For example, F=ma ; E=mcc, etc.
2006-07-04 04:07:31 · 7 answers · asked by thepaxilman 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Because nature is intelligently designed
2006-07-04 16:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by Axiom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The nature can not know anything about multiplication. However:
1. It is natural that something is proportional to something. In case of F=ma, to establish this equation, we may use any object, write F=a for it, and for all other objects write F=ka, where k is a coefficient. Then we declare that the objects weight is 1 kg and k is weight of all other objects.
2. We know from advanced calculus that for many classes of functions F(x), we can write
F(x)=c1+c2*x+c3*x^2+c4*x^4+...
(Taylor's decomposition). In physics we can use the first non-zero element as an approximation. In many cases, it is natural that this approximation is a good one. For example, we may know that c1=c3=0, so maybe F(x)=c2*x^2 is a good approximation
2006-07-04 11:21:04 · answer #2 · answered by Duke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She spent the time to study the multiplication tables.
2006-07-04 11:10:49 · answer #3 · answered by Thomas C 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rabbits.
2006-07-04 11:12:46 · answer #4 · answered by thylawyer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nature is totally ignorant of any mathematics... man developed mathematics to calculate things found in nature... mathematics is abstract thought.. it is a language not a science.
2006-07-04 11:12:00 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Tom♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey, I will vote for Tom's as the best answer here.
2006-07-04 13:48:41 · answer #6 · answered by asimovll 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tom is, of course, right--but thylawyer's answer is much more fun!
2006-07-04 11:19:27 · answer #7 · answered by gandalf 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