As a freshman in college, you enter a classroom hall believing it is Physics 101 and sit down. The professor says, "During the course of this semester, you will learn about man's synthetic inventions only." Are you in the right classroom? Why?

No, Physics is about the natural world.

Explanation:

Synthetic invention is referring to how rubbers and it's relatives are formed, from their chemical formation, through knowing their structures. These can be categorized under a chemistry class, while Physics deals with force, work, nature, heat, energy but not chemical composition or forming or synthetic. So, it's the wrong class for a Physics student.