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0.1 · Preface · Nature of physics

What is physics?

Matter, energy, and how they interact.

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Hook

Everything you can touch, see, hear or feel is either stuff, or something stuff does. Which two words cover all of it?

The big idea
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Physics is the study of…

MATTERENERGY (J)and how they interact with each other and with themselves

“It's better to have questions that cannot be answered than answers that cannot be questioned.”

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Which has volume but no mass?

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Which unit belongs to energy?

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A wave is best described as…

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In your own words, say what physics studies and give one example each of matter and energy.

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Summary card

Key points

  • • Physics studies matter and energy and how they interact.
  • • Matter has mass (kg) and volume (m³).
  • • Energy is measured in J and travels as waves.
  • • E = mc² and E = hf connect them.

Formulas

  • E = mc²
  • E = hf

Key terms

Matter
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has mass and takes up space
Energy
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measured in joules
Wave
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a disturbance that transfers energy

Common errors

  • • Forgetting to square c in E = mc².
  • • Mixing up kg (mass) and J (energy).
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