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Homework Statement I know there's the following sections: Abstract Introduction Method Used Results Data analysis Discussion Conclusion Awknowledgement References But when there are two areas of the experiment to be investigated, say measuring the wavelength of light for...

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mars/news/marsmethane.html NASA reports evidence of methane in the Martian atmosphere. There are several ways to explain the methane - Methane trapped in pockets in the bedrock being released Methane being created at greater depths by geochemical...

Hello, I am doing a research paper for my Trigonometry class on the topic of Triangulation. I am not asking for papers or anything, but I need some advice, rather more background on the topic. (I didn't think that this would be appropriate for the HW forum). I have to do two pages on...

Hi, I am studying an engineering program in university. I have a piece of lab coursework to do and I am struggling to find information on it. The lab report was based on 'The discharge of a capacitor with time using an oscilloscope' It sounds silly but what is the theory of a capacitor...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081023/ap_on_go_ot/high_school_dropouts What do we need to do?

http://www.measureofamerica.org/ & WOW is there some appalling stuff about the so-called "world's only superpower," if anyone cares. Here are some tidbits that stood out for the British media...

Report on "dimension on the governing equation.." help Ciao all, I am sorry for my stupid but I really need some help of someone who knows about structure mechanics. I need to write an report on the topic that I myself don't understand it in normal English " DIMENSION ON THE GOVERNING...

Homework Statement Is the ideal number of children equal to 2 or higher or lower than that? For testing that the mean response from a survey equals 2.0 for the question "What do you think is the ideal number of children to have?" (a). Report the test statistic value and show how it was...

Homework Statement I have a problem while writing the uncertainty of datas in my lab report (portfolio). So, here is my question: While multiplying some data with different uncertainties, I do multiply their uncertainties too, right? Then, if the multiplication of uncertainities has...

i need some piece of news in the past month that contains something about a few chemical compounds. i just can't seem to find anything good. nowadays its all about global warming and green house gases and stuff can anyone help me find something other than anything having to do with global...

In the spirit of The Onion http://www.theonion.com/content/index I thought it might be fun to see if PFers can rival the Onion headlines with our own Turnip Report, so I'll take a stab at it. - The Turnip

The repository that was randomly selected did not work so I chose a different one and I still got an error.

I am doing a long report on an experiment on the Velocity of Sound through various gases, and I am doing the historical context part of the introduction section. The experiment itself was to find the velocity of sound through different gases, and also to calculate from this the dimensionless...

Maybe someone can help explain this a little for me. In my lab reports, I am to show qualification of error and then quantify one of those values. Obviously, in some of hte labs, only certain causes of error can be reasonable shown. For example, on the angular velocity lab, I can say that the...

Spring has sprung in Southern Arizona. We had a wet winter and now the reward is flowers everywhere... Also my parents in Oregon report that there are flowers blooming there also. So could you all report spring as it comes to your communities? I am interested in knowing when and how it comes...

Couple questions about the fischer esterification of isopentyl alcohol + acetic acid -----> (acid catalyzed) to form isopentyl acetate or banana oil. Refluxed, used sodium bicarb and na2So4, distilled. 1) how do I know that the final solution did not contain any alcohols? 2)What could have...

I hear that February 2008 issue of SciAm contains a special report. Peter Woit has some comment. I'm gradually finding the links to it, piecemeal. If anyone finds links to some other main articles in the report "The Future of Physics" please share them with us. Or, if you want, give us some...

The preliminary report is out on the bridge in Minneapolis that collapsed last year, The BBC claims they found that some of the gusset plates that failed were only half the thickness of the rest and are calling it a design error. Although they cannot find the original design so it's not clear...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/01/14/ufo.sightings.ap/index.html?iref=hpmostpop These Texans' accounts are very similar to my own experience during one clear night in upstate New York, about 20 years ago. Principally, underbelly lights of "hovercraft" that looked like human technology, but acted...

I just saw a very bright meteor streak across the sky. I thought someone was shooting off fireworks until I remembered this.. http://www.griffithobs.org/skyreport.html I want to go out and watch some more, but it's cold outside.

Here is the "[URL Synthesis Report Summary for Policy Makers. [/URL] Now just what is the debate? I seem to have missed it. What credible scientific institution is disputing the IPCC conclusions?

This is extremely old news actually. I don't know where it was first published but people who know what's going on in the world (like Noam Chomsky) have been saying this for a few years now, probably since soon after Iraq got taken over. Apparently US intelligence services have written pretty...

Hello PF ;-). I am writing my first lab report as I type and I need some help with the formatting. It's not a big deal but I lean on the side of being a perfectionist. I have a section at the front of my report titled 'Raw Data' and the data we collected in the lab is there. The next section...

First, here is the question: The percentage of two elements making up an alloy can be estimated from the following equations, which assume a simple mixing of the two components: Palloy=F1P1+F2P2 F1+F2=1 Here, F1 is the fraction of the alloy composed of element 1, and F2 is the fraction...

I am currently working on lab projects and I need some lab report samples (which include tittle page, abstract, intro, methods, results, discussion, conclusion, references ...). If anyone knows where to find those, please let me know. Also, if you have any tips for this, please post it here...

