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Measurement and Experimentation - The goal of physics is to provide an understanding of nature. The science of physics was developed to explain our physical environmen..

The word 'Physics' comes from the Greek word 'phusis' meaning 'nature', introduced by the ancient scientist 'Aristotle'. Man has always been fascinated by nature. So, he questioned and sought answers for every phenomena nature could offer. The branch of science which is devoted to the st..

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You have learnt in the earlier chapters that flow of electrons constitutes an electric current and current can be generated from a battery or a generator. Scientists later discovered that there are many other ways of producing the stream of electron..

Introduction - You have learnt in the earlier chapters that flow of electrons constitutes an electric current and current can be generated from a battery or a generator. Scientists later discovered that there are many other ways of producing the stream of electron..

Based on dimensions, physical quantity can be classified under four categori..

There are 7 physical quantities viz., Length, mass, time, temperature, electric current, luminous intensity and amount of substance. Length, mass and time are called fundamental physical quantiti..

Mathematics has served as a powerful tool in the development of modern theoretical physics..

Moment of Inertia and its Physical Meaning - Consider a rigid body rotating about a fixed axis AB. Consider a particle 'p' of mass 'm' rotating in a circle of radius 'r'. The total torque on all the forces acting on all the particles of the body is: whe..