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Chapter 1 ­ Introduction  Physics o The study of nature  The Domains of Physics o Microscopic Domain  The domain of atoms, molecules, electrons, protons, pion and mesons, etc.  Extreme small in mass  Uncertainty of physical properties  Unpredictable behavior o Macroscopic Domain  The domain of man, house, car, ball, even a planet  Daily life experiences  Physics experienced on earth  Governed by gravity, Newton's Laws (orbit)  Predictable behavior o Galactic Domain  The domain of galaxies and their clusters characterized by huge masses and high velocities  Black holes  Relativity  Uncertainty of physical properties  Three Fundamental Quantities o Length  The spatial distance between two points o Mass  Measure of an object's resistance to a change in its motion (Inertia)  Different from weight!  Mass has no direction, therefore it is a Scalar Quantity o Time  Is realized by change  All other physical quantities can be constructed from these three fundamental quantities o Example: length  Speed or Velocity is a quantity