Hi, I am doing a lab report for superconductors, and yeah, we have to bake them in a furnace and test their properties and all that. I am trying to find a nice book, something like an all in one jumble where it talks about the history, the theoretical properties (such as the Meissner effect)...

Normaly what do undergraduate physics students do in their final year report or thesis? 1. Create new theories? Unlikely but not impossible. 2. Simulation? What do they simulate and what computer programe do they use? Thanks.

Some organization called CNW Marketing Research Inc. has published an "analysis" of the total energy consumption of various kinds of cars. It is called Dust to Dust: The Energy Cost of New Vehicles From Concept to Disposal. This is most certainly not a scientific paper (it refers to...

Hello , i just doing a experiment on error analysis and i am using meter rule . The problem i am facing is , since i use meter rule to measure length and for example i get a result of 115.65cm . After that , i want to convert it to meter , actually how many decimal places should i put in my...

Hey guys could some one give me a link to an engineering report on maglev trains. I am doing an assessment on braking systems and have chosen magnetic brakes from the maglev train. So i need a full on complex engineering report on them and info on Hydro-Aire Brakes, Aerodynamic Brakes, Linear...

Hello. At our school we are required to write an essay 4000 long (IB diploma extended essay), probably to give an insight into what we will do in university. I chose to do a topic related to physics. For physics, they recommend us to have a good question where an experiment is feasible so we...

is here: http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/wg1-report.html I spotted the expected errors: http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/Report/AR4WG1_TS.pdf Not! See: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=162192 Note that the "temperature graph" refutes any form of strong positive...

good detailed reporting photographs Part 1 of report---Thomas Thiemann's lectures including the Master Constraint, the achievement of the classical limit, Eugenio Bianchi's explanation of the LQG graviton paper of Rovelli et al, Laurent Freidel and Etera Livine spinfoam talks development of...

Homework Statement This isn't really a textbook or a homework problem...rather it is a question I have in trying to write up my lab report. I am doing an experiment about the photoelectric effect in trying to determine Planck's constant h experimentally...and basically I am shining...

A few days ago I got a Scientific American "special report" about parallel universes. They said that there's a type of PU ("type 1") that definatly exists if the universe is infinate and uniform - since there's only a finate amount of ways to distribute matter in a certain volume, then matter...

Homework Statement Is this enough for an evaluation and conclusion? If not, what do you think I should add? Homework Equations Conclusion : Our graphs further corroborate Newton’s Second law, which states that acceleration is directly proportional the net force, and inversely...

Anyone have it? How can I get it?

The Iraq panel has spoken. Although Bush doesn't appear to be paying attention-(Washinton Post> Bush says he wants to consider strategies/policies other or differnt than those presented to him by the panel.) The panel's report appears to be concuring with what the majority of US citezens have...

i want report about boilers and compressor for marine engineering study:confused:

Just a quick question! I'm writing a report for a unit that is meant to be written according to a "standard scientific report" format. So for the most part I know how to set it out, but I was just wondering about my calculations. I observed a star and to make sure that it was the right...

I've got a lab report to write for a circuits lab dealing with the transient responses of RC, RL, and RCL circuits. I'm fine with the introduction, results and conclusion parts, but I'm not sure what to put for the theory and procedure. The problem is, the formulas for the natural, forced...

Hello guys, I'm new to this forum. Ah.. I'm having a problem with statics, was supposed to pass up my lab report today but was told to redo the introduction. I was told that the introduction must mention Static equilibrium->Newton ->motion->translation->force->center of mass...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5346524.stm Here we go again :frown: the neocons seem to be setting the stage for "Spread Democracy in the ME, stage 2" Perhaps they should fix the mess in Iraq first.

Book report! I am supposed to write a book report on any book of my choice, I am thinking of a sci-fi book (maybe I, Robot or The Robots of Dawn, but the second one I suppose is not a good choice. Suggestions are welcome though.). But I am facing a tiny little problem. I have never written a...

http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ What kind of hold does this man have on the current administration that he is allowed to carry out such outrageous acts. The man can classify his own actions and conduct at will. Yet he does not report that he has classified anything.

I know this isn't secience realted but this is about a famous physicst. I had to right 24 sentnces this weekend(It's not the finale report) about him. The entire report is worth to test grades.I just want to make sure the infromation and gramer is correct Is there anything worng?

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/biztech/articles/060327/27global.htm Why so many smart folks fear that the United States is falling behind in the race for global economic leadership By Richard J. Newman - 3/27/06 The US still provides incredible educational opportunities, however the rest...

I am writting a chemistry report in MS Word and need to insert an equilibrium symbol, but I can't find it anywhere in word. Can one be imported or created? I'm under time pressure here because the report has to be in for friday. I would be grateful for any help.

Greetings, You may remember that 2005 saw another Solvay meeting on physics. In it's aftermath, a public day was organised in Brussels. Your's truly was present, and has composed a short review on his blog : http://stringschool.blogspot.com/ Enjoy!

Any idea where can i get some example of good lab report writing? And what other resource and material should i get to improve lab report writing skills? And from your experience, what should i take notes when wrinting it and any other comments and tips? Thanks ~