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Hey, I'm just looking for some advice with regards to a bad gut feeling I've been having lately. I will be starting graduate school this fall and I am worried that the topic I chose is not the "best" topic for me. By best, I mean a subject I feel is not my true passion and will not allow me to...

I'm presently pursuing my undergraduate in Mechanical Engineering, and I need help in choosing a thesis topic in Renewable Energy(as that is what I want to pursue my future in). My university is not equipped with state of the art labs, though they manage to meet the requirements of having the...

the topic "capacitors" Hi everyone! while i was working out questions on the topic "capacitors", got stuck somewhere... and my problem is Suppose the arrangement is like ... So two questions are points of my confusion... (1) what will be the direction of flow of current? (2) and...

Hi. I want to study probability over the summer. The course I'm taking in the fall uses the Degroot and Schervish textbook. My friend took it last semester and agreed to sell it to me for cheap,a nd I left it at my apartment back at college over the summer. I'd like to know what's a good book...

I am taking it in a few weeks, could someone tell me which topic are generally more challenging? PDE is Partial Differential Equations. Thank you

About a root in the topic of automorphism and fixed field. HELP! Homework Statement Let m be a positive integer. Let \xi = \exp (2pi/m) . Then \xi is a primitive m-th root of unity. (I.e., \xi is a solution of \Phi_{m}(X):=(X^m - 1)/(X-1) .) If \phi \in...

I have a master's degree in math, and unable to work on my PhD at this time, I am continuing my studies on my own. I am looking for a project/question that I could work on at a masters level that might lead to original work. I would greatly appreciate any suggestions or direction.

Hey guys, I need to make a powerpoint/write a report on any topic related to physics, but I'm having a hard time choosing. This is for my AP Physics class, and I was wondering if you guys could help me choose a topic! What would you be interested to learn/hear about for 15 minutes if you were in...

As a physics/comp sci double major, for my honors degree I have to partake in a year of directed independent research. I'm currently doing physics research in the field of cosmology, specifically the CMBR and optimizing scan strategies for asymmetric beam patterns. For my computer science...

As a physics/comp sci double major, for my honors degree I have to partake in a year of directed independent research. I'm currently doing physics research in the field of cosmology, specifically the CMBR and optimizing scan strategies for asymmetric beam patterns. For my computer science...

Hello everyone, I'm trying to start a new undergraduate research project. I have about 2 years to finish it, but honestly, I'm unsure as to what to do. Everything I really want to do is theoretical, but I need to design an experiment off of it, which would be tough. I was wondering if any of...

Wasn't really sure where to post this - it's not much of a problem - rather hoping for some suggestions on an essay topic: I'm required to write a short essay (in the style of a wikipedia article, 1500-2000 words) for a 'Modelling Complex Systems' module; I've been given the following...

We're having a case study project in our intro physics class. We can choose from the ff. topics: kinematics, Newton's laws, momentum, energy, gravitation, SHO, waves, and fluid mech. We are to investigate a case of physical phenomena which exhibits the theories we have studied in class. This...

Have you ever see any books discussing these problems? I don't know the name of these topic.

I got to write my first seminar. The topic is suppose to be about catalysts in material engineering. I was wondering if someone could give me some ideas about what to write, or maybe post me some internet pages where I could look for this topic. Thank you!

class. I did a lecture last semester on financial mathematics and stochastic processes. Know of any cool topics that I could lecture on?

Hello everyone I'm glad to type my the first post in this great forum. I'm about to write a report (1800 words) about a health topic this is related to electrical engineering. So, do you have any suggestions?

Hey guys, I am current a junior studying Aerospace Engineering focusing on Astronautics. I was wondering if you guys could help me suggest a few research topics. This will be my first research project and I am doing this under the guidance of a professor however he has asked me to select a...

In school teachers taught us mathematics only for the sake of passing the board exams, due to that I always found mathematics boring. Recently I came across some books which really made me realize the beauty of mathematics. Now I want to self study Mathematics from basics and cover undergraduate...

[PLAIN]http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/336/angleqj.png Lets say that the body has force F in the direction B(β). What is the formula that would let me calculate X velocity and Y velocity of the body? The formula should include all three factors, A(α), B(β), and F (force of the body)...

So, I'm doing a Science fair this year, and I need some help coming up with a new topic. I was origionally going to do something that transfers files using MySQL and Visual Basic, but decided it was kind of stupid. I'm in 9th grade, at the top of my class, and I need a good project. It also...

I've heard people around me say , they have learned more mathematics then they have in grad school just by reading this topic. Is this true , I know mathematics has a huge diverse background and specializing in many topics , well I don't know if it's even possible. So I'm asking the question...

what is this topic?? A simple pendulum is suspended inside a car. The car then travels around a flat circular road of radius 350m at a constant speed of 30 ms-1 Determine the angle which the pendulum string will make with the vertical. this question is related to which topic?? (is it conical...

I'm a freshman taking an intro to astronomy course. I was assigned a research paper on a topic in astronomy. I have to analyze a data set. Can i please have some ideas for topics? These are some examples:  What is the relationship between the mass of a black hole’s singularity and the distance...

