THE SCOPE OF PHYSICS CHAPTER # 1 QUESTIONS shahali_81@yahoo.com QUESTIONS 1994 Q.1 Q.8 (a) (a) Name three Muslim scientists? (3) Fill in the blanks:(1) (viii) The dimension of any physical quantity can always be expressed as some combination of the fundamental quantities. 1995 Q.1 (c) What are the dimensions of angular velocity “ω”? Show that the equation √ is (3) (1) dimensionally correct‚ where “T” is the time period of a simple pendulum of length “ ” at the place where acceleration
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Lifting of Corporate Veil in Tort Cases in Pursuit of Justice Introduction Limited liability has been the prevailing rule for corporations for more than a century. It creates incentives for excessive risk-taking by allowing companies to avoid the full costs of their activities. Strict application of this rule in all cases would lead to inflexibility and injustice‚ particularly in tort cases. Therefore‚ as suggested by Stephen Griffin—“in the interests of justice and to prevent subsidiary companies
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Although some physical issues appear to be difficult to understand‚ explain James Kakalios achieved from conduction and convection to modern physics. It is much easier to learn when it comes to something you love‚ that’s why the lessons presented in the book seemed understandable. One of the first issues of the second half of the work are phase transitions. Reading the title of the section I figured it would be a very complicated and it would take me a long time to know the subject. I realized‚ the
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adrenaline junkies and thrill seekers. The sport involves jumping from a tall structure‚ being a building‚ bridge or crane‚ while secured to a nylon-cased rubber band8. While the sport is enthralling‚ it is extremely dangerous and requires knowledge of physics and physical phenomena. Knowledge of the energy transformations involved in bungee jumping are required to complete calculations‚ which determine safe jumping conditions. This proposal will explore the parameters and ideas of possibly operating a
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References: 1. H.Young‚ R. Freedman‚ and L. Ford‚ University Physics with Modern Physics‚ Chapter 38‚ Pearson Education South Asia Pte. Ltd.‚ Singapore‚ 2009 2. M. Fowler‚ The Photoelectric Effect‚ 3. E. Agra‚ et. al.‚ Physics 73.1 Manual‚ Philippine Foundation for Physics‚ Inc.‚ 2007
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factors can play into an accident. Road condition‚ mechanical failure‚ driver error‚ or simply an ’act of God’? Despite the countless reasons for a car accident‚ one factor is always present‚ no matter what the case: physics. Every accident that has ever occurred has involved physics. Using references found in the class text‚ in science journals‚ and on the Internet‚ I will prove this to you. Take‚ for example‚ two cars traveling in opposite directions at 100km/h. One of the drivers dozes off and
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The Nobel Prize in Physics 1968 was awarded to Luis Alvarez "for his decisive contributions to elementary particle physics‚ in particular the discovery of a large number of resonance states‚ made possible through his development of the technique of using hydrogen bubble chamber and data analysis". Alvarez’s colleagues sometimes called him the "prize wild idea man" because of the huge range of his activities. He did all kinds of research into the atomic nucleus‚ light‚ electrons‚ radar‚ and so
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rely on Earth’s gravity to get the cars down the track? Roller coasters are centered all on physics and I will hopefully teach you some things‚ big or small about them today. In this essay we will be exploring the world of roller coasters. Some of the topics we will cover will range from the history‚ to the principles that allow the cars to continue throughout the length of the track‚ and the general physics surrounding roller coasters. The history of roller coasters is a very interesting and long
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quantities. Heat is a quantity of thermal energy‚ while temperature determines the direction and rate of heat transfer to the surroundings. It is possible for an object to have a very high temperature but contain very little heat and vice versa (physics 312). When a hot body is mixed with the cold body‚ the hot body cools down and the cold body warms up until the mixture as a whole comes to a common temperature‚ that is‚ in thermal equilibrium. By mixing hot and cold substances and measuring the
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The physics behind SCUBA diving and the physical effects on the body. Scuba diving is a sport that many people enjoy but hardly understand the physics behind. The journey from the pressure of the atmosphere to the deeper depths of the seas is not just a trip that involves breathing air out of a tank and looking at fish. If we were to go on an imaginary journey beginning at the surface and traveling to the bottom of a 300 foot lake your body would under go a change in pressure nearly of 10 times
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