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1、ThelanguageofphysicsThispageintentionallyleftblankThelanguageofphysicsAfoundationforuniversitystudyJohnP.CullerneHeadofPhysics,WinchesterCollege,WinchesterAntonMachacekHeadofPhysics,RoyalGrammarSchool,HighWycombe13GreatClarendonStreet,OxfordOX26DPOxfor
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8、ewehaveseenadefiniteshiftinknowledgebaseofourstudents.Presently,atpre-universitylevel,mathematicsseemstobelessintegratedwiththestudyofphysicsandsomeofthemostimportanttopicsarecoveredonlyinFurtherMathematicscourses.Resultsandtechniquesare