Discuss the following questions in small groups

1. Do you remember any important scientific discoveries and inventions in physics made in:

a) the 19^th century;

a) the 20^th century;

b) the early 21^st century.

2. Do you know about physicists whose names are connected with our University?

3. Name the departments / faculties and subfaculties which deal with physics.

5. Do you agree or disagree with the quotations?

1. "In the matter of physics, the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment is in itself often more valuable than twenty formulae extracted from our minds." Albert Einstein

2. "The continuum is that which is divisible into indivisible that are infinitely divisible Physics" Aristotle

3. "Physics is, hopefully, simple. Physicists are not." Edward Teller

4. "In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself − nature does it for you." Frank Wilczek

5. Nothing is accidental in the universe − this is one of my Laws of Physics − except the entire universe itself, which is Pure Accident, pure divinity." Joyce Carol

6. "I am now convinced that theoretical physics is actually philosophy." Max Born

7. “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” Albert Einstein