PHYSICS H90 Lecture 1: physicswk1lec1
10 Jan 2019
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Making sense of our senses -> science about observing world & making sense of it. Learn about the world through our senses. The big 5: sight, taste, hearing, touch, smell. Most people would say sight & hearing. Much of what we consider beautiful (music, art, nature, etc. ) we experience through sound & light. Sound & light are topics of great everyday importance. Largely how we learn about the world. Will focus on physics aspects: their production, transmission, & a little about how we receive & experience them. Sound & light are also topics of great beauty. Sound & light have similar & elegant underlying descriptions in terms of wave phenomena. Chp course have a lot of freedom & a lot of responsibility. Learn how scientists make sense of world ( idiom of science ) Assume no prior physics & very little math. Will be exposed to some more mind-blowing concepts, like quantum mechanics & relativity.
