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The foundation of classical physics is laid by the then scientist Isaac Newton (1642-1727). It’s actually the Newtonian mechanics but in order to distinguish Newtonian mechanics from relativistic and quantum mechanics (a modern physics), it is commonly referred to as classical mechanics. It is the basis of modern physics. Mechanics is the study of the relationship among matter, motion, and cause(s) of motion. More correctly, cause(s) of the change in motion of objects. There are two major subdivisions of mechanics: i) Kinematics: Kinematics is the study of motion ignoring its causes. ii) Dynamics: Dynamics is the study of the relationship of motion to its causes. Before Newton and Galileo, Physics relied on natural philosophy-the philosophical study of nature and the physical universe. The natural philosophy relied on observations of nature and pure reason to explain those observations. Most explanations were qualitative and only applicable to a specific “kind” of object o...