Sunday, July 6, 2014

The Fundamental tools of Physics

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Science is divided into two, the social science and the natural science.
Under social science we have politics, psychology, philosophy and others.
Under natural science we have two divisions which is the Biological science and Physical science
Biological science is composed of the fields Botany, Zoology and Anatomy.
Under Physical science we have Chemistry and Physics.
Chemistry which is composed of Organic and Inorganic Chemistry.
Physics has the fields of Mechanics, Waves, Electromagnetism, Heat and Nuclear.

Chemistry and Physics= studies of matter
Chemistry= the study of matter and its composition
Physics= the study of matter and its interaction with energy.

The conversion of units

Basic measurements:

1 cm= 10 mm
1 ft= 12 in
1 in= 2.54 cm
1 m= 100 cm
1 yd= ft

January 1, 1983- The metric units(system of measurement) was adopted in the Philippines.