Coursework Definition and 158 Threads

"To use a graphical approach to determine whether there is a difference between the focal length of a lens when used with red and green light." What would I expect to see? What sort of results do you think I will get? What would be the variable? I need to use the equation 1/u +...

Car Collsions Coursework! Help! I've got to do a research report for my physics A level into the physics behind car collsions. I have to cover a range of areas in physics! I've done a bit with mechanics but I need some help with the other areas. Can anyone give me some suggestions or links...

I am currently doing my A levels at school and my next peace of coursework is on sensors and mesuring their sensitivity. it has to be something that can be done with fairly basic equipment (so just resistors, wires, bulbs, capacitors) normal high school stuff and with a fairly easy theory to...

The experiment for my A level coursework is as follows: Place a pencil so that it is balancing with one end hanging off a table (and is perpendicular to the table edge). Apply a force (eg by hitting it with the side of the hand) to the end hanging off, so that the pencil flies across the room...

Ideas to extend my coursework? (Standing Waves) Homework Statement I'm doing some coursework for school at the moment, and my chosen topic (because it was fun first time round) is standing waves on some kind of wire/string - ie vibration generator, wire and fixed end (ie pulley) with mass...

The problem with coursework is that coursework is structured in such a way as to "measure" knowledge at the end of the course. It provides no means of measuring knowledge months after the course, when one may have absorbed the course material better (especially since learning is best done over a...

So I am currently working towards a BS in physics, but also am considering math at this point since I've taken far more than I needed for my math minor. But before I take the final classes (the one's I've been putting off because I'm not looking forward) I thought I'd ask: does it make any...

hey, m doing edexcel nuffield chemistry a-level aim of my coursework is Aim: To find the order and mechanism of the reaction between magnesium ribbon and acids, and see how it depends on the strong and weak acids at room temperature. i used ethanoic acid and hydrchloric acid, n from da...

Coursework ideas?? Hi everyone, For my AS physics coursework we have been given some data for a vertically bouncing ball (i.e. distance and time) and I was wondering if anyone could think of anything remotely interesting to do with it?? Thanks in advance

Homework Statement Given, the density, specific heat per unit volume, latent heat of fusion, melting point and thermal conductivity - calculate the energy needed to melt a cubic mm of carbon steel, starting at 20 celcius. Hence find the minimum power needed to generate a bead on a plate...

Ok here a scanned photo oh my worksheet for physics. I tried and used what I knew for equations to solve. After looking at other sample problems, I am not sure how to find part b and c of the problem. I think I went wrong somewhere. Could someone take a look and guide me in the right direction...

so i need to do a project (ie. a research report) on something in physics that is interesting. i need to be able to use maths to do calculations or explanations or something with it, and it has to have quite a lot of content. this is only high school level physics, so i can't do (or...

Homework Statement Detmerine the Power and rms value for each of the following signals: a)5 + 10cos(100t+pi/3) ... more signals The Attempt at a Solution It's hard to right out integral signs or I don't know the way to do so I'll use I(lower bound, upper bound) to denote an...

This is kind of a homework topic, but not. Long story short, my beginning of my college career has been horrible in the academic standpoint. Bad calculus classes, a change of major, and 2 1/2 years later I sit staring at my signals book with no clue how to approach any of the problems...

Homework Statement a body mass of 5kg starts off from rest and is acted upon a force of 5N over a distance of 2m. if there is no frictional forces make use of the principle of the conservation of energy to determinei ts final speed Homework Equations above is all i have. The...

ey! i reli need sum help wit ma biology coursework "the affect on a plant on the rate of photosynthesis" kan ne1 help me owt pleeeeeeeeeeeez

Physics sensor coursework! hi ppl, i am doing physics as-level, and we got this project due the tenth of january 2007. we have to make a sensor and do some research on it and do some readings and things like that. for example, this guy did frequency of a soundspeaker, heat sensor and the...

hi im sort of new to this internet stuff, my fam only bought the computer yday, but i did to an ict gcse at school so I am not entirely not "in with it"! but i needed some help. I've done everything perfect so far withthe experiment and the recording results but I am on the evaluation part...

Hello everybody, This is my first post and I need some help in my AS Advancing physics OCR coursework. My coursework is about seeing how well an LDR responds to various frequencies of light (eg 5Hz, 10Hz...). I am looking at responding times. I have got data about extra time taken to respond...

I am trying to type up some pretty equations for my physics coursework. I was told to download mathematics and have done so using winedt, however I can only get pdf documents which are f-all use for a word docuemnt. Does anyone know how I can do this?

Ok I have some A level coursework to do on "making and testing a sensor" i have chosen to make a simple hot wire anemometer sensor, which will include a potential divider (for extra marks). However to get the marks for using the potential divider i have to state why it is neccesary in the...

I have to think of a topic for my coursework, which can be anything as long as it is related to physics. It must be possible to perform any experiments within 10 hours of class time (although I would be willing to go in at lunch time if needed). It must be also possible for the coursework to be...

I'm currently working on a B.S. in Mathematics at a southern, liberal arts university in the US. I feel as if I've missed out on several classes that any undergraduate who wishes to go onto a much more prestigous university should have (MIT, Stanford, etc.). In this particular area, the only...

i am stock on what to do for my physics coursework. please can you give me some ideas on what to do

Hey there, I am studying the effect of current on the strength of an electromagnet for my GCSE assessed practial. I set up the experiment with an iron c-core on a set of scales, and a electromagnet above, in theory, I should be able to see the weight of the c-core go down as it gets lifted off...

