Introductory physics

As we learned in the text this week, no scientific hypothesis, theory or law is valid unless its predictions are in agreement with with experimental results (Shipman, 2016, p. 4). I think Sir Isaac Newton's application of the scientific method made him more successful in his research. Though there were others involved in the "scientific revolution" of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Newton stands out in his work reevaluating concepts of motion, and devising laws of motion that we still…

Isaac Newton had a rough childhood. He was born December 25, 1642. His father died before he was even born, and at the young age of three, his mother left him in the care of his grandmother to go remarry. His mother had three more children with her new husband, so that made Isaac, one of four kids. He went to school at the ages of 12-17, and was then pulled out to help farm. After that, he was admitted to college with the help of his uncle, where he was awarded a scholarship. That scholarship…

If Isaac Newton was to watch the clip from Star Wars, there would be many reasons why he would be sad. Many aspects of the clip go against his laws, Therefore, making Newton sad. One example is that in the video there are ships flying. However, because there is no air in space, there is no air resistance, meaning there is nothing pushing against the ships so that they could fly. In Newton’s first law, he states that “Every body perseveres in its state of rest, or uniform of motion in a right…

This allows me to solve problems in many other areas such as Physics. I have attended a university lecture on solar panels at the University of Leeds; this showed me the diversity of mathematics and demonstrated how a seemingly abstract concept has such practical applications in solving modern day problems. The area…

Anne Fadiman’s “Odd Shelf” is filled with books about polar explorations, both successful and non-successful, whose “subject matter is completely unrelated to the rest of the library.” To disperse the books throughout her larger collection, into the memoir section, or the science section, would be wrong. I have an “Odd Shelf” too. They are filled with books on topics that seem to have nothing to do with the rest of my collection. These books represent a lifelong interest of mine, and so they…

Described as a beautiful and well proportioned woman, Hypatia was a woman able to make a profound difference in the mathematics and science of the present day. Hypatia is believed to be the most notable and prominent women in mathematics until Marie Curie. The exact birth year of Hypatia is highly debated, but the most common theory is that she was born in 370 A.D.her father was Theon of Alexandria. Theon was a professor at the university of Alexandria. Very little is known of Hypatia's mother.…

also explains the difference in the discovery of our universe today compared to two hundred years ago. I enjoyed this book thoroughly. I honestly wish it didn’t end because I was so engulfed with what deGrasse Tyson had to say. The connection to Physics in this book is obvious. One example is in chapter…

galaxies work, and it shows that dark matter is real. It has its own separate existence apart from other components of galaxies”. The fact that a galaxy exists which prescribed to the Newtonian rules of physics without the presence of dark matter proves that it is not a flaw in the laws of physics that creates the gravitational problem. Essentially, the fact that a galaxy exist which definitely does not contain dark matter (or at least not measurable levels of it) proves the unusual…

A problem that Lockhart identifies about mathematics is that is is not being treated as an art. Modern mathematics is basically memorizing formulas, algorithms, and definitions. People need to see that, “ Mathematics is viewed by the culture as some sort of tool for science and technology. Everyone knows that poetry and music are for pure enjoyment and for uplifting and enrnoblingthe human spirit, but no, math is important.” (Lockhart 32) Poetry and music are an art and treated as a type of art,…

A Christian scientist I decided to write about is Robert Boyle. Robert Boyle was born on January, 25, 1627 in Lismore Republic of Ireland. He died December, 31, 1691 from paralysis. Robert Boyle was known as ,"The Father of Modern Chemistry. " He was the youngest of the family and the most favorited according to his family. At age eleven Boyle was pulled out of school and toured at the Great Earl's new English base and eventually dispatched on a grand tour of Europe with his older brother. In…