WHY STUDY PHYSICS???
WHY STUDY CHEMISTRY???
The number one reason I would give anyone to learn about both physics and chemistry is illustrated above. All of the images you see above are all the result of the various different phenomena studied in both physics and chemistry. Both physics and chemistry are the two core sciences referred to as the PHYSICAL SCIENCES. These are both considered as such because they are meant to study the phenomenon that constitutes all the energy, matter, forces and interactions that make up the universe, and unlike biology, anatomy or botany they are not meant to study explicitly living things.
When studying chemistry, the most memorable things to learn about are oftentimes the elements. These can be confusing but perhaps the best way to think about this table of squares, is that out of all the atoms that make up everything in the world, this table represents all of the different types of atoms. Chemistry uses the knowledge of what these different types of atoms (elements) are, what trends and habits are common among certain elements in certain places of the table, and how they come together to make bonds to see how matter is itself constructed from the chemical reactions of atoms and molecules coming together and forming. Chemistry also deals a lot with some good introductory knowledge of nuclear science and understanding how the forces and components of the subatomic world affect everything else.
When studying physics, students can sometimes become intimidated by all the math involved. However, this math in this class won’t get too complicated and I can show you how to look at how the math translates to the real world. The science of physics does a stupendous job at using math as a language to understand how the things occur in the outside physical world. Physics mainly studies the forces, interactions, motion and structure of the macroscopic and microscopic world. In many ways physics is the most fundamental science in the world, because it studies the motion, forces and interactions of things as small as subatomic particles and things as large as galaxies. Physics is the science that provides explanations for how we can look at the outside world and make calculations and conclusions based on observations, measurements, conceptual understandings and mathematics.
When studying chemistry, the most memorable things to learn about are oftentimes the elements. These can be confusing but perhaps the best way to think about this table of squares, is that out of all the atoms that make up everything in the world, this table represents all of the different types of atoms. Chemistry uses the knowledge of what these different types of atoms (elements) are, what trends and habits are common among certain elements in certain places of the table, and how they come together to make bonds to see how matter is itself constructed from the chemical reactions of atoms and molecules coming together and forming. Chemistry also deals a lot with some good introductory knowledge of nuclear science and understanding how the forces and components of the subatomic world affect everything else.
When studying physics, students can sometimes become intimidated by all the math involved. However, this math in this class won’t get too complicated and I can show you how to look at how the math translates to the real world. The science of physics does a stupendous job at using math as a language to understand how the things occur in the outside physical world. Physics mainly studies the forces, interactions, motion and structure of the macroscopic and microscopic world. In many ways physics is the most fundamental science in the world, because it studies the motion, forces and interactions of things as small as subatomic particles and things as large as galaxies. Physics is the science that provides explanations for how we can look at the outside world and make calculations and conclusions based on observations, measurements, conceptual understandings and mathematics.
This strange picture is a phenomenon often seen on ships or planes after a rough storm. It is most known as St. Elmo's Fire, and people have often given some supernatural assumption about this phenomenon after they were trying to survive a harsh storm over seas. What this really is, is a build up of discharge in the air and clouds above this ship, creating a glowing plasma that surrounds the ship or plane. The clouds during a heavy storm are filled with incredibly large amounts of volts which create an electric field between itself and the ship or plane. This is why the plasma is always seen around ships or planes.
This is an example of some of the physical observations of concepts we'll learn about in the spring such as electric potential and electric fields.
This is an example of some of the physical observations of concepts we'll learn about in the spring such as electric potential and electric fields.