Importance of Physics
Importance of Physics
Importance of Physics
Generation Model School By Sir Farhan Gul ……. Class 8th
Physics
has
played
a
very
important
role
in
our
daily
life.
Some
of
the
basic
applications
of
physics
in
our
daily
life
are
as
follow
• It
started
with
radios,
then
came
the
television
and
now
we
have
the
internet.
They
are
all
products
of
physics.
• Electricity
has
been
harnessed
by
physics
and
thus
we
are
able
to
have
light
at
the
flick
of
a
switch.
If
we
are
too
cold
we
can
turn
on
the
heater
and
we
can
cool
down
the
air
to
suit
our
needs.
• Another
wonderful
invention
in
the
field
of
physics
is
the
invention
of
the
microwave
oven.
It
involves
magnetrons
and
electromagnetic
waves.
So
Microwave
can
be
used
for
cocking
purposes
in
our
daily
life.
• We
cannot
think
of
a
time
we
lived
without
cell
phones,
computers
and
even
minor
things
like
calculators
and
electronic
watches.
All
of
these
are
the
applications
of
Physics.
• More
and
more
people
are
depending
on
the
Global
Positioning
System
or
GPS
for
directions.
This
new
technology
is
also
the
application
of
physics
which
is
used
for
tracking
purpose.
• Due
to
applications
of
physics
Hospitals
have
grown
with
the
materialization
of
micro
surgeries.
• People
live
normal
lives
with
hearing
aids
on
radios,
TV
etc
these
are
also
the
application
of
physics.
• Shopping
is
not
complete
without
bar
code
readers
(a
device
used
to
read
the
bar
coding
on
different
items
in
the
market).
• We
have
got
to
thank
quantum
mechanics
for
enriching
our
lives.
It
is
hard
to
pinpoint
any
area
where
physics
is
not
present.
In
fact
it
is
so
much
a
part
of
nature
that
the
Greek
word
for
nature
“physis”
has
coined
the
term
“Physics”.
1.
Time
Time
can
be
define
as
the
duration
between
two
occurrence
is
called
time.
Time
is
one
of
the
seven
fundamental
physical
quantities
in
the
International
System
of
Units.
Time
is
a
part
of
measuring
system
that
is
used
to
compare
the
duration
of
operations
and
the
intervals
between
events?
The
unit
of
time
is
second.
Second
can
be
defined
as
“The
1/86400
part
of
a
mean
solar
day
of
1900
A.D
is
called
a
standard
second.
OR
1
SECOND
(MMS)=
1/60
x
1/60
x
1/24
=
1/86400
mean
solar
day.
2.
Mass
Mass
can
be
define
as
the
quantity
of
matter
is
called
mass.
Or
simple
Mass
is
how
much
matter
an
object
has.
Explanation.
As
we
know
that
all
objects
in
the
universe
are
made
up
of
matter
so
the
measurement
of
mater
of
a
body
is
said
to
be
mass.
The
standard
unit
of
mass
in
the
International
System
(
SI
)
is
the
kilogram
(
kg
).
A
standard
kilogram
is
the
mass
of
platinum
and
iridium
cylinder
kept
at
the
international
bureau
of
weight
and
measure,
near
Paris,
France.
3.
Velocity
the
distance
covered
by
a
body
in
unit
time
in
a
given
direction
is
called
velocity.
OR
Velocity
is
defined
as
“the
time
rate
of
change
of
displacement.
It
is
a
vector
physical
quantity.
The
speed
does
not
give
us
information
about
the
direction
of
a
moving
body.
For
example,
"5
meters
per
second"
is
a
scalar
and
not
a
vector,
whereas
"5
meters
per
second
east"
is
a
vector.
V
=
s/t
Its
SI
unit
is
m/s.
4.
Distance.
• The
property
created
by
the
space
between
two
objects
or
points.
• In
physics
distance
may
refer
to
a
physical
length.
• Size
of
the
gap
between
two
places;
"the
distance
from
Peshawar
to
Lahore.
•
5.
Acceleration.
Acceleration
can
be
defined
as
the
rate
of
change
of
velocity
over
time.
Or
we
can
say
that
acceleration
is
the
rate
at
which
something
speeds
up
or
slow
down
(deceleration).
OR
When
an
object's
velocity
changes,
it
accelerates.
Acceleration
shows
the
change
in
velocity
in
a
unit
time.
Velocity
is
measured
in
meters
per
second,
m/s,
so
acceleration
is
measured
in
(m/s)/s,
or
m/s2,
which
can
be
both
positive
and
negative.
Acceleration
is
a
vector
quantity.
