‫بسم هللا الرحمن الرحيم‬
In the Name of Allah the Most
Merciful the Beneficent
Lecture 0 – Introduction to phys-102
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Common questions
Physics!!
Why is the sky blue?
Physics!!
What are clouds white?
What does the sun turn red at sunset?
Why do we see the mirage?
How fast is fast?
How far is far?
Physics!!
How short is short?
How small is small?
Physics!!
‫أولم ينظروا في ملكوت السماوات و األرض و ما خلق‬
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‫هللا من شيء و أن عسى أن يكون قد اقترب أجلهم‪.‬‬
‫فبأي حديث بعده يؤمنون}‬
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Do they not look in the dominion of the heavens and the
earth and all things that Allah has created, and that it
may be that the end of their lives is near. In what
message after this will they then believe? (7:185)
As an example let us look more carefully at
some of the characteristics of water:
1- Very abundant on earth.
2- High heat capacity (for cooling).
3- Negative coefficient of expansion near
zero Celsius.
4- The optical window
During the course, you should be able to
understand how a number of things work; this
includes (but is not limited to):
1- The radar detector
2- The thermostat
3- Infrared therometers
4- The pressure cooker
5- The photocopy machine
Let’s get started!!