Part 4

Chapter 13: Physics and Signals

Physics constrains the possible values of measurands in embedded systems.

 
When you know ... that some symbols represent forces, others masses, inertia, and so on, then you can use a lot of commonsense, seat-of-the-pants feeling about the world. But the poor mathematician translates it into equations, and as the symbols do not mean anything to him he has no guide but precise mathematical rigor and care in the argument ... But one should not criticize the mathematician on this score.
— Richard Feynman, "The Character of Physical Law", MIT Press, 1965.
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