Having discussed the necessary tool of learning physics which is the mind; It will be right to consider certain traits to watch out for in people on who this great responsibility is saddled.

I must admit that mathematics and physics are like two sides of a coin but it is adequate to say “Mathematics is the language of physics”.

Physics is the “why” of any physical phenomenon i.e what gives the reason for any behavior of matter in nature.

It will be wise to itemize what parents, schools, government and private individuals should look out for in th uo coming generation in raising competent and proficient physicists.

1. Insightful thought: Physics is a course of the 4-D which is called the mind.It is the thought of individuals through the exercise of the mind to better their lot and their society’s. So, what we exercise our mind towards matters a lot.

The problem with many people around the world is that they expend about 90% of their energy on the physical and emotional activities leaving only about 10% to think. This is very evident in our response to basic science in this country since their product are not directly consumed but need to be applied by the applied scientist to bring comfort to man. If we begin to mind intelligence and respect innovation Nigeria will grow.

So, parent should allow their children think, question them on the principle behind the operations of system and hear their mind on issue. Give them period of brainstorming and communicating the result of their brainstorm session.

2. Mathematical Aptitude: As it was said earlier that mathematics is the language of physics. The recesses of our mind cannot be understood by our word except when communicated in number expression, equation and functional relation. The abstract world will bridged by mathematics with the physical through equation. I will advice parents to groom mathematics genius to major in any field of physics. Schools should get good physics and mathematics teachers. Government can encourage the citizen by sponsoring mathematics and physics quizzes in primary, secondary and tertiary levels.
3. Detailedness: Any individual that considers details will flourish in physics. It takes a mind that looks into the details of a particular system to apply physics. It means seeing physics in everything. This will no doubt mean physicist will be needed in every sphere of life, even in electioneering or social events, the burden of analysis anchor on them..
4. Flexible mind: A rigid or dogmatic individual cannot do well in physics because in physics, concepts can be conjure to produce another difficult concept. The speed with which the mind transposes from the abstract to the natural makes a good physicist. You can navigate the abstract with ease and bless your generation with your ideology.
5. “Why” attitude/analytical mind: This is the research attitude any prospective physics must possess. It is the aim of physics to unravel features and characteristics of system and phenomena.

Constructive criticism of the pulse of the mind of an individual builds the mind and enhance the intellectual gymnastic.

6. Reasonable play: It will be absurd to paint physics as a course for the serious only. In playing the mind is sharpened. Imagine the technology of the guitar, it is obviously a product of an insightful play and consistent work on the discovery.

VARIOUS BRANCHES OF SPECIALIZATION OF IN PHYSICS

As a way of advertising the physics profession it will be good to see possible careers in physics that individuals can launch into to better their lot and the nation’s.

• Mathematical and computational physics
• Physics electronics and instrumentation
• Telecommunication physics
• Solid state physics and material science
• Geophysics/geodesy
• Astronomy/astrophysics
• Nuclear physics/ engineering
• Energy studies/physics
• Radiation biophysics
• Medical physics
• Cosmology and high energy physics
• Environmental physics
• Theoretical physics
• Reactor physics
• Atomic physics
• Industrial physics
• Engineering physics
• Meteorology/atmospheric physics

And a lot of other subsidiaries as the need may arise; soil physics, plant physics etc. But essentially they are applicable principles of physics to direct issues pressing on man.

Each of the above branches still have such divisions and very challenging. If individuals man there fields Nigeria will improve drastically.

RECENT CHALLENGES IN PHYSICS

There are certain issues that are currently very suitable issues among physicists. So it will be a good start for those who want to lavish their intellectual strength and those who enter the profession with a vision. They are:

• Super conductivity
• Age dating of the earth
• Energy crisis
• Telecommuting
• Earthquake prediction
• Gravity network of the earth
• Quantum computers

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Man is a complex “being” comprising of the spirit, the soul and the body. The soul comprises the mind which is seat of decision, emotions, thoughts, to insights and so on. It is to tantamount examine physics as a concept of the mind.

Physics and other field of human endeavor evolve by thoughts of individuals to accelerate the events of their time. In this chapter, the mind will be discussed in detail and there are natural traits that places people favourable to do well in physics. We also, investigate how our thoughts can be transformed into “physics worhiness” to ensure Nigeria grows into the kind of nation we dream of.

TEMPERAMENTS THAT FAVOUR PHYSICS

There is nothing more fascinating about people than their inherited temperament. It is temperament that provides each human being with the distinguished qualities. Temperament is the unseen force underlying actions.