And
its
unit
is
meter
per
second
per
second
(m/s*s)
or
m/s2
or
ms-‐2
Mathematically
acceleration
can
be
expressed
as
Acceleration
=
change
in
velocity
Time
interval
a=
∆v
∆t
Change
in
velocity
=
vf-‐vi
-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐(1)
Time
interval
=
∆
t
-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐(2)
Now
combining
equations
1
and
2
The
average
acceleration
is
the
ratio
between
the
change
in
velocity
and
the
time
interval
For
example,
if
a
car
moves
from
the
rest
to
5
m/s
in
5
seconds,
its
average
acceleration
is
6.
Length
Length
can
be
defined
as
the
distance
between
two
lines
marked
on
platinum
iridium
metal
rode
at
00.
Length
is
a
fundamental
physical
quantity.
According
to
system
international
the
unit
of
length
is
called
meter.
7.
Speed
speed
can
be
defined
as
the
rate
of
motion
or
magnitude
of
motion
of
a
body
is
said
to
be
its
speed.
OR
the
rate
of
change
of
distance
per
unit
time
is
called
speed.
Speed
is
the
scalar
quantity
that
is
the
magnitude
of
the
velocity
vector.
The
SI
units
for
speed
are
m
/
s
(meters
per
second).
8.
Displacement
The
shortest
or
straight
distance
between
the
two
points
in
a
particular
direction
is
called
displacement.
Explanation
Consider
a
body
moves
from
point
A
to
point
B
as
shown
in
the
figure.
The
straight
line
AB
is
the
shortest
distance
from
A
to
B
is
called
displacement.
The
standard
unit
of
displacement
in
the
International
System
of
Units
(SI
)
is
the
meter
(m).
9.
Rest
If
a
body
does
not
change
its
position
with
respect
to
its
surrounding
then
the
body
is
said
to
be
in
Rest.
OR
A
body
which
does
not
move
is
said
to
be
at
rest,
motionless,
immobile,
stationary
If
a
body
A
is
not
changing
its
position
with
respect
to
another
body
B.
we
say
that
A
is
at
rest
with
respect
to
B.
10.
Motion
If
a
body
changes
its
position
with
respect
to
its
surrounding
then
the
body
is
said
to
be
in
motion.
OR
Motion
is
a
change
in
position
of
an
object
with
respect
to
time
For
example
we
are
riding
a
motorbike
so
we
are
changing
our
position
with
respect
to
the
objects
in
the
surrounding.
11.
Motion
Under
Gravity
The
acceleration
of
a
freely
falling
body
is
called
acceleration
due
to
gravity
and
is
denoted
by
g.
its
value
is
9.8
m/s2.
Explanation.
If
we
drop
a
body
from
certain
height,
it
falls
to
the
ground.
And
its
velocity
continues
to
increase
till
it
strikes
the
ground.
The
body
therefore
gets
accelerated
as
it
falls.
Galileo
and
Italian
scientist
drop
several
bodies
simultaneously
from
the
famous
leaning
tower
in
Pisa.
He
observed
that
all
of
them
whether
light
or
heavy
reached
the
ground
at
the
same
time.
He
thus
proved
that
all
bodies
fall
to
the
ground
with
the
same
acceleration.
12.
coordinate
system
In
geometry,
a
coordinate
system
is
a
system,
which
uses
one
or
more
numbers,
or
coordinates,
to
uniquely
determine
the
position
of
a
point
or
other
geometric
element
A
coordinate
system
is
used
to
determine
the
position
or
location
of
a
body
13.
Force
Force
is
an
agent
which
moves
or
tends
to
move
an
object
and
stops
or
tends
to
stop
a
moving
object.
F=ma
The
unit
of
force
is
Newton…..
14.
Momentum
The
momentum
of
a
body
is
equal
to
the
product
of
the
mass
and
linear
velocity
of
an
object
it
is
denoted
by
P
p
=
mv
Momentum
is
a
vector
quantity.
Every
object
in
motion
has
momentum.
The
greater
the
mass
and
higher
the
velocity
or
both,
the
larger
is
the
momentum
of
the
body.
A
fast
moving
cricket
ball
has
a
higher
momentum
than
slow
moving
ball.
Similarly
more
force
is
required
to
stop
a
train
than
to
stop
a
car.
15.
Weight
The
force
acting
on
a
body
towards
the
centre
of
the
earth
is
called
its
weight.
The
weight
w
of
a
body
of
mass
m
is
Weight
is
a
force
that
attracts
a
body
towards
the
centre
of
the
earth.
w=
mg
when
a
body
falls
freely,
it
falls
with
acceleration
“g”
towards
the
earth.
According
to
Newton’s
2nd
law
of
motion,
the
force
acting
on
the
falling
body
of
mass
m
is
F=mg
Weight
is
a
vector
quantity
and
its
unit
is
Newton.