Physics
is the most fundamental of all sciences. The scale at which
it is studied ranges through the largest and most massive
objects such as galaxies, to the smallest and least massive
objects such as sub-atomic particles. The work of renowned
physicists such as Newton, Planck, Einstein and recently
Hawking has fundamentally changed our views on the nature
of the universe, yet Physics remains full of exciting questions
and mysteries to solve. Physics is both challenging because
it is an exacting science and good fun because it is lively
and practical.
Physics
is the study of the fundamentals of everything in the universe.
If you look around you and start asking questions like
'why does that happen ?' or 'how does that work ?' then
you are thinking like a physicist.
When
you start learning Physics, you will begin with motion:
velocity, acceleration, force, mass , energy - these are
some of the concepts found at the beginning of a Physics
course. The principles developed apply to the motion of
anything - planets, electrons, athletes, owls … If you
continue to study Physics as a second year student, you
will learn new laws and theories (The Gas Laws, Newton's
Theory of Gravitation, Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity)
that help to explain more complex aspects of the natural
world.
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