Temperament analysis is a useful tool in helping people reach their maximum potential. Among the many behavior theories are transactional analysis and Freudian theory.

Hippocrates, the brilliant Greek physician and philosopher named temperament in accordance with the liquids he thought were the cause. The sanguine, he thought, is characterized by rich, warm blood. Choleric must have too much yellow bile. Melancholy he saw as having black dark bile. Phlegmatic he saw having thick blood which he called phlegm. To him, these suggest the lively (sanguine) active (colonic), black (melancholy) and soul (phlegmatic) temperament. With advance of modern medical science, the idea is already discarded, but the four-fold names for the classifications are still widely used.

In explaining different temperament we consider only the habits and career bits of the four basics and 12 secondary temperature types

Sparky sanguine: Sparky sanguine is the warm, buoyant, lively and fun loving temperament. He is receptive in nature and external impression easily find their way to his heart. When he comes into a room of people, he has a tendency to lift the spirit of everyone present by his exuberant flow of conversation.

Without any malice, sparkly tight forget his resolution, appointment and obligations. The sanguine is never at a loss of words, though he often speaks without thinking. His freewill, seemingly exciting, extroverts way of life makes him the envy of the more timid temperaments types.

HABIT

• People oriented
• Great procrastinator
• Eats everything insight
• Bad accountability skills

CAREER BEST

• Sales people
• Excellent actors, entertainer and preacher
• Outstanding master of ceremonies
• Excellent hospital workers

Rocky Choleric: Rocky choleric is hot, quick, active, practical and strong-willed temperament. He is often self sufficient and very independent. He does not need to be stimulated by his environment but stimulate it by his endless ideas, plans and ambition.

Emotionally undeveloped, he is often embarrassed or disgusted by the tears of others. He is quick to recognize opportunities and harness them through his strong will.

HABIT

• Hate yard work
• A stereotype eater
• Hate details

CAREER BEST

• Project supervisor e.g foreman
• A builder
• Vibrant in businesss when in partnership with a melancholy, they make an unbeatable team
• A natural leader
• Sales, teaching, painters, support
• Military

Maestro melancholy: He is analytical, self sacrificing, gifted, perfectionist type. No other temperament has a higher IQ or more creativity or imagination than a melancholy.

HABITS

• Rarely speed when driving
• Maintain the best yard
• A picky eater

CAREER BEST

• Composer, artist, musician, inventor, philosopher, theoriticians, theologians, scientist and dedicated, educated
• Engineering, building
• Good doctors

Flip phlegmatic: Calm, easy going, never ruffled temperament. Timid but ones around to action, proves to be a most competent and efficient person.

HABITS

• Slowest driver
• A deliberate eater
• An accurate bookkeeper

CAREER BEST

• Education
• Engineering
• Civil service, military

The fact is anybody can be a physicist with hard work but certain individual can do it stress free and these sets are those that have melancholy or phlegmatic temperament either as primary or secondary component.

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The future development of Nigeria is indivisibly bound up with the prospects in science and technology. There is every reason to suppose that this progress, will out way our former success. It is even more urgent to utilize this century scientific and technological achievement in order to eradicate the last vestiges of colonialism, overcome backwardness and comprehensively modernize our economy as rapidly as possible.

We therefore need a fundamental reform of the social structure which can alone create the right conditions for the successful application of science and technology in tackling Nigeria’s practical problems is undoubtedly a matter of prime importance.

It is noteworthy that it is people with their knowledge, skills, talent, and creative potentials that determines the nations present course and future prospects in economic development. The scientific and technological revolution championed by physics, is constantly increasing the importance of man as the creator of material and cultural values, the bearer of scientific idea, and the interior of technical innovations. Hence, the importance of education and manpower training for present and future developments cannot be over emphasized.

If Nigeria must grow then a very useful body of knowledge such as physics cannot be left out. It is apparent in our time that Nigeria has not recognized the impact and use of physics in achieving our vision. So, lets give physics a chance.

HISTORICAL EVOLUTION OF PHYSICS

The existence of physics has been since the beginning of the world before man was created but a concise and deliberate probe into the guiding principles of physical phenomenon, known this days as Physics did not start until the days of Sir Isaac Newton and Physics then was primitive and could not explain several prevailing scientific issues. So it was called classical or Newtonian physics.

Sir Albert Einstein stunned the world when he came up with his mass-energy relationship ?E=?MC² which helped him to develop atomoc bombs. He was said to have taken physics to the quantum level i.e energy is not discrete but continuous.

