How Physics Impacts our Daily life
Mackenzie Hodge
Physics
Mrs. Schaefer
13 October 2017 How Physics Impacts our Daily Life
Unless you are a physicist or an engineer you probably do not realize the importance or use of physics everywhere. There is a large chance you do not even know what physics is let alone how it impacts your daily life. Physics is the study of matter and energy and gives us an understanding of the physical world. Matter and energy are two key components of everyday life. Doing everyday tasks like waking up and using your muscles to driving to work or school it all involves physics. Physics explains matter, everything around you involves matter, so you are always using physics and it will always affect the outcome of your daily life.
Physics is basically an atom trying to understand why it does what it does. A physicist forms questions about things they see, which leads to experiments, trial and error, and hopefully a conclusion. Have you ever broke a bone or gotten an x-ray? These are two ways physics affects your life. The study of physics through the medical field is called biophysics. The energy used to take and produce the x-ray is a product of physics. If you have ever had your blood pressure taken, which you most likely have, you have endured a very important part of the advances in physics. Blood pressure is a measure of good health and if it is too high or too low we know there is a bigger issue we are dealing with. Physics is what makes
No matter who you are, you have used physics in your daily life, wether you play a sport, when you are working at your job. Physics has been introduced to us since we were very small or even the day we were born! In my class alone, I believe most of us, as we were kids, watched Bill Nye and we learned various sciences including physics! Which is how I was introduced to physics as a child, as well as many other sciences.
Biology explains what occurs within all living things. Chemistry explains the reactions between different substances at the molecular level. Physics, however, explains how and why everything occurs in the universe. Through the use of mathematics, physics explains why things must go down and why it is impossible to reach the speed of light. Physics simply mirrors my personality as I am an individual who enjoys an explanation for everything.
Science is important to learn and study because it helps up to understand how things are created and function in the world. Events that happen in the natural world are explained based off of observation and experience.
Physics is involved in all of our daily activities. Most of the time, however, physics is overlooked and never acknowledged. It is important to understand different aspects of physics because physics tells us how and why certain events occur. By definition, physics is the search for laws that describe the most fundamental aspects of nature: matter, energy, force, motion, heat, light, and other phenomena. There are many different sectors of physics, but we will be focusing primarily on mechanical physics. Each step of the field goal kicking process involves physics, which we will explain.
Mechanics: The branch of physics concerned with the analysis of the action of forces on matter or material systems Popular: Suited to or within the means of ordinary people (Carver's
The gears in my mind began to turn. This fun-filled moment with my classmates sparked my curiosity into the realm of physics. That unforgettable autumn day was the catalyst for my fascination of the laws of
So much can be explained through basic postulates that have been constructed from physics. The classical mechanics that dictate the motion of the human body, the electrical systems that form the basis of impulses in nerves and cardiac tissue, and so much more, captured my attention. In addition, even the mind-bending concepts of physics, such as quantum mechanics, fascinated and perplexed me. Time and time again, I would find ideas from physics enchanting. Though potentially putting my grades on the line, I decided to pursue physics as my core field of study.
Science affects our lives from day to night, from the time we wake up to the time we sleep, all day long science is helping us. The bus you ride to get to work and back, the weather reports that warn us if there is trouble, the cell phones that we all use for almost everything these days, the lights that we use everyday to help us see and the antibiotics and vaccines that
As we’ve already stated in the definition, physics is the natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space and time. So first off, matter, the building block of the universe, is any substance which has mass and occupies space. All physical objects are composed of matter, in the form of atoms. Atoms are in turn made up of neutrons, protons, and electrons. Matter also exists in four states: solid, liquid and gas, and plasma; though there are more yet to be proven possible states. Also, all matter is capable of being converted to energy. You might have heard of E = mc2, that would be
Curiosity is an innate characteristic of humans. Why are we here? How did life start? What happened at the beginning of time? How does everything fit together? These are seminal questions that plagued our ancestors and currently plague us. Answering these seemingly impossible questions is the role of science, specifically physics, in humanity. At the beginning of the quest to understand the universe in its entirety was Aristotle and his Aristotelian physics. While in the future Aristotelian physics would turn out to be completely incorrect, his original ideas and theories were paramount in the development of modern science, and are evident in a wide array of fields. However, it was not until humanity accepted the flaws in Aristotelian physics that humanity made any progress toward more fully understanding the laws of the universe. While Aristotelian physics was entirely wrong in a multitude of ways, it was still needed to form a basis for the modern method of discovery, as well as a shift from logic-based theories to observation-based theories. Furthermore, the majority of theories in the history of science are, at first, incorrect. Historically, the process of error discovery has been the main method of progression in the sciences. This process is observed from theory of universal gravitation to the theory of general relativity, and from statistical mechanics and thermodynamics to the theory of quantum mechanics. The cycle of theorizing and rejecting is a necessity to the
Physics is the study of the science behind what happens in the natural world. This includes forces, energy, sound, motion, and many other basic things.
Just about everything you do from moving to eating to listening to music involves physics. Now that I have really explored them I think it is hard to go about our day and not do something that involves physics. Some of the things I will talk about are getting out of bed, the eye and how eye glasses help a person see better, speakers, the Frisbee, sailing, and the pulleys I use to get my jeep unstuck in the mud when I ride in the woods.
Science has and always will play a constant important role in my daily life, maybe more so than others. Science for me has not always been my strong subject in school and I very easily tend to get intimidated. But when I look at my daily life and realize how much science plays a role in it, I cannot help but smile. Science is not at all bad, it has allowed me to do many things every day, even if I do not take the time to stop and think about it, it is there. From the way the microwave heats up the water for my coffee every morning or the way my body digests the food I eat every meal and makes
What I have learned about physics is that this subject is the study of the physical properties that surround us. Physics is how things move and what makes them move. For example, measurements such as velocity and acceleration and how they are used in physics is a major piece of the class. Also, physicists study the forces of gravity, electrical currents, and other numerous forces that hold everything together. Physics is also the study of very large things and very small things. Scientists study the stars, planets, and all other galaxies made up of matter. They also study the smaller pieces of matter such as atoms and electrons. During this year, I have learned the study of sound, light, and waves. We also studied the energy, heat, and radioactivity amongst objects. Physics not only helps us understand how objects move, but also how they change form, go from hot to cold, and what they are made of. One example of what we learned this year is the motion of an object. Motion can be portrayed as using displacement, distance, velocity, acceleration, time, and speed. We had focused on the lesson of Newton's first law: an object at rest stays at rest and an object in motion stays in motion with the same speed and in the same direction unless acted upon by an outside force.
Physics is a mathematical formulation and concepts that undeniably works. Being able to write down a handful equations on a piece of paper which explains as well as predicts the outcome of an observation is truly enchanting. This is what ignites aspiration and curiosity which led me to pursue a career in physics. Understanding the working mechanism of the universe is surely perplexing. However, this intricacy inspires me to behold the elegance of the physics. Furthermore, applying physics and