PLEASE HELP! Physics coursework! I have to use the formulas: v=√2gh and t= √((2s) ÷ a) once i have these i should be able to use 'd=s * t' to find the distance but it does not work. The experiment is investigating the range of a ball bearing released from an inclined track. The...

Hello :rolleyes: I just wanted to make sure I have these ideas right before I right them up in my physics coursework! I recently did some tests and got these relationships out, but didn't really have enough time to double-check them. Ok. I took a simple test involving sound and distance...

i am now doing a (alevel) coursework on antimatter, can someone pls suggest some topics to include :rolleyes: ths

Im to do an experiment tomorrow, but I've no idea what kind of readings to take! I am going to be using a 100mA ammeter, to measure voltage and current. The current is to stay constant more or less but I am not sure what ranges of readings I am to take. Anyone help me please? :cry:

Hi, I have decided for my advanced level coursework to investigate whether the specific heat capacity of a few metals affects their resistivity in any way. (prob in a circuit) I am at the stage of planning and i have less than a week to complete this stage. I have a few ideas about measuring...

I need ideas for a physics project. The teacher said that we could do anything, so long as we can get hold of the equipment for it. I basically need to answer a question or have some kind of title which I could investigate, for example, drag forces on different shape objects, variation of...

My coursework was to basically develop a process to turn cellulose into sugar. I decided to use a strong acid to hydrolyse the acetal linkages in cellulose to form D-glucose. I wanted to find the optimum conditions for the process starting with concentration. So I plotted a graph of...

i have to do the plan of my chemistry coursework by monday... im having trouble with where to start..i have to identify 6 unknown chemicals. I am given a list with 8 chemicals that contains the name of 6 unknowns that i have and 2 extras. im thinking of starting with a litmus paper test...

Projectile Motion :( Hey guys I am doing some Coursework based on Projectile Motion. Currently I am stuck :(. I started off my hypothesis by explaining how GPE will transfer to KE so that I could compare the error that would be created when the real equation is used which is GPE = KE + RKE...

Hey, I'm doing some coursework on the properties of aluminium and why aluminium is a good material for computer cases. Now, in the coursework I must have a section on some sort of calculation but am clueless as to what calculation I could do (i.e. if you was doing nylon for a fishling line...

Hi everyone! Im new here and i urgently need help from anyone whos done an OCR Physics sensor coursework. I am not the brightests bulb in the box in physics and i need to essemble a sensor (potentiometer, thermocouple, resistance bridge or a strain gauge) i was told by the teacher if i wasnt...

Hello: I'm new here and I'm actually from the UK, but hey :biggrin:. I'm currently writing a piece of coursework on the motion of a trolley down a slope, and I was just wondering whether there was a law that states that an increase in the height from which an object is dropped positively...

I have a piece of project work in which I have to make predictions about the biogeography in an area of diverse grassland in 20 years time if one of a number of changes occur (changes proposed by the tutor, not me). The change I chose was the regional water table rising 0.5 metres. I've written...

hi there everyone can you help me out a bit please:Relationship between the concentration of phosphate ions in nutrient solutionsand the number of cells dividing by mitosis in root tips. your planning must be based on assumption that you are provided with the following: suitable plant...

For the resistance of a wire coursework, i have already done it based on experimenting with different lenghts against resistance. for the evaluation, i need to write an extension on the coursework: i have a few ideas already • Experimenting with other types of materials of wires to see if they...

I currently have to produce a piece of coursework on the electrical resistance of a house brick and how it changes with temperature i was wondering if anyone could help me with certain aspects of it Does anyone know a value for the resistivity of a brick preferably with a quoted source. Also...

Hello everyone, I'm in my last year of A-level chemistry here in the UK, and am currently writing up my chemistry coursework. Its a project I was given on the kinetics of the reactions between magnesium ribbon and several different acids (I wanted to explore some much more exciting fields...

What is the typical department's policy regarding allowing their graduate students to take classes not directly related to their field of study? for instance, If I were to become a graduate student in physics, would I be permitted to take undergraduate courses in fields such as mechanical or...

does this make any sense at all ? :cry: I am so stressed out by this, pls someone verify it, its GCSE level... ANALYSIS Apart from propanol, the graph shows the increase of energy output is proportional to the increase of RMM for alcohol. According to the line of best fit, butanol produced...

OK doing some physics coursework at the moment where I have to measure the resistivity of Constantan. Anyway, for those who don't know, the resistivity of constantan is 49x10^-8. Anyway the formula for those who don't know for resistivity is... RA/l So anyway at length of 100cm, with a...

Hi I'm doing my physics coursework, and am rather stuck. It's on senors, we have to choose a make a sensor and then use/test it etc - First problem: I'm using a photodiode and, I've put it in parallel with a mulitmeter, reading it's resistance, at different light levels. i have...

I am thinking of applying to MIT as a transfer (I know, slim chance). But I am concerned about the amount of coursework; does anyone (perhaps who goes to MIT?) know just how much time it takes? I'm looking for approximate hours per week; I already know it's "a lot."

gotta think of some ideas for my physics coursework (alvel y13)... well basically the whole project has to have some sort of a rationale, or a real life use. i want to do something related to mechanics etc, these are my ideas so far: • Collisions of a trolley on a ramp, using a force meter...

coursework - unknown acid: tests - PLEASE HELP! can someone PLEASE help me?! as my username suggests...i am thick when it comes to Chemistry...so i really need some help with my coursework. basically i need to know the 2 chemical tests (without use of indicators) to test an unknown...

Oh The Joys... Physics Coursework Right. The time has come again. To do yet another A-level Practical. I need some ideas, and i would be in eternal debt to anyone who could come up with something interesting and hapefully mathematical which i could do. It has to be able to be done...