Quarks Research paper

BACKGROUND

The fundamental units of matter, quarks come in six “flavors,” each with several “colors.” In combination, quarks form protons, neutrons, and mesons. The recent discovery of the “top quark” brought great excitement to the world of nuclear physics.

BROWSE FOR BOOKS ON THE SHELF USING THESE CALL NUMBERS

539

539.7–539.721

530.12–530.142

LOOK UNDER THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS IN THE CATALOG (CARD OR COMPUTER)

Quarks

Particles (Nuclear physics)

USE PAMPHLET FILE (ALSO CALLED VERTICAL FILE) UNDER THE HEADING

Physics

REFERENCE MATERIALS THAT MAY HELP (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

Asimov, Isaac. Asimov’s Chronology of Science and Discovery, 1994.

Hetherington, Norriss, ed. Encyclopedia of Cosmology: Historical, Philosophical, and Scientific Foundations of Modern Cosmology, 1993.

Magill, Frank N., ed. Great Events from History II: Science and Technology Series, 1991.

McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 1992.

Today’s Science on File. Facts on File.

General encyclopedias

PERIODICAL INDEXES TO SEARCH (BOOKS OR CD-ROMS)

EBSCO Magazine Article Summaries

InfoTrac

NewsBank and other newspaper indexes

Readers’ Guide to Periodical Literature

SIRS (Social Issues Resources Series)

WILSONDISC
ONLINE DATABASES TO SEARCH

America Online

CompuServe

Dialog

Internet

Prodigy

KEY WORDS AND DESCRIPTORS FOR PERIODICAL INDEX AND ONLINE SEARCHES

Quarks

Gluons

Particles (Nuclear physics)

Quantum flavor dynamics

VIDEOTAPES ON THIS TOPIC

A Brief History of Time. Paramount Home Video, 1992.

Creation of the Universe. Northstar Productions, 1985.

SUGGESTIONS FOR NARROWING THIS TOPIC

Discuss the scientific equipment used in quark research.

Explain the attributes of quarks; e.g., behavior.

Investigate the quark family of subatomic particles; e.g., “flavors” and “colors.”

Relate the discovery of quarks.

Research the discovery of the “top quark.”

SUGGESTIONS FOR RELATED TOPICS

Enrico Fermi

Big Bang theory

Black holes

Nuclear physics

Quantum theory

Stephen Hawking

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