Humans are a curious bunch, always eager to ask
and learn about the world around them and to pass what they learn to futher
generations. Out of this natural curiosity has grown all of science, a discipline
based upon confronting conjecture with observation and measurement. Physics is
a so-called "hard science" in that typically its conjectures are
mathematical and its observations are quantitative and numerical.
The science of physics provides insight into
nature's forces. The study of physics requires each student to master a style
of reasoning in which only a few mathematical conjectures can be shown to have
precise, provable, and calculable consequences. The acquisition of this skill
is the highest goal of the course.
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