P6 Flashcards

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deals with the interaction of matter, force, and energy. It is traditionally divided into classical and modern physics.

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Physics

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deals with motion, force, work, energy, and fluids.

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Mechanics

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deal with the effects of heat when added to or removed from a system, the methods of heat transfer, and the transformation of heat energy to mechanical energy or work and vice versa.

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Heat and thermodynamics

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deals with the study of light and its properties.

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Optics

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deal with the phenomena associated with electrical charges (whether at rest or moving), magnetism, and the relationship between electricity and magnetism.

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Electricity and magnetism

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deals with the properties, transmission, and perception of different types of waves.

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Wave motion and sound

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deals with the properties of and the reaction within the atomic nucleus.

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Nuclear physics

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tells how matter curves space-time and how the curvature of spacetime dictates the trajectory of matter and light.

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General relativity

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deals with the phenomena associated when an object moves with speeds approaching the speed of light in a vacuum.

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Special relativity

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deals with the building blocks of matter called elementary particles.

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Particle physics

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deals with the nature and behavior of matter and energy on the atomic and subatomic levels.

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Quantum mechanics

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is the process of comparing something with a standard. To carry out measurements, a system of standards and a system of units should be defined.

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Measurement

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13
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is a convenient and widely used method of expressing large and small numbers.
is a way of expressing the smallest & largest number as a product of a decimals and a power of ten.

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Scientific notation

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RULES FOR SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

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All non-zero digits are significant.
All zeros between non-zero digits are significant.
All zeros to the right of the decimal point of a number less than 1 are significant.
All zeros to the right of the decimal number of a number less than 1 are significant.
If a decimal number is less than 1, in which zero is used to fix the position of the decimal number.

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