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Re: [Phys-l] "Modern" Physics course title

From: Ludwik Kowalski <kowalskil@mail.montclair.edu>
Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 12:33:24 -0400

On Sep 1, 2007, at 12:20 PM, Jack Uretsky wrote:

Hi all-
Or we could take a tip from mathematics, where the former advanced
algebra and trig are now lumped together in pre-calculus. We could
relabel the former modern physics as pre-quantum mechanics (with some
imprecision).

Is it not true that Aristotle had the same dilemma? After writing a book called physics he wrote another one and named it metaphysics (which means "after physics").
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Ludwik Kowalski, a retired physicist
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References:
- Re: [Phys-l] "Modern" Physics course title
  - From: Uri Ganiel <uri.ganiel@weizmann.ac.il>
- Re: [Phys-l] "Modern" Physics course title
  - From: John Denker <jsd@av8n.com>
- Re: [Phys-l] "Modern" Physics course title
  - From: Jack Uretsky <jlu@hep.anl.gov>

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