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Syllabus fundamentals of biology biology mit opencourseware. Steward further argues that physical laws do not dictate, they merely constrain. Our universe as a whole may have come into existence through the laws of quantum physics. By nature, laws of physics are stated facts which have been deduced and derived based on empirical observations. Take this quiz to see if you know high school freshman science. Many fundamental physical laws are mathematical consequences of various.
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