TERM 1: PHYSICS ● Research Scientist

Branches of Physics ● Healthcare

● Technology
● Space and Astronomy
Physics
● Engineering
- The branch of Science that deals with
● Geophysics and Meteorology
the study of matter and their energy
and interactions.
KINEMATICS
BRANCHES OF PHYSICS
Mechanics - study of relationships among
force, matter, and motion.
Classical Physics
Kinematics - a branch of mechanics about
- formulated concepts and documented
motion in terms of distance, displacement,
discoveries before the 20th century.
speed, velocity, and acceleration.
- Describes the classical objects, which
are those directly observable with
Motion - a relative change in position with
human senses.
respect to a certain reference point.
1. Mechanics - study of forces and
Distance - a scalar quantity
motion
- Measurement of the actual path taken
Kinematics - how objects move
from one point to another.
Dynamics - why objects move
Displacement - a vector quantity
- Measurement of the shortest distance
2. Thermodynamics - study of heat and
or change in position from one point to
its effects on matter
another including the direction.
- Always directed to the final position.
3. Electromagnetism - study of electricity,
magnetism, and their interactions
Speed - a measure of how fast something is
moving. (Ex. 6 km/hr)
4. Waves and Optics - study of
Instantaneous Speed - the actual speed
propagation, behavior, and properties
Average Speed - distance divided by total
of sound and light.
time.
Modern Physics
V ave = dr / tr
- Formulated concepts and documented
discoveries after the 20th century
Velocity - a measure of how fast something
- Post-Newtonian concepts
is moving and in what direction (Ex. 6 km/hr,
East)
1. Relativistics Physics
Instantaneous Velocity - the actual speed
2. Solid State
and direction.
3. Quantum
Average Velocity - displacement divided by
4. Low Temperature
total time.
5. Atomic or Nuclear
-> ->
V ave = dr / tr
Careers in Physics
Acceleration - how quickly you change speed
or velocity.
- Measures in m/s2

Percent Difference - applied when

comparing two experimental quantities.
- Value 1 and Value 2 are neither
considered the ‘correct’ value.

𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 1 − 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 2
% Difference [𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 1 + 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑢𝑒 2] ÷ 2
x 100