The word physics comes from the Latin physica ('study of nature'), which itself is a borrowing of the Greek φυσική (phusikḗ 'natural science'), a term derived from φύσις (phúsis 'origin, … Visa mer

Physics deals with a wide variety of systems, although certain theories are used by all physicists. Each of these theories was experimentally tested numerous times and … Visa mer

Scientific method
Physicists use the scientific method to test the validity of a physical theory. By using a methodical … Visa mer

1. ^ At the start of The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Richard Feynman offers the atomic hypothesis as the single most prolific scientific concept. Visa mer

In many ways, physics stems from ancient Greek philosophy. From Thales' first attempt to characterize matter, to Democritus' … Visa mer

Prerequisites
Mathematics provides a compact and exact language used to describe the order in nature. This was … Visa mer

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