Thought Exercise
Physics ian't just dry hypotheses and mathematical formulae - the effects of physics occurs all around (and even in) us, all the time.
The laws of physics governs everything that happens in the natural world, everywhere in the universe. There is considerable debate about what physics is like outside, and before and after the universe - but that is another story.
Most of the time, we tend to tune out what is happening on a physical level around us. Sometimes though, we tune in, such as when we play a game of pool, or watch the World Series on TV, or witness a car crash, or gaze up at the Moon at night, basking in reflected sunlight.
If you take time to observe physics at other times, you may begin to see the smaller things in life as quite remarkable. Take for instance the photons being emmitted from your monitor as you read this. You might ask, how does the screen do that? Or what about the sounds coming from the environment around you - how does the hum of the refrigerator make it's way down the hall to your ear? For that matter, how does the fridge keep food cool?
Learning about physics is first and foremost learning to observe and ask questions. All the equations and dry language often associated with communicating physics is a necessarily formal and precise way of describing phenomena. To actually know physics, you have to engage your mind more naturally using curiosity and imagination Observe and ask.