Our era is the wave-physics time which was propounded by a Nigerian mathematical physicist: Prof. Gabriel Oyibo in his God Almighty grand unifying theory (GAGUT) which he mathematically wrote has G_{ij j}=0

This is an improvement on the work of Albert Einstein. I believe more theoreticians and inventors are coming out of Nigeria.

IMPACT OF PHYSICS ON THE SOCIETY

Physics has always been an answer to the cry of many nations. Physics, as abody of knowledge has played tremendous impact in the development of the nation. This is evident in the attitude of developed countries towards physics and what it is capable of doing.

Our world is transformed as a result of advancement in technology which is basically the application of basic science principles to solve the problem of man.We will enumerate the various impact physics has on nations.

THE GREEN REVOLUTION: Agriculture has grown from the peasant state it used to be into a mechanized one several countries now export farm produce and livestock because they can now be produced in mass.

This is as a result of sophisticated machinery now in use, which is a direct impact of physics on the agricultural sector.

Even, soil analysis can be done in split of second with neutron analysis to separate it to component and know which is best for a particular crop production.

IT & ICT: Our day is the jet age when almost everything can be done on a computer system, several programs are written and application developed to ease man’s burden in carrying out his work. All these are made possible with physics.

We use handsets and subscribe to different networks. And it always beat our imagination how technology is becoming more fascinating daily, this is physics. Actually the issue making the world a “global village” is a direct consequence of physics.

SPACE ADVENTURES/AERODYNAMICS: We spend less hours travelling by air what it takes to journey by road with the help of physics. Infact, with physics scientist have gone to planets and return with vivid description of what the earth looks like which was impossible in years past.

Nigeria has launched a commutation satellite NIGCOM SAT1 though with the help of another country. This is a tremendous impact of physics. I think we should cover our faces in shame for not using to our local physicists and technologists. Despite thousands of science and technology based graduate turnout from our tertiary institution, the nation still lack the expertise to carry out a satellite launching project.

I must also blame the government for looking down on our indigenous scientist. It is time to wake up to our responsibilities as scientists and move Nigeria forward.

METEOROLOGY /WEATHER FORECAST: We sit in the comfort of our homes and hear the weather forecast for each day. This has help in preparing our mind for what the next will give birth to rather than stumbled into the next day only within infinitesimal probability; We move on with confidence and certainty. Physics gave birth to this.

OIL EXPLORATION: The study of the subsurface of the earth has helped in the discovery of crude oil and other solid minerals in the earth. The impact of physics both in prospecting and exploration of minerals canno be undermined.

GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY: Surveys on land before buildings are erected to determine endangered zones and of suitable land to dig borehole are wonderful impact of physics, several buildings collapsed would have been saved with this techniques.

NATIONAL SECURITY: The issue of security of lives and properties is of interest in our country. Our military personnel uses guns, bombs, tear gases, all these are designed on physics principles. There are cases of the use of laser beam to save guard valuables and use of GPS gadgets to locate missing items.

Others

• Photography
• Holography
• Global system for mobile communication (GSM)

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 4.1 Understanding the times

What is the time we are talking about? It is a season, an epoch, and an episode in a lifetime. The time we are technically and practically in recession. So what are the characteristics of the season of recession?

• income reduces and spending increases
• unemployment increase because business may not be able to cope
• debtors may not be able to meet up with liability when they fall due
• rising prices of items because business must survive
• suppliers may fail with product
• government projects may slow down or deteriorate
• debtors may promise and fail to pay –its not spiritual
• money velocity becomes very slow or halt
• people spend only on necessities
• there is usually short comings of expectations

Now, that you have an understanding of what this season portends then you need a positive attitude to it. Instead of weeping, walling, gnashing your teeth or even engaging in criminalities, you need to get certain facts and forge ahead because what lie ahead you is greater than what lies behind.

4.2 Maximum in Minimum

I intend by this section to show you good businesses that will yield maximum profit. Am not saying quit your job or current business add one or two from these

• agriculture
• restaurant
• pastries
• transportation
• education
• kiosk and corner shops

If you venture productively into any of the above event, it will help you to live above abroad. After all, they don’t require heavy capital to start up.

One important lesson in recession is to get multiple streams of income and spend wisely. Normally, after recession comes a boom but don’t let the boom change your spending pattern rather become more investment conscious, establish more and bigger businesses and engage in productive wealth creation. Make wealth creation a lifetime goal for the sake of posterity. If our fathers did it right we wouldn’t know what recession is and if we continue with the reckless spending something more terrible may happen.

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