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What is mechanics?
What is mechanics?
Mechanics is the area of mathematics and physics concerned with the relationships between force, matter, and motion among physical objects.
Who laid the foundation for classical mechanics?
Who laid the foundation for classical mechanics?
Scientists such as Galileo Galilei, Johannes Kepler, Christiaan Huygens, and Isaac Newton laid the foundation for classical mechanics.
What is the main theory of mechanics in antiquity?
What is the main theory of mechanics in antiquity?
The main theory of mechanics in antiquity was Aristotelian mechanics.
What theory of motion did Persian Islamic polymath Ibn Sīnā publish in his book The Book of Healing?
What theory of motion did Persian Islamic polymath Ibn Sīnā publish in his book The Book of Healing?
Who developed the theory of impetus, which later developed into the modern theories of inertia, velocity, acceleration, and momentum?
Who developed the theory of impetus, which later developed into the modern theories of inertia, velocity, acceleration, and momentum?
Who provided a detailed mathematical account of mechanics in his work Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica?
Who provided a detailed mathematical account of mechanics in his work Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica?
What are the two main modern developments in mechanics?
What are the two main modern developments in mechanics?
What are the three main designations of subjects studied in mechanics?
What are the three main designations of subjects studied in mechanics?
What are the two main branches of analytical mechanics?
What are the two main branches of analytical mechanics?
What is the difference between classical mechanics and quantum mechanics in terms of the motion of particles?
What is the difference between classical mechanics and quantum mechanics in terms of the motion of particles?
What are some sub-disciplines of mechanics?
What are some sub-disciplines of mechanics?
