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==Classical Physics==
==Classical Physics==
Mechanics, Thermodynamics, E&M
Classical physics generally describes the aspects of physics that were well-understood by the end of the 19th century (i.e., before the advent of [[quantum mechanics]]). It includes the study of [[mechanics]], [[thermodynamics]], and [[electricity and magnetism]].
Mechanics deals with the action of forces on bodies, and encompasses [[statics]], the study of forces on objects at rest, and [[dynamics]], the study of forces on moving bodies. The major contributors to mechanics were [[Galileo Galilei]], [[Isaac Newton]], [[Joseph Louis Lagrange]], and [[William Rowan Hamilton]].
Thermodynamics/Statistical Mechanics
E&M
waves/light/sound
==Modern Physics==
==Modern Physics==