Why Study Physics?
What is the first commandment?
Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength.
The study of the description and causes of motion is called what?
mechanics
Does watching ants at a picnic consider an observation?
No
Which reason accounts for why humans are precious?
We bear God's image
What is a hypothesis?
•a temporary explanation for a phenomenon
•a starting point for further investigation
•structured so that it can be tested
What is peer review?
The peer review involves qualified scientist examining the research to ensure that the data collection, analysis, reasoning, and conclusions are valid and consistent with the highest standard of scientific inquiry
What is the Creation Mandate?
God directed us to have dominion over all creatures of the land, sea and air, as well as over the entire earth.
What is a law?
models or describes an observed relationship among phenomena or properties under specified conditions
What two branches make up modern physics?
•quantum mechanics
•theories of relativity
What is the difference between a Christian worldview and a naturalistic scientists worldview?
Christians view God as the creator of the universe whereas naturalistic scientists believe in a world without God.
True or false: Opposing hypothese can be constructed from the same observational data
True
According to philosopher Thomas Kuhn, normal science is controlled by the reigning what?
Paradigm
True or False. There is little historical or biblical evidence that humans conducted detailed studies of nature prior to 300 BC.
False
What three branches make up classical physics?
•mechanics
•electromagnetism
•thermodynamics
What are the steps of the sciencitific inquiry?
Observation --> Research --> Hypothesis --> Experiment --> Data anaysis --> conclusion --> publish findings