Phy.1 - Introduction to Physics

Physics

* science that deals with the structure of matter and the interactions between the fundamental constituents of the observable universe
* concerned with all aspects of nature on both the macroscopic and submicroscopic levels

Physikos

* where the word physics came from
* Greek word

Classical Physics

* 1600-1900

Mechanics

* study of motion particles and fluids

Thermodynamics

* study of temperature, heat transfer, and the properties of aggregations of many particlesElec

Electromagnetism

* electricity, magnetism, electromagnetic waves, and optics

Modern Physics

* 1900-now

Special Relativity

* theory of the behavior of particles moving at high speeds
* led to a radical revision of our ideas of space, time, and energy

Quantum Mechanics

* theory of submicroscopic world of atoms
* requires a profound upheaval of our vision of how nature operates