Definition, History & Branches
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The study of matter and energy
Physics
The study of sound & waves and the study of light and its properties
Acoustics and Optics
Statements describing phenomena that have been repeatedly tested and confirmed.
Scientific laws
Branch specifically looks at systems with properties of the theory of relativity
Relativity
Founders of early physics
Ancient Greeks
Modern physics came in what years
1500 and 1600's
What is one major branch of physics, and focuses on the behavior of objects and the forces that act upon them.
Mechanics
The study of electrical and magnetic forces, both of which are major components of physics
Electromagnetism
The study of heat, temperature, and energy.
Thermodynamics
The study of fluids and their physical properties
Fluid dynamics