Introduction,

Measurement and
Physical Quantities
Prepared by: Kristine
Bernadeth H. Unabia, PhD
 a basic science
deals with the behavior and
structure of matter
divided into:
classical physics --- includes motion,
What is fluids, heat, sound, light, electricity, and
magnetism
Physics? modern physics --- includes the topics of
relativity, atomic structure, quantum
theory, condensed matter, nuclear
physics, elementary particles, and
cosmology, and astrophysics.
Physics and Its
Relation to Other
Fields
Studies on the forces in structures by
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
first references to the forces acting
within a structure
relevance to architecture and
engineering
 Physics and Its Relation to Other Fields
Architects may have to calculate the dimensions of the pipes in a heating system
or the forces involved in a given structure to determine if it will remain standing.

(a) This bridge over the River Tiber in Rome was built 2000 years ago and still stands. (b) The 2007 collapse of a Mississippi River highway bridge built only 40 years before.

Communication between architects and engineers is essential if a disaster is to be avoided.

Physics and Its Relation to Psychology

Physics uses instruments to Psychology uses instruments to

measure several aspects of
matter.
e.g. heat loss and gain in
materials, human beings, and
the environment, analyzes the
brain through MRI
measure several aspects of human
behaviors.
e.g. changes in the environment
and how it affects movements,
moods, personality, external
stimuli, and its effects on internal
factors