BS.PHYS - Physics - BSc General

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Physics is the most fundamental of the natural sciences. It includes the study of electricity and magnetism, gravitation, electronics, the motion of projectiles and rotating bodies, heat, light and sound, and the interactions between the smallest particles that make up matter: electrons, protons, neutrons, and quarks. Because of their fundamental nature, the concepts of physics underlie much of modern astronomy, chemistry, biology, medicine, and engineering. In particular, the traditional route to becoming an astronomer has been through an undergraduate degree in physics. Discoveries in physics and astronomy continue to broaden our understanding of the universe, advance space travel, speed up global electronic communications, lead to new products such as ferroelectric computer memories, assist forensic science, and improve medical diagnostic techniques.