I think it is both physics and Chemestry combined which creates understandings about Biology and Engineering. But none of them are spoken without math which is the Language of all science fields. But how will you understand if you don't know Literature (English)?
-Tiam
2006-09-14 19:30:35 · 15 answers · asked by cough cough 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
My Physics teacher used to say
"Mathematics is a tool used to understand Physics...Physics is a tool used to understand the Universe"
He was my favourite teacher too. So good infact that he even managed to instill some knowledge about the subject in me!
2006-09-14 19:46:51 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The language of nature? She speaks too many tongues. Perhaps this could be summerized as the Laws of Nature. Physics is our category for a branch of science that attempts to interpret and understand those Laws of Nature, and the underlying complex relationships between "everything". Mathematics is a language, merely a bag of tools, that physicists use to describe the collection of hypotheses, theories, assumptions, and facts as well as observations of "nature".
To be a physicist, or any scientist for that matter, does not start by being a "smart" person. The most important criteria is just being able to "ask questions". Why is the sky blue? The grass green? What is the optimal angle to throw a baseball to achieve maximum distance? The rest... is mere details, and with time and patience one can eventually arrive at, and understand the answers.
2006-09-15 03:01:01 · answer #2 · answered by physics_is_cool 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh man, I love talking about physics! Here we go....
Note: as a workaholic engineer, I've slept 1 hour in the previous three days, but I'll try to be coherent. To me, it's kind of like this:
The universe does its thing, and we're part of it. We can make observations of its activities, and this gives us the macroscale parts of science, such as observational biology, Newtonian physics, etc. However, we then realized that such explanations had tiny holes in them that proved that they were valid sometimes, but not always. Scientists zoomed further and further in, leading to things like physical chemistry, quantum mechanics, etc. THESE phenomena in turn could only be explained by the abstract invention that is math. Thus, to me, math is the most fundamental language we have with which to comprehend the universe.
Oh, and I'm going to have to cordially disagree with the person who claims that college level physics is irrelevant. Quantum mechanics may be wild and strange, and according to you, hard (I do agree), but I use it all the time when working on novel materials, and I don't see myself getting along without the math I've picked up either. Keep in mind, I am an engineer, several layers removed from the hardcore theory that confronts a real physicist of mathematician, and even then, math is crucial.
I'm not sure what you understand by English though... I unfortunately have to peruse tons of papers a day, and TONS come out of non-English-speaking countries all the time.
2006-09-15 03:12:20 · answer #3 · answered by Knows what he is talking about 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to Greek philosophers there is one and only one science called EPISTMI. Maths, chemistry, physics engineering are united under this umbrella. It is important to realize the power of maths as a tool in expressing and solving the physics way of thinking the eager to find how and why. Anyone that is an expert at one science will easily master another one since it is the broadening of the mind some special skills and intuition and a lot of studying of course in order to reach perfection.
after all a great teacher i norder to pas on the knowledge he must use the language to do so. there the entity is completed alla come as one. as EPISTIMI
As far as maths are concerned they evolve from time to time in order to serve the needs of physics, engineering etc. it is a universal language. Of course literature is great and explanatory but SCIENCE approaches the phenomenon try to explain how and why and make up formulas and then experiment on how repatition can occur. This is magic in some sense.
2006-09-15 02:50:43 · answer #4 · answered by Emmanuel P 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physics and Chemistry, as we know them, are only valid between the orbits of Venus and Mars. What does oxygen look like when it is a metal? Is our Periodic Chart complete? Math just gives us assurances about the abstract. Literature is of the Liberal Arts and gives satisfaction for the soul of whatever language it is expressed in.
2006-09-15 02:42:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physics is the language of geeks. I've never been able to understand physics. An when I mean physics I mean the one thought in physics univ, not the one thought in high schools. University level physics is very hard and based on quantum principles. There is no need for a lot of physics to understand engineering. Engineering is based on maths and high school level science.
2006-09-15 02:38:45 · answer #6 · answered by Λиδѓεy™ 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Physics is nothing that a concise way to say things that happen in nature. It uses mathematics as the main tool. which is nothing than an logical expresion of our natural language, not only english. Chemistry can be derived from quantum mechanics and in that sense is not that basic as physics (I am not saying that it is not important!, of course it is!).
2006-09-15 02:53:09 · answer #7 · answered by petelephant 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Physics is the language of love.
2006-09-15 04:32:21 · answer #8 · answered by robbob 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is why all those things you just mentioned are started in kindergarten and followed through with all types of education. It is called being well rounded out into a profession.
2006-09-15 03:14:03 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
different fields of science are ingredients of nature,
if any of them is neglected the study becomes imperfect.
infact according to me languages r the bridges b/w
nature and understanding .they r like salts for food(science).
2006-09-15 03:10:50 · answer #10 · answered by riyarshi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