Fundamentals of Physics

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, nature, property').

These advances led directly to the development of new products that have dramatically transformed modern-day society, such as television, computers, domestic appliances, and nuclear weapons.

Advances in thermodynamics led to the development of industrialization.

<p>Advances in mechanics inspired the development of calculus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Early civilizations dating before 3000 BCE, such as the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians, were involved in the study of astronomy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The most notable property of a magnet is a force that pulls on other ferromagnetic materials and attracts or repels other magnets.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A permanent magnet is an object made from a material that is magnetized and creates its own persistent magnetic field.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Iron, nickel, and cobalt are examples of ferromagnetic materials.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magnetically 'soft' materials, like annealed iron, can be magnetized but do not tend to stay magnetized.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Magnetically 'hard' materials tend to stay magnetized once they are magnetized.</p> Signup and view all the answers