Welcome to Physics

Physics
Physics is one of the Branch of natural science
along with Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics.

Physics is the science that studies the fundamental concepts of matter, energy
and space and how they are related.
 Why do we need Math?
• “Mathematics is the language of the universe”. Mathematics is very useful for
us, because let us calculate, mesuare, and make some predictions to different
physical phenomenon.
Mechanics, study the position (statics) and motion (dynamics) on the
space.
Statics, is the study of physics applying to a bodies at rest.

Dynamics, it’s about the description of motion and the reason of it.
Branches of Physics
• Mechanics: is the Branch of physics that study the motion on the
space or the effects of different force over them.
• Thermodynamics: Branch of physics that focus on the study of
phenomenon that are related to temperature, their variations,
generation and transmission of heat energy.
• Optics: Study the behaviour and properties of light.
• Acoustic: Study the sound, its measure, properties and effects over
the bodies.
• Electromagnetism: study electricity and magnetism, due to both
phenomena are related.
• Fluid Mechanics: study the behaviour and properties of fluids, like
liquids and gases.
• Quantum Mechanics: study the behaviour, properties and interactions
of atoms and subatomic particles.
• Nuclear Physics: Study the behaviour, properties of atomic nucleus.
• Astrophysics: study celestial bodies, since properties analysis and
behaviour.
• Biophysics: try to explaing the physical behaviour of organisms.
 Basic Physics Terms
Matter
Is any substance that has mass and
takes up space by having volumen.

Particles
Is a small localized object to which
can be describe with several physical
Properties.
 Position Conservation Laws

Position of a particle shows its A conservation law states that a

location over the space-time. particular measurable property of an
Its represented by a coordinate isolated physical system does not
system. change as the system evolves over time.
 Kinetics Energy Potential Energy

In Physics, kinetic energy of a Is a consequence that force

body, is the energy which has due system that acts over itself be
to the relative motion conservative.
 Scalar Magnitude
A scalar, is specified by its Some exaple of scalar
magnitude, which consist of a Magnitudes are:
number and a unity. The
operations between scalars • Distance.
should be dimensionally • Time
consistent, it means have the • Mass.
same unities.
• Energy
• Electrical Charge
 Vectorial Magnitude
A vector is a mathematical object Some examples of vectorial
with both magnitude and Magnitudes are:
direction.
• Force.
• Acceleration.
• Velocity.
• Torque
• Electric Field.