Introductory physics

Edwin Hubble was an astronomer who was known for expanding our thoughts on and our knowledge of the Universe by proving that distant nebulae were actually entire galaxies. He was the founder of modern extragalactic astronomy. He established a classification system for galaxies that is still used today. Hubble completed the construction of a 200-inch telescope on Mt. Palomar which opened up more of the sky for astronomers to study. Many of Hubble’s original papers were published in Astrophysical

When we first started learning about energy, I instantly loved it because was just so good at dealing with whatever equations and systems I could throw at it. As opposed to kinematics, for example, using energy to solve problems and equations works for almost anything because it can operate pretty well no matter the change in acceleration. All energy needs most of the time is mass, velocity, height, and gravity, and these things are exactly what the roller coasters such as the ones at Six Flags need

The foundation of modern physics, mechanics, acoustics, and planetary astronomy were all established in the seventeenth century. A number of the most important and influential scientists in the Renaissance were deeply interested in music and the physics of sound. These included Galileo Galilei, Marin Mersenne, Rene Descartes, Isaac Beeckman, Johannes Kepler, Isaac Newton, John Wallis, and Christiaan Huygens. Since music was considered one of the four disciplines in the quadrivium, and a branch of

Beyond the Galaxy: How Humanity Looked Beyond Our Milky Way and Discovered the Entire Universe, written by astrophysicist Ethan Siegel, is an introductory textbook for the purpose of educating the layman about the matters of the universe. Because of this, the book covers a wide range of topics, from The Big Bang Theory, to the development of theories about the universe throughout the 20th century, to matter, antimatter, and dark, and even to the hypothesized end of the universe. Because about of

Mathematics and Physics were only a hobby for him. Finally at age thirty, three years after releasing his first paper, Amedeo Avogadro quit practing law to become a math and science teacher at the local high school. In 1809, after only three years of teaching, he was offered

In Frankenstein, Mary W. Shelley showed Victor stray from his interest in natural philosophy to that of mathematics as a result of the unstructured background of his previous study. Victor soon became aware that his studies were based solely on theories and tossed out the study of philosophy while stating, “I betook myself to the mathematics, and the branches of study appertaining to that science, as being built upon secure foundations, and so worthy of my consideration” (Shelley 33). To me, not

Naturalism was a movement at the beginning of the nineteenth century. According to Mrs. Dodrill’s power point Naturalism “grew from realism and has similarities and factors that characters cannot control (such as heredity, social conditions, instinct, and nature) control their lives.” Not to mention it explores the realm of psycholog and the behavior of humans. Naturalism shows how people’s fate has already been decided by the forces of nature. Naturalism was used because it shows how objects are

Astronomer According to Socrates, a famous philosopher from Athens, Greece, "Man must rise above the Earth—to the top of the atmosphere and beyond—for only thus will he fully understand the world in which he lives." Socrates believes that astronomy can help other people understand the world better. Astronomy is the study of space, and in order for someone to to be an astronomer, they have to learn a lot of math and science and be good at it. Astronomy is not a big science field either, but there

When natural comes to mind, what do people think about? What is natural in the grocery stores? What behaviors do we do naturally? Does natural mean a good or bad? In “Why Doesn’t Natural Mean Anything Anymore” by Michael Pollan, he analyzes the word “natural”. Pollan comes to the conclusion that natural does not exist. It is moreso a word that we(humans) nowadays have come to associate with “better”, or “good for you”. People use the word as an enchanting title. In the introduction, Pollan brings

Galileo Galilei, the most renowned scientist of the Renaissance period, or the “father of modern science” was known as a jack-of-all-trades: he was an astronomer, physicist, engineer, philosopher, and mathematician just to name a few. But perhaps what he is most known for is spurring the scientific revolution in the late seventeenth century. Galileo challenged what was then considered common knowledge for almost 30 years: for example, the idea of a heliocentric universe. The most controversial of