Physics (Greek: φύσις (phúsis), "nature" and φυσικῆ (phusiké), "knowledge of nature")
Physics is the science of matter and its motion, as well as space and
time — the science that deals with concepts such as force, energy, mass, and charge.
Physics is an experimental science; it is the general analysis
of nature, conducted in order to understand how the world around us behaves.
From Wikipedia Physics page.
[Mathematians] maintain that mathematics is the science of pattern, and that mathematicians seek out patterns whether found in numbers, space, science, computers, imaginary abstractions, or elsewhere. From Wikipedia Mathematics page.
Geophysics, a branch of Earth sciences, is the study of the Earth by quantitative physical methods, especially by seismic, electromagnetic, and radioactivity methods. The theories and techniques of geophysics are employed extensively in the planetary sciences in general. From Wikipedia Geophysics page.
Last updated February 27, 2008, by William P. Clement.
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