Chapter List

Physics is the science of nature in the broadest sense. Physicists study the behavior and properties of matter in a wide variety of contexts, ranging from the submicroscopic particles from which all ordinary matter is made (particle physics) to the behavior of the material universe as a whole (cosmology).

This part of the book contains the most frequently-used formulas and definitions related to the following:

1. Mechanics

2. Mechanics of Fluid

3. Temperature and Heat

4. Electricity and Magnetism

5. Light

6. Wave Motion and Sound

Overview

In physics, classical mechanics is one of the two major sub-fields of study in the science of mechanics, (quantum mechanics is the other). Classical mechanics is concerned with the motions of bodies and the forces that cause those motions. This subject concerns macroscopic bodies, i. e., bodies that can be easily seen in the solid state.

This section contains the most frequently used formulas, rules, and definitions related to the following:

1. Kinematics

2. Dynamics

3. Statics

1 Scalars and Vectors

The mathematical quantities that are used to describe the motion of objects can be divided into two categories: scalars and vectors.

1. Scalars
   Scalars are quantities that can be fully described by a magnitude alone.

2. Vectors
   Vectors are quantities that can be fully described by both a magnitude and a direction.

2 Distance and Displacement

1. Distance
   Distance is a scalar quantity that refers...