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==Classical Physics==

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Mechanics, Thermodynamics, E&M

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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]].

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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]].

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Thermodynamics/Statistical Mechanics

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E&M

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waves/light/sound

==Modern Physics==

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