic physics
            20       Atomic spectra
                        23       Tables of data and constants
                        25       Tables for atomic physics
                        26       Tables for molecular physics
                        28       Experimental techniques for atomic & molec. Physics
            30       Theory of molecules and molecular forces
                        32       Molecular spectroscopy
            35       Elementary texts on Chemistry
            36       Advanced texts on Chemistry
            37       Advanced books and monographs
            38       Molecular biochemistry
            39       Quantum chemistry
            40       Solid state physics, introductory texts
            41       Solid state physics, problem books
            42                   Advanced general works
            44                   Experimental techniques
            45       Electric & magnetic properties of solids
            46       Metallurgy
            47       Crystal structure
            48       Thin films
            49       Surfaces
            50       Specialized topics in condensed matter
            51       Diffusion
            52       Irradiation of solids
            55       Superconductivity
            56       Superfluidity
            57       Rheology and friction
            59       Tables & handbooks for solid state physics
SM      60       Thermodynamics & many body problems
            61                   Periodicals
            63                   Historical works
            64                   Biographies
            65                   Elementary texts on thermodynamics
            66                               Problems on thermodynamics
            67       Thermodynamics and stat. mech texts
            68       Statistical mechanics texts
            69       Statistical mechanics problem books
            70       Advanced works on thermo and stat. mechanics
            71                   Stochastic processes
            72       Adv. Works on thermo & stat. mech, (matter)
            73       Exper. Methods on thermo & stat. mech,
            75       Molecular theory of gases
            78       Molecular theory of fluids
            79       The Renormalization group
            80       Surface tension, absorption, capillarity, etc.
            81       Change of state
            83       Heat and temperature
            84       Cryogenics
            85       Non-equilibrium thermodynamics
            86       Heat conduction
            87       Energy problems
            88       General radiative conduction and transport
            90       Physics of plasmas
            93       Nuclear engineering
            95       Many-body physics

ELECTROMAGNETISM CLASSIFICATION

EM      10       General works
            12       Historical
            15       Biographies
            16       Problem books
            20       Introductory texts
            22       Advanced texts
            24       Experimental aspects  of electromagnetism
            25       Electrodynamics of charged particles
            26       Electric currents
            27       Electrodynamics of continuous media (also see SM90)
            30       Electromagnetic scattering (classical) (also see QP58)
            40       Electronics and applications
                        45       Experimental methods in electronics
                        48       Computational methods in electronics
            50       Electromagnetic waves in general
                        51       Radio waves
                        53       Microwaves
                        55       Infrared radiation
                        57       Ultraviolet radiation
                        58       X-rays
            60       Light
                        61       Historical works
                        63       Classic works
            66       Geometrical optics and ordinary optical instruments
                        68       Optical design
            70       General optics texts
                        73       Color, general theory
                        74       Luminescence
                        75       Light Scattering
                        76       Polarized light
                        77       Dispersion of light
                        78       Interference,  and general notions of coherence
                        79       Non-linear optics

EM      80       Lasers (and masers)
                        83       free-electron lasers
EM                  85       General Quantum optics, and photonics
                        87       Quantum electronics
            90       Advanced experimental methods in Optics
            93       Photography
            95       Photometry
            96       Handbooks, Tables, etc. for Optics