Ch.1 - About Science

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Conceptual Physics - Ch. 1 - Introduction
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Physics is about the nature of basic things such as motion, forces, energy, matter, heat, sound, light, and the composition of atoms.

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The principles of physics are fundamental to understanding chemistry.
In other words, physics supports chemistry.

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Physics is the most basic of all sciences.

Physics supports chemistry, and chemistry supports biology. The ideas of physics are fundamental to the more complicated sciences. Hence, physics is the most basic science.
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What is the language of science?

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Why is mathematics the language of science?

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A ______ is a close agreement by competent observers who make a series of observations of the same phenomenon.

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A scientific ______ is an educated guess that is not fully accepted until demonstrated by experiement.

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A scientific ______ is a synthesis of a large body of info encompassing many well-tested and verified hypotheses about an aspect of the natural world.