What is "Conceptual Physics"?
- Objects and Rules That Govern Their Behavior
- Particles, Waves, Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Liquids, ... , Black Holes ...
- Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Statistical Mechanics*,
Quantum Field Theory*, Nonrelativistic Quantum Mechanics*,
Special Relativity*, General Relativity*...
- Physical Quantities
- Single particle: Force, Energy, Work, Charge, Momentum,...
- Collective attributes: Elasticity, Color, Conductivity, Viscosity, Temperature,...
- Metaphysics*
- Causality, Mind-body duality, Limits of physics ...
- Weirdness of quantum mechanics
- Constancy of physical laws
- Reasoning
- Focusing on relavant quantities, objects, laws
- Recognizing consistent explanations
- Making appropriate generalizations
- Applying general concepts to specific cases
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