Definition, History & Branches
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Definition, History & Branches
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The study of matter and energy

Physics

100

The study of sound & waves and the study of light and its properties

Acoustics and Optics

200

Statements describing phenomena that have been repeatedly tested and confirmed.

Scientific laws

200

Branch specifically looks at systems with properties of the theory of relativity

Relativity

300

Founders of early physics

Ancient Greeks

300

Modern physics came in what years

1500 and 1600's

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What is one major branch of physics, and focuses on the behavior of objects and the forces that act upon them.

Mechanics

400

The study of electrical and magnetic forces, both of which are major components of physics

Electromagnetism

500

The study of heat, temperature, and energy.

 Thermodynamics

500

The study of fluids and their physical properties

Fluid dynamics