If we select a measuring unit for each size, we get a system of measuring unit.
Today we have a unique international system where for each size there is a precisely defined unit of measure. This is called International System...
Aristotle (384-322) studied many fields like philosophy and the natural sciences. Among other things, he studied the movement. He thought that the natural place of the air is up and the water was down. Although his theory is not...
It is clear that it is not enough to use only one measuring unit for a particular physical size. So offten, besides basic units, larger and smaller units of measure are introduced.
To indicate these units, we use prefixes that...
If some body is being dropped, it will start falling down towards the Earth's surface. It has been determined experimentally that all bodies have the same speed if they fall through the space that has no air. Any two...
As the history of people tried to measure the physical quantities and used the measurement units and instruments for measurement. The development of traffic has led to the connection between the countries. Thus, the need for the introduction of...
The nature consists of diverse bodies, which we call physical bodies. All the bodies that surround us consist of a substance. Some physical bodies are made of one substance and some of several types of substances. For example, the...
Mechanics is a part of physics that deals with the study of the mechanical movement of the body and its interaction with other body. In order to study mechanical motion, it is necessary to determine the position of the...
They studies of movement dates since the ancient Greece. For instance, Aristotle had an opinion that the bodies moves and that movement was created as a consequence of the natural order of things, such as that the natural place...
