Physics

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Physics is the science of matter and its motion, as well as space and time — the science that deals with concepts such as force, energy, mass, and charge. Physics is an experimental science.

Physics is one of the oldest academic disciplines, having emerged as a modern science in the 17th century, and through its modern subfield of Astronomy, it may be the oldest of all. Those who work professionally in the field are known as physicists.

Advances in physics often translate to the technological sector, and sometimes influence the other sciences, as well as mathematics and philosophy. For example, advances in the understanding of electromagnetism have led to the widespread use of electrically driven devices (televisions, computers, home appliances etc.); advances in thermodynamics led to the development of motorized transport; and advances in mechanics led to the development of calculus, quantum chemistry, and the use of instruments such as the electron microscope in microbiology.

Today, physics is a broad and highly developed subject. Research is often divided into four subfields: condensed matter physics; atomic, molecular, and optical physics; high-energy physics; and astronomy and astrophysics. Most physicists also specialize in either theoretical or experimental research, the former dealing with the development of new theories, and the latter dealing with the experimental testing of theories and the discovery of new phenomena. Despite important discoveries during the last four centuries, there are a number of unsolved problems in physics, and many areas of active research.

Contents 1 Course Outline 1.1 Section One 1.2 Section Two 1.3 Section Three 1.4 Section Four 1.5 Section Five

Course Outline

Section One

1. Physics and it's connection to other sciences
2. Lab Safety
3. History of Physics
4. Astronomy & Kepler's Laws
5. The Big Bang

Section Two

1. Units S.I. units
2. Kinematics Displacement, velocity, acceleration
3. Force Newton's 3 Laws of Motion
4. Momentum Elastic and inelastic collisions
5. Friction and the Normal Force
6. Work Force times distance
7. Energy The potential to do Work
8. Laws of Conservation

Section Three

1. Gravity A universal force of attraction
2. Circular Motion
3. Torque
4. Periodic Motion
5. Waves
6. Wave overtones
7. Standing waves
8. Sound

Section Four

1. Fluids
2. Fields
3. Thermodynamics Heat
4. Electricity Charge, current, electric fields
5. Magnetism Magnetic dipoles, magnetic fields
6. Electronics Resistance, voltage, capacitance, inductance
7. Optics Light, lasers, etc.

Section Five

1. Modern Physics
2. Special Relativity
3. General Relativity
4. Quantum Mechanics
5. What else is left?