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What physics concept would the average person with at least a high school education most effectively interpret?
Originally posted by Loren Booda
Keeping the original post in mind, what physics concept would the average person with at least a high school education least effectively interpret?
Originally posted by Raavin
GR then SR. They should both be taught. Then maybe I would have stayed at high school . I only have a year 10 high school education. That was more than 15 years ago.
Raavin
ps. what do you mean by interpret?
Wasn't even taught very basics of SR till 2 years after that here.Originally posted by Jack
I'm in year 11 at school and we have been taught about SR and GR, although it was on very simple terms.
Originally posted by Mulder
Wasn't even taught very basics of SR till 2 years after that here.
Originally posted by Loren Booda
Keeping the original post in mind, what physics concept would the average person with at least a high school education least effectively interpret?
Originally posted by Loren Booda
Keeping the original post in mind, what physics concept would the average person with at least a high school education least effectively interpret?
Originally posted by Loren Booda
What physics concept would the average person with at least a high school education most effectively interpret?
Originally posted by ahrkron
The "avg person with high school education" cannot misinterpret QCD, since (s)he has not heard about it.
I think the most frequently misunderstood piece of physics is the uncertainty principle. It has been given lots of attention (and wrong descriptions) by pseudoscientists and crackpots.
I don't know a whole lot about M-theory, but...Originally posted by mouseman
BTW, what's m-theory?
Originally posted by Bystander
Most misunderstood and misapplied? Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics --- very few trained people seemed able to handle it in the creation vs. evolution discussions which took place on PF 2.
QM of course, even average people likeOriginally posted by Loren Booda
What physics concept would the average person with at least a high school education most effectively interpret?
Classical physics is a branch of physics that studies the behavior of macroscopic objects, while quantum physics studies the behavior of microscopic objects. Classical physics follows deterministic laws, while quantum physics allows for uncertainty and probability in the behavior of particles.
The theory of relativity, developed by Albert Einstein, is a set of two theories that explain the behavior of objects in the presence of gravity and when moving at high speeds. The theory of special relativity explains the relationship between space and time for objects moving at a constant speed, while the theory of general relativity explains the relationship between gravity and the curvature of spacetime.
The concept of mass-energy equivalence is explained by Einstein's famous equation, E=mc^2, which states that energy and mass are interchangeable and can be converted into each other. This concept is a fundamental principle in understanding the behavior of particles at high speeds.
Light is a form of electromagnetic radiation that travels in waves. The behavior of light can be explained by both classical and quantum physics, and it exhibits properties of both particles and waves.
Entropy is a measure of the disorder or randomness in a system. In physics, the second law of thermodynamics states that the total entropy of a closed system will always increase over time. This concept is important in understanding the behavior of systems, such as the transfer of energy and heat.