The Importance of Physics to Society Physics - the study of matter‚ energy and their interactions - is an international enterprise‚ which plays a key role in the future progress of humankind. The support of physics education and research in all countries is important because: 1. Physics is an exciting intellectual adventure that inspires young people and expands the frontiers of our knowledge about Nature. 2. Physics generates fundamental knowledge needed for the future technological advances
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I absolutely love jumping on the trampoline but I never really thought there was any physics involved. I knew you had to use a force to jump up and gravity pulls you back down obviously. An American inventor named George Nissen first invented the trampoline in 1935. (Silvia) A trampoline is defined as an elastic disc of hard canvas held up by metal springs attached to a metal skeletal frame. Kinetic and Potential energy allow you to be able to jump on a trampoline. PE=mgh this equation helps you
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the swing of a pendulum will be the star of this chapter. First‚ I will describe how the weight of the bob in the swing of a pendulum affects the amount of swings that a pendulum can swing in a certain amount of time. If the bob is light‚ like a penny or a paper clip‚ the pendulum can swing a large amount of times because the pendulum does not have a lot of weight to carry at the end of it. If the bob at the end of the string is heavy‚ like a half-dollar or a quarter‚ the pendulum cannot swing as
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Physics H7ABC Welcome to the archival Web page for U.C. Berkeley’s Physics H7ABC‚ Honors Physics for Scientists and Engineers‚ Fall 1998‚ Spring 1999‚ and Fall 1999. Instructor: (Prof.) Mark Strovink. I have a research web page‚ a standardized U.C. Berkeley web page‚ and a statement of research interests. Physics H7A (Mechanics and Vibrations) Problem set solutions initially composed by E.A. ("Ted") Baltz Graduate Student Instructors: David Bacon and Elizabeth Wu Physics H7B (Electromagnetism
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Applications of Physics in Everyday Life By Steve Johnson‚ eHow Contributor Even walking manipulates physics‚ allowing people to proceed in a state of "constant falling." Physics extends well into people’s everyday lives -- imprisoning people within its forces. From each step a person takes to the evolution of the body‚ physics has several long-term as well as short-term effects and uses. For everyday living‚ many technologies have even exploited the rules of physics. 1. Simple Mechanical
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Physics Investigation: What factors affect the period of a pendulum? By Tanya Waqanika In this investigation‚ I will be looking at which factors affect the period (The time for one complete cycle‚ a left swing and a right swing) of a pendulum (a weight that dangles from a pivot so that it can swing freely). I will do this by tying a metal bob to a length of spring and dropping it from a certain height and measuring the time it takes to complete an oscillation‚ changing a variable for each of
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Introduction to Physic 1.1 Understanding Physics • A phenomenon is an occurrence that can be perceived by our senses • In physics‚ we study natural phenomena‚ such as the eruption of volcano‚ rain fall‚ formation of rainbow and the properties of matter‚ such as length‚ temperature‚ volume • There are many fields of study in physics‚ including force‚ motion‚ heat‚ light‚ waves‚ electricity‚ electromagnetism‚ electronics and nuclear physics 1.2 Physical Quantities • We discover physics by learning
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Practical Investigation: The Simple Pendulum Background The period of a pendulum is the time for one complete swing. The equation for the period of a pendulum is; Aim To investigate the factors which affect the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum. Equipment -Stand & Clamp -1 Meter Ruler -Pendulum Bob -Nylon
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PHYSICS science that deals with matter‚ energy‚ motion and force. BRANCHES OF PHYSICS Acoustics studies the production and properties of sound. Atomic physics examines the structure‚ properties‚ and behavior of the atom. Biophysics applies the tools and techniques of physics to the study of living things and the life processes. Cryogenics is the study of extremely low temperatures. Electrodynamics analyses the relationship between electrical and magnetic forces. Fluid physics deals with
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buying a Physics book to use as their reference material while studying physics‚ and because we think that I.T can be about Physics in some ways‚ our group decided to create and design a website that contains stuffs about College Physics which is composed of the following: * History of Physics * Branches of Physics (Branches of Classical Physics and Modern Physics) * Significance of Physics. * Tribute to the greatest Physicians and their contributions to advancement of Physics *
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