Tag: 11th physics

  • Physics XI | Chapter 2 : Units and Measurements : INTRODUCTION

    2.1 INTRODUCTION Measurement of any physical quantity involves comparison with a certain basic, arbitrarily chosen, internationally accepted reference standard called unit. The result of a measurement of a physical quantity is expressed by a number (or numerical measure) accompanied by a unit. Although the number of physical quantities appears to be very large, we need…

  • CBSE XI | 1.5 NATURE OF PHYSICAL LAWS

    1.5   NATURE OF PHYSICAL LAWS Physicists   explore   the   universe.   Their investigations, based on scientific processes, range from particles that are smaller than atoms in size to stars that are very far away. In addition to finding the facts by observation and experimentation, physicists attempt to discover the laws that summarise (often as mathematical equations) these…