physics partial Flashcards
physics has been classified in two broad branches
Classical physics
Modern physics
classical physics
developed in ancient times with aristotle
mid 19 century with Isaac newton and Michael Faraday
Acquired knowledege was developed taking as one of the main sources of information some of the senses (sight, hearing, touch)
subdivisions of classical physics
optics
acoustics
thermodynamics
mechanics
what studies the subdivisions of classical physics
phenomena of nature related to the senses
when did the modern physics began
at the end of 19 century
branches of modern physics
quantum physics, relativity, atomic physics
Study the movement of bodies in general
mechanic physics (classical)
Study the sound and its characteristics
acoustic (classical)
Study of light and its propagation
optics (classical)
Study of heat and its transformations to others forms of energy
thermodynamics (classical)
Study of electric charges, the magnetics fields and their interactions
electromagnetism (classical)
Study of the movement of bodies at comparable speeds with that of light
relativistic physics (modern)
Study of particle movement in its wave behavior or of the movement of the waves in its behavior as particles
quantum physics (modern)
Study of the atom, its composition and properties
atomic physics (modern)
Study of the atomic nucleus, its components and forces involved
nuclear physics (modern)
Study of the classification of all particles that make up matter to conform a standard model
physics of particles (modern)
Study of plasma as a state of the matter of great energy
plasma physics (modern)
difference between classical and modern physics
classical physics has a field of observation limited to sensory perceptions of man while in modern physics it is broader
method of study in physics
the experimental scientific method
aristotelian model
the idea of order, finding the order of things (16 century)
theory of the four elements