The word science comes from a Latin word “scientia” which means ‘to know’. Science is nothing but the knowledge gained through the systematic observations and experiments. Scientific methods include the systematic observations, reasoning, modelling and theoretical prediction. Science has many disciplines, physics being one of them.

The word physics has its origin in a Greek word meaning ‘nature’. Physics is the most basic science, which deals with the study of nature and natural phenomena. Understanding science begins with understanding physics. With every passing day, physics has brought to us deeper levels of understanding of nature.

Physics is an empirical study. Everything we know about physical world and about the principles that govern its behaviour has been learned through observations of the phenomena of nature. The ultimate test of any physical theory is its agreement with observations and measurements of physical phenomena. Thus physics is inherently a science of measurement.

What is Physics