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  • Ethan Kam

    8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to Ethan Kam's post “What is Quantum Physics, ...”

    What is Quantum Physics, and what is its difference to Quantum Mechanics?

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    • cgepfert

      8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to cgepfert's post “Quantum Physics can be us...”

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      Quantum Physics can be used synonimically to Quantum Mechanics and even Quantum Theory.

      Quantum Physics is theory which try to explain why Classical Mechanics doesn't work in cases for example very small particles or also explains some "more visible" phenomenon like superconducting. There is the series of videos in Khan Academy, so if you are interested you can learn from them a lot :)

      (78 votes)

  • Moona Javed

    6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to Moona Javed's post “I don't know if it even m...”

    I don't know if it even makes sense but consider this, if I hit my head against let's say a table with some force and then hit my head against a wall with the same force, it hurts more in the second case. If the reaction force is same for both cases, why dont i get hurt in both cases the same way?

    (17 votes)

    • The #1 Pokemon Proponent

      6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to The #1 Pokemon Proponent's post “Is it possible that the t...”

      Is it possible that the table moved after hitting it which slightly reduced the impact while the wall did not move at all so the unlucky person got the full brunt of the blow?

      (39 votes)

  • Tasvib

    6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to Tasvib's post “It all sounds very intere...”

    It all sounds very interesting, though I have a question, Since even light can't escape from a black hole, so until it (as in black hole) explodes the light just sits there?

    (17 votes)

    • Auro soni

      6 years agoPosted 6 years ago. Direct link to Auro soni's post “There could be something ...”

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      There could be something behind a black hole like an infinite randomness.
      Because according to Stephen Hawking universe originates in white holes and ends in black holes.
      So the laws of universe may not apply there.

      (17 votes)

  • David Nkpa

    7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to David Nkpa's post “I'm 13 years old i have n...”

    I'm 13 years old i have not studied trigonometry or algebra yet but I have a very open mind and I am very eager to learn about physics.What should I do?

    (14 votes)

    • Mark Zwald

      7 years agoPosted 7 years ago. Direct link to Mark Zwald's post “Study trigonometry and al...”

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      Study trigonometry and algebra. The more math you know, the better at physics you will be. Physics is essentially applied math.

      (20 votes)

  • sarra

    6 months agoPosted 6 months ago. Direct link to sarra's post “I wanted to study Physics...”

    I wanted to study Physics I ended up learning geometry from scratch 😭 just so I can come back here fully prepared

    (19 votes)

  • ideanazad

    7 months agoPosted 7 months ago. Direct link to ideanazad's post “Hi, whats the difference ...”

    Hi, whats the difference between HS Physics and HS Physics NGSS?

    (9 votes)

    • gccostello4

      6 months agoPosted 6 months ago. Direct link to gccostello4's post “NGSS is a program of newe...”

      NGSS is a program of newer education. They have more concise lessons, and they have cut out certain information that might not be needed as much. The best way to know if you should use it is (1) what state you are in and (2) what you're using the course for. NGSS has only been implemented in the following states' education: Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington, which is 20 out of the fifty states in the US. If you live in a state not listed (like mine, I live in Texas), then your state does not use it in their curriculum. If you are taking the course on your own and not taking a credit by exam or taking it for your school or university, then you can choose whichever you prefer. If you are taking it for school, then I would recommend using whichever one is used according to your state/country. (I'm not sure if Khan Academy teaches for out of the US or not)

      (4 votes)

  • Benjamin.X.Wu

    4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to Benjamin.X.Wu's post “What's the difference bet...”

    What's the difference between this course, AP Physics 1, and AP Physics 2? And does this cover everything in highschool?

    (13 votes)

  • ujjawal101kumar

    8 years agoPosted 8 years ago. Direct link to ujjawal101kumar's post “what is physics”

    what is physics

    (10 votes)

    • Nerd-tastic 🤩

      3 years agoPosted 3 years ago. Direct link to Nerd-tastic 🤩's post “Physics is the study of t...”

      Physics is the study of the different laws of the universe, and how they affect our lives. This facet of science provides the foundation for other sciences, such as chemistry and biology.

      (6 votes)

  • 24sathamrajuvenkataa

    8 months agoPosted 8 months ago. Direct link to 24sathamrajuvenkataa's post “Does anybody now how to a...”

    Does anybody now how to actually absorb anything in physics? I am usually a fast learner, but when it comes to physics it's in through one ear and out the other.

    (9 votes)

    • devhamzak

      6 months agoPosted 6 months ago. Direct link to devhamzak's post “Apply it somewhere like g...”

      Apply it somewhere like game development or web animations etc.

      (1 vote)

  • Abdullah Islam

    4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to Abdullah Islam's post “What is Pythagorean theo...”

    What is Pythagorean theorem

    (2 votes)

    • KLaudano

      4 years agoPosted 4 years ago. Direct link to KLaudano's post “If we have a right triang...”

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      If we have a right triangle whose hypotenuse has a length of C and the other two sides have lengths of A and B, then A^2 + B^2 = C^2.

      (10 votes)

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