Think Like a Physicist
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What is the main goal of physics?

  • To define the boundaries of physics
  • To understand how the universe behaves (correct)
  • To study matter
  • To study natural philosophy

    • What is a scientist who specializes in the field of physics called?

  • Biologist
  • Chemist
  • Physicist (correct)
  • Astronomer

    • Which is one of the oldest academic disciplines?

  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Mathematics
  • Physics (correct)

    • Which disciplines were part of natural philosophy for much of the past two millennia?

    <p>Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and certain branches of Mathematics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which areas of research does physics intersect with?

    <p>Biophysics and Quantum Chemistry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does most mathematical activity involve?

    <p>Discovery of properties of abstract objects and use of pure reason to prove them</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the role of axioms in modern mathematics?

    <p>To have certain properties, as stipulated</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is not a major subdiscipline of modern mathematics?

    <p>Physics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a proof in mathematics consist of?

    <p>A succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the common consensus among mathematicians about their academic discipline?

    <p>There is no general consensus about a common definition for their academic discipline</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the major subdisciplines representing the topics of numbers, formulas and related structures, shapes and spaces, and quantities and their changes in modern mathematics?

    <p>Number theory, algebra, geometry, analysis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the nature of objects that most mathematical activity involves the discovery of their properties?

    <p>Abstract objects</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of mathematics, what are axioms?

    <p>Entities stipulated to have certain properties</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a mathematical proof consist of?

    <p>Succession of applications of deductive rules to already established results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the general consensus among mathematicians about a common definition for their academic discipline?

    <p>There is no general consensus</p> Signup and view all the answers

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