Pls I NEED HELP ON MY MASTERS PROJECT. I NEED INFORMATION ON HOW TO COMBINE GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GEODESY/GPS/GEODETIC . PLS HOW DO I CURVE OUT PROJECT TOPIC FROM THESE WHICH WILL INVOLVE : GENERAL RELATIVITY [/B][/U]AND GEODESY/GPS/[U][B]GEODETIC . THANKS

Hey there! I'm a second year physics grad student and I've been asked to give a 30 minute presentation to my department on something about cosmology or a cosmology-like topic. I've been hunting the archive for weeks and I can't find anything too interesting (that I can understand) to talk...

I am a physics major. I took introductory quantum mechanics, theoretical mechanics, general relativity, and math until linear algebra, diff. equations, probability and statistics, and discrete math. I had decided to do some research while being undergraduate. Approaching faculty members...

Pleas... I need so much findings on this topic fellow scientists. I Pleas... I need so much findings on this topic fellow scientists. I would appreciate it more from you all. little contribution by you all will aid so much...' APPLICATION OF EULER'S AND IMPROVED EULER'S SCHEME TO PROBLEMS IN...

I have my IB extended essay and i want to do it in physics, now i know how hard it is to get an A on it but I am ready to risk it, my major problem is that its pretty hard to think of a suitable research question. I was thinking of doing it on the effect of temperature on the coefficient of...

hi, i am a final year student of aerospace engineering. i am looking for topic suggestions for undergraduate research paper. i am interested in works of propulsion, but i am not able to pick any topic for research purpose in this field. any suggestion would be appreciated. thank you PS: topic...

Hi I have a BS in Physics, and have to begin my master thesis in 3 months. During the past couple of weeks, I have been talking to various professors at my university, and I have narrowed it down to either First option: Fibre/laser optics (experimental) Second option: Phase field models...

What are the main topic areas you would stress on to be prepared for the Physics GRE? What are the books you would suggest?

Can you guide me the research topic of electromagnetics in plasma..is it related to physics more tha nengineering..how abt the career opportunities.

Hi everyone, So my question is, do grad schools care about the topic of your research when you're an undergrad? I'm interested in high energy/particle theory but obviously I'm not doing research in that since I'm an undergrad. I did a semester's worth of work with the high energy exp group...

Homework Statement A scaffolding is rising at 1.0 m/s when at a height of 50.0 m , then the man on the scaffolding drop a can. determine: a. the time needed for the can to reach the ground . b. what is the final velocity ?Homework Equations note: g=-9.8 m/s the letter o in the equation...

Hey guys, I have to write a term paper over the summer long semester in a University Physics class. I'm completely overwhelmed with topics, and have no clue of what might be too general of a topic as this is my first physics class ever! Of course, we have to use library databases and...

actually i want two write a review article on issues related to civil engineering such as earthquake resistance,concrete(semi transparency) etc and i want to get it published. i have thought about a number of topics which were not so interesting .please suggest me with some good interesting...

need an urgent help on filament bulb topic hi everyone i am getting stuck in this assignment on question related to filament bulb. the question goes like: is resistance and gradient inverse to one another in filament bulb and when looking at the graph (which is a curve graph).. we need to...

Hello, I am a math and physics double major. But somehow I feel that it is very difficult for me to get a deep understanding of some topics in physics. I get all the mathematical muscles needed to solve problems and I score the highest on the exams. But I feel that I am actually faking it...

Research topic ideas "truth in mathematics" I need a research topic for a school seminar I've been attending called truth in mathematics. It can be about a certain person who challenged the norm or discovered something revolutionary (such as Cantor) or even a specific idea dealing with...

It would be foolish to try and predict how employers will react -- having few job experiences, currently. So I’m here to ask: How much trouble will I have attempting to be hired as a Software Developer, after graduating with a BS in mathematics, and a minor in computer science? Are interviews...

Choose a topic for my my project. please help Hello There, I am doing a Project next semster and my supervisor has asked me to choice a topic. I do maths and I would like to a project in Applied maths say Differential equations or so. Please help me with choosing a topic. Thank you

Hello everyone, I am an undergraduate in Elec. Engineering, and will be doing my final year project(doing a research on a topic for a year). My interest is on optoelectronic, I want to study the future of integrated optics and the possibility of replacing ordinary circuit by optical...

Homework Statement In my optics class, we have an paper to write that has to be an extension of something we've done in class. I can't list everything we've done, but it's probably safe to assume that we've covered it if it has to do with optics. I want to do something relevant to today...

hello any suggestion on my research this incoming semester for a tropical country like Philippines?

Hey guys, I'm in my final year of high school and, like many, am struggling to decide what to do at uni next year. *Random boring stuff* I do all science and maths subjects and am usually in the top three or so for each depending on the time and how hard I work (if at all), but generally I'm...

Does a PhD topic really matter?? Im a 2nd year graduate student trying to find an advisor to work for. I would really like to do an experimental project, but I'm worried that if I commit to one field (condensed matter, say), that I won't have the opportunity when I graduate to do something like...

I tried to find an adequate one, but all of my attempts is beyond the reach of my ability as a high school student. I am interested in Number Theory, Set Theory, or Logic. Could you suggest me one?

i am learning in french and the topic is DEMARRAGE DES MOTEURS in french and i want someone to help me in suggesting a good book for me in english because i can understand it in enlish more than in french.. thank u..

hello, I am supposed to give a short (20-30 mins) lecture to some very smart 2nd year math majors, and i thought about finding an intersting physics topic. my first idea was special relativity, or more specificly deriving E=MC^2 from einsteins assumptions about light's behevior, but in the...