1. University Physics A
Scott Edwards

3. Canberra - a planned city
Design competition in won by American Walter Burley Griffin

5. Australian National University
( )
Studied physics (BSc and PhD)

6. Jan 03 Dec 03 Girlfriend Sep 04 Nov 05 Me (married)
...after a lengthy stopover in Hefei.... Me

7. Because English is the international language of science.
Why learn physics in English?
Because English is the international language of science.

8. What are the rules of the game?
Physicists ask:
What are the rules of the game?

9. Example:

10. What are the rules?
I can guess
(form a hypothesis)...
Then see if my guess can predict what happens next. 假设 预言

11. Observing…

12. Observing…

13. Observing…

14. 杀 card makes another player lose one point of health.
Hypothesis:
杀 card makes another player lose one point of health.

15. Testing the hypothesis…

16. Prediction: 曹操 will lose another point.

17. Surprise!

18. Our guess was wrong.

19. New hypothesis:
杀 card makes another player lose one life, unless that player uses a 闪 card.
and so on…

20. The rules of physics are the most fundamental in science.基本

21. They apply everywhere,
at every time,
to all types of matter. 物质

22. sub-atomic particles…
From the smallest
sub-atomic particles…
亚原子粒子

23. Nuclei and atoms… 核 原子 电子 质子 中子

24. Everything made of atoms: Rocks, trees, oceans, people…

25. Stars, planets…
1 x 109 m

26. To galaxies… 星系
1 x 1021 m

27. and clusters of galaxies.
星系团
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