Discover the instrumental roles that physics plays in solving the mysteries of the past and of our everyday lives. Start by examining how scientists use physics to explore intimate details about history from the rise and fall of preliterate societies to the origins of the solar system with The Physics of History. Then, explore the physics of everyday events in a manner that is informative, fun, and has the potential to lead to a deeper understanding of the universe in Physics in Your Life.
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Dr. Steven Gimbel of Gettysburg College shows how physics and philosophy work together to reveal the true nature of the universe. Physics makes the discoveries and philosophy interprets the results. Those results have been very odd since the turn of the 20th century—with relativity, quantum theory, and Big Bang cosmology overthrowing our conventional picture of reality.
With scientists perhaps on the verge of unlocking the deepest secrets of the universe and with breaking news of discovery after discovery at the frontiers of research, understanding physics has never been so important. This course puts the awe-inspiring—and at times mind-bending—concepts behind relativity and quantum mechanics within reach of anyone who wants to understand them.
With recent developments in technology, scientists can now use physics to explore intimate details about history, from the rise and fall of preliterate societies to the origins of the solar system. The Physics of History, taught by award-winning Professor David J. Helfand of Columbia University, gives you the background you need to understand how scientists know what they do about the past. These 24 richly illustrated lectures cover an astonishing range of cases in which physics has helped redefine history—in astronomy, archaeology, geology, climatology, and other fields.
A course that's made for you to easily learn Physics! ....even for those that don't like Math & Science :)
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