FISI-1004A Great Ideas of Physics
What are the basic concepts upon the origin and evolution of the universe, and about the matter´s most fundamental structure from atoms to quarks? In the search for answers we explore the greatest unifying ideas we see in the cosmos. From the old Greeks to modern science: Scientific Understanding of nature, mathematics and experiments as the foundations of modern science. Great ideas on Physics: From the movement of the sky and earth to universal laws. The concept of the atom: Moving atoms. Symmetry and conservation laws. Entropy law: Second law of thermodynamics. Unification: From electricity and magnetism to the light. The relativist universe: The condition of relativity of space-time. The quantum universe: The most fundamental structure of the matter.
Instructor
Gomez Moreno Bernardo
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