Noun

Singular physics

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physics (uncountable)

  1. The branch of science concerned with the study of properties and interactions of space, time, matter and energy.
  2. Of or pertaining to the physical aspects of a phenomena or a system, especially those studied in physics.
    The physics of car crashes would not let Tom Cruise walk away like that.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Wed Mar 10 22:30:06 2010

Physics (Greek: physis – φύσις meaning "nature") is a natural science; it is the study of matter and its motion through spacetime and all that derives from these, such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the world and universe behave.

Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines, perhaps the oldest through its inclusion of astronomy. Over the last two millennia, physics had been considered synonymous with philosophy, chemistry, and certain branches of mathematics and biology, but during the Scientific Revolution in the 16th century, it emerged to become a unique modern science in its own right. However, in some subject areas such as in mathematical physics and quantum chemistry, the boundaries of physics remain difficult to distinguish.

Physics is both significant and influential, in part because advances in its understanding have often translated into new technologies, but also because new ideas in physics often resonate with the other sciences, mathematics and philosophy.

For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism or nuclear physics led directly to the development of new products which have dramatically transformed modern-day society (e.g., television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons); advances in thermodynamics led to the development of motorized transport; and advances in mechanics inspired the development of calculus.

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Fri Mar 5 15:51:59 2010

physics!!!?
Q. where can I find useful websites about physics? especially physics that deal with engineering Thank you!!
Asked by Deedee - Mon Jun 30 06:51:31 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. find sites from this page
Answered by Il vostro partner - Mon Jun 30 07:01:27 2008

What good physics books or textbooks can i get on a middle school level?
Q. I want to study more on physics, but i dont know where to get good textbooks on my level. I am a middle schooler. I can comprehend higher than middle school level (probably), so i need some answers.
Asked by Bennett - Wed Feb 17 21:33:32 2010 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. That depends on how much math you know. High school physics books assume you know algebra and geometry. There's very little you can do with physics without that.
Answered by eri - Wed Feb 17 21:34:48 2010

What do high school students learn about physics at school?
Q. Well, I'm learning English and have the intention of going to the UK to study physics. I'm currently at high school in China. Would you guys please tell me what high school students learn about physics in the UK? I've already learnt Newton's laws of motion, circular motion, conservation of energy, impulse, conservation of linear momentum and the stuff connected with electromagnetic field and some related calculations. And I wonder what else I need to learn before I become ready for university study.
Asked by taotao329 - Fri Mar 13 02:45:56 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Probably the best links for you are these (for an up and coming uni student): (Note that general relativity is taught in 2nd year) The main issue you learn in electro-magnetics is here: You also recap on the newtonian physics and other conventional physics. Please answer mine:
Answered by Seed of Sanctity - Fri Mar 13 03:00:39 2009

From Yahoo Answer Search: "physics"
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Physics is the science of the natural world, which deals with the fundamental particles the universe is made of, the interactions between them, and the interactions of objects composed of them (nuclei, atoms, molecules, etc).

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  • Physicists use the wave theory on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and the particle theory on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
    • William Henry Bragg; quoted in Dictionary of Scientific Quotations by Alan L. Mackay, Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol, 1994, p. 37 [1]
    • Variant: On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we teach the wave theory and on Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays the corpuscular theory.
    • Quoted in Physically Speaking: A Dictionary of Quotations on Physics and Astronomy by C.C. Gaither, 1997, ISBN 0750304707. [2]
    • unsourced variant: God runs electromagnetics by wave theory on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, and the Devil runs them by quantum theory on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. [3]
  • Physics and philosophy are at most a few thousand years old, but probably have lives of thousands of millions of years stretching away in front of them. They are only just beginning to get under way.
    • Physics and Philosophy (1942), p.217.
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