A Simple Understanding of Physics
Science is divided into many disciplines. One such
division is physics. “The study of relations among
observations we can make of the universe constitutes the
body of science, and relations among observations of the
physical universe constitutes the subject matter of
physics.” (Adair, 25) It is plain to see from this
description that physics does encompass a wide array of
studies. The majority of physical phenomena investigated
has been reduced to mathematical formulas by dedicated
scientists endeavoring to understand and explain these
relationships.
A more refined interpretation of physics exerts
“Physics deals with the material aspect of the inanimate
world, and is particularly concerned with processes in
which the nature of the matter changes...the measured
properties of lifeless matter involving no change of
chemical composition and of energy and radiation, in all
their many forms, are the particular province of physics.”
(Andrade, 204). Through the scientific method and the use
of mathematics, physicists have perfected formulas and
laws to describe and predict the behavior and
relationships of both matter and energy. They have
scrupulously dissected each facet defining the attributes
of such phenomena as movement, sound, light, electricity,
magnetism and the processes of the cosmos. It was through
this research that the foundation for the development of
the technological age was laid. The original ideas of
telephones, airplanes, computers, hydraulics, and space
travel have all become mere realities due to the study of
physics.
In order to get a good idea of the definition of
physics it is also important to explore some of the people
who gave cr...
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...culture today. It has provided us with
the technology to stay healthier, live longer and more
comfortably, and to process more information than all the
generations before us put together. It is through this
research that we have come to understand our place in the
universe, our relationship to all things, and the nature
of “reality”.
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