GENS 176 -Science and Science Fiction (Aragoneses): Primary Sources and Reference Works

College Physics 2e introduces topics conceptually and progresses through clear explanations in the context of career-oriented, practical applications, and meets the scope and sequence of an algebra-based physics course. For calculus-based textbooks, see the three volume series University Physics: https://openstax.org/details/books/university-physics-volume-1

Astronomy 2e is written in clear non-technical language, with the occasional touch of humor and a wide range of clarifying illustrations. It has many analogies drawn from everyday life to help non-science majors appreciate, on their own terms, what our modern exploration of the universe is revealing.

Yet Another Science Fiction Textbook (YASFT) is an open educational resource or OER, meaning it is freely available for anyone to use and learn with. It provides a chronological history of Science Fiction (SF) with an emphasis on literature and film, and it includes other useful resources, such as a glossary of terms, an extensive list of SF definitions, additional resources, a syllabus with hyperlinked readings available online, and video lectures.

Compiled by Andrew Fraknoi. This is a selective list of some short stories and novels that use reasonably accurate science and can be
used for teaching or reinforcing astronomy or physics concepts.