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Physicsendofcourse
Physicsendofcourse
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Whatdoesitmeantoseetheworldthroughtheeyesofaphysicist?
ThisyearinPhysicswetalkedaboutvarioustopicssuchaslight,color,photography,
sound,music,instruments,bicycles,forces,projectiles,andastronomy.ThetopicthatIlikedin
Physicswereforces,projectiles,andastronomy.Thesetopicshelpedmeunderstandtheworld
better.Forexample,forcesandprojectileshelpedmeunderstandhowgravityworks.
Toelaborateonthis,ifapencilweredroppedontheground,thenormalforceofthe
groundwouldstopthepencil.Withoutnormalforcethepencilwouldsimplygorightthroughthe
ground.TheresalsoappliedforcesoifIweretothrowapencilatthegroundthatwouldbeforce
ofgravityandtheappliedforceonthepencilwouldpreventitfromgoingthroughtheground
becausethenormalforceisgreaterthantheforceofgravityandappliedforceonthatsaid
pencil.Ifanything,thepencilwouldbreakduetothehighamountofforcethatwasactingonit.
Ibelievethatphysicistslookatthesimplestactsandanalystit.Theyusephysicsto
justifyeveryactintheworld.Theyusethemostextrememethodsandformulaforthemost
simplestthingslikedroppingapencil.Howeverbecauseoftheoveranalyticalwaysofa
physicistweknowwhyapencilfallstothegroundwhendropped.Thatwhatitmeanstoseethe
worldthroughtheeyesofaphysicist.