МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ РФ ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ БЮДЖЕТНОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ ВЫСШЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ «ВОРОНЕЖСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ УНИВЕРСИТЕТ» ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS OF PHYSICS Часть I Учебное пособие для вузов Составитель Д. <...> Для дополнительного образования «Переводчик в сфере профессиональной коммуникации» 2 Unit I. Physical Science Physical science, like all the 1. ___ sciences, is concerned with describing and relating to one another those experiences of the world that are shared by different 2.___ and whose description can be agreed upon. <...> Moreover, the atom itself may be analyzed into its more basic 6. _____and their interactions. <...> This is not to say that everything can be deduced mathematically from a small number of 9.______ principles, since the complexity of real things defeats the power of mathematics or of the largest computers. <...> Nevertheless, whenever it has been found possible to calculate the relationship between an observed property of a body and its deeper structure, no 10._____ has ever emerged to suggest that the more complex objects, even living organisms, require that special new principles be invoked, at least so long as only matter, and not mind, is in question. <...> The physical scientist thus has two very different roles to play: on the one hand, he has to reveal the most basic constituents and the laws that govern them; and, on the other, he must discover techniques for elucidating the peculiar features that arise from 11._____ of structure without having recourse each time to the fundamentals. 3 This modern view of a unified science, 12. _____ fundamental particles, everyday phenomena, and the vastness of the Cosmos, is a 13. ______ of originally independent disciplines, many of which grew out of useful arts. <...> Fill in the gaps with the words from I. Some terms can be used twice, word forms can be changed to fit into the gaps. 1. <...> They are weight, volume, mass, and density. 2. ______ Principles of Engineering Nanometrology provides a comprehensive overview of engineering metrology and how it relates to micro and nanotechnology (MNT) research and manufacturing. 3. <...> B. Using your background knowledge, describe the process of development of Science. <...> The Moon and the Planets I. Put the paragraphs into the right order <...>
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МИНИСТЕРСТВО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ И НАУКИ РФ
ФЕДЕРАЛЬНОЕ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННОЕ
БЮДЖЕТНОЕ ОБРАЗОВАТЕЛЬНОЕ
УЧРЕЖДЕНИЕ
ВЫСШЕГО ПРОФЕССИОНАЛЬНОГО ОБРАЗОВАНИЯ
«ВОРОНЕЖСКИЙ ГОСУДАРСТВЕННЫЙ
УНИВЕРСИТЕТ»
ENGLISH FOR STUDENTS OF PHYSICS
Часть I
Учебное пособие для вузов
Составитель
Д. А. Холина
Издательско-полиграфический центр
Воронежского государственного университета
2011
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Unit I. Physical Science
Physical science, like all the 1. ___ sciences, is concerned with describing
and relating to one another those experiences of the
world that are shared by
different 2.___ and whose description can be agreed upon. One of its principal
fields, physics, deals with the most general properties of 3._____, such as the
4._____of bodies under the influence of forces, and with the origins of those
forces. In the discussion of this question, the mass and shape of a body are the
only 5.______ that play a significant role, its composition often being irrelevant.
Physics, however, does not focus solely on the gross mechanical behaviour of
bodies, but shares with chemistry the goal of understanding how the arrangement
of individual atoms into molecules and larger assemblies confers particular
properties. Moreover, the atom itself may be analyzed into its more basic 6.
_____and their interactions.
The present opinion, rather generally 7._____ by physicists, is that these
fundamental particles and forces, treated quantitatively by the methods of 8.____,
can reveal in detail the behaviour of all material objects. This is not to say that
everything can be deduced mathematically from a small number of 9.______
principles, since the complexity of real things defeats the power of mathematics
or of the largest computers. Nevertheless, whenever it has been found possible to
calculate the relationship between an observed property of a body and its deeper
structure, no 10._____ has ever emerged to suggest that the more complex
objects, even living organisms, require that special new principles be invoked, at
least so long as only matter, and not mind, is in question. The physical scientist
thus has two very different roles to play: on the one hand, he has to reveal the
most basic constituents and the laws that govern them; and, on the other, he must
discover techniques for elucidating the peculiar features that arise from 11._____
of structure without having recourse each time to the fundamentals.
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B. Spacecraft must descend close to the surface or remain in orbit for
extended periods in order to detect local gravity variations; such data had been
obtained for the Moon, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter by the end of the 20th century.
C. Radio tracking makes it possible to determine the accelerations of
spacecraft very accurately, and the results can be expressed either as terms in a
series of spherical harmonics or as the variation of gravity over the surface. As in
the case of the Earth, spherical harmonics are more effective for studying gross
structure, while the variation of gravity is more useful for local features.
D. By contrast, the major planets, all of which rotate quite fast, have large
equatorial bulges, and their gravity is dominated by a large increase from equator
to pole. The polar flattening of Jupiter is about 10 percent and was first estimated
from telescopic observation by Gian Domenico Cassini about 1664.
E. Although the Apollo astronauts used a gravimeter at their lunar landing
site, most scientific knowledge about the gravitational attractions of the Moon
and the planets has been derived from observations of their effects upon the
accelerations of spacecraft in orbit around or passing close to them.
F. As mentioned above, Edmond Halley subsequently realized that the
corresponding effect on gravity would perturb the orbits of the satellites of
Jupiter (those discovered by Galileo). The results of gravity measurements are
crucial to understanding the internal properties of the planets.
II. Join the word and the definition:
1.
2.
3.
4.
derived from
radio tracking
detect
concealed
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5.
6.
7.
8.
rotate
subsequently
crucial
measurements
A. an amount, extent, or size determined by measuring or the act
of measuring
B. find out
C. later
D. critical, very important
E. obtained
F. hidden
G. spin, turn
H. a method of observing satellites in space, involves radio equipment.
III. Explain the following: gravitational attraction, a landing site,
spacecraft, radio tracking, polar flattening, elliptical, irregularity, to perturb.
IV. Comment on the following:
1.
How do astronauts get the information about the gravitational
attractions of the Moon? What methods do they use?
2.
3.
4.
5.
When and how is the variation of gravity used? How does it work?
What parameters does the variation of gravity depend on?
What causes to perturb the orbits of the planets?
What do you remember about Edmund Halley?
V. You are making a piece of a radio programme about gravity and the
way it affects planets. Add any extra information you might need to tell your
listeners.
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Unit III. Spinning Тops and Gyroscopes
I. Lead-in. Can you explain why...?
1. Why does a spinning top maintain its vertical position while moving?
2. How does a circus actor manage to rotate plates on the thin poles?
3. How does a bullet maintain its direction when it comes out of a rifle?
Figure 23
II. Fill in the gaps with the
terms (the list is given below):
A Figure 23 (top) shows a
wheel that is weighted in its rim to
maximize its moment of 1 _____ I
and that is spinning with angular
frequency ω on a horizontal 2 _____
supported at both ends. As shown, it
has an angular momentum L along
the x direction equal to Iω. Now
suppose the support at point P is
removed, leaving the axle supported
only at one end (Figure 23, middle). 3
______, acting on the mass of the
wheel as if it were concentrated at the
centre of mass, applies a downward 4
_____ on the wheel. The wheel,
however, does not fall. Instead, the
axle remains (nearly) horizontal but
rotates in the counterclockwise direction as seen from above (Figure 23, bottom).
This motion is called gyroscopic 5______.
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