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I'm doing to come up with a subject in either of them to do either an "independent study" or "project" on, the former is a course which simply requires you to learn the subject and the latter is "independent study" + a x-page paper. Unfortunately I don't know either subject too well so I can't...

I've been wanting to catch back up on my physics and math. I was looking into equations on E&M, which led me to electric fields, which led me through differentiation, and on. I am looking up on Wikipedia what a mathematical field is. Well, it's an algebraic structure. It's also a ring. A ring...

I'm in my last year as an undergrad (hopefully) and I'm looking for a subject to do an "honours project" on. I actually have no ideas, but maybe someone can suggest a topic in graph theory, combinatorics or complexity?

Die A has four 9's and two 0's on its faces. Die B has four 3's and two 11's on its faces. when either of these dice is rolled, each face has an equal chance of landng on top. two players are going to play a game. the first player selects a die and rolls it. the second player rolls the remaining...

After recovering from Strep the last few days, I got some time to just sit down and read. I read Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Drems. Now for the most part, this book had all the answers to my questions...but one. Is it possible to make yourself dream? (without the hypnotic stuff)...

Does anybody know a good topic for a classical mechanics term project. I just don't have any ideas. It can just be a high degree of problem solving for a traditional trivial question or be a Phenomenon.

hey all, i've recently been given an assignment of special relativity, the question is as follows:- Topic B: SPECIAL RELATIVITY Write a short report on any experiment, published in the literature (ie journals), which proves or depends on a relativistic effect. Include essential experimental...

hi. i was wondering if it is possible to write a well developed essay explaining the physics behind tae kwon do (korean martial arts). think an indepth version of the show "human weapon". do you think that the research will be too simplistic/ complex? how should i narrow or broaden this topic? I...

do you need to know about the propagation of light to understand quantum field theory? note: when i speak of propagation of light i am only talking about these topics only: geometrical optics, intensity, the angular eikonal, narro bundles of rays, image formation with broad bundles of rays...

Well I was wondering, if a kid, was born and raised without seeing anybody else but his parents. Until he was 18 the only people he ever saw was his parents, would he be able to dream about other people besides his parents?

Can u tell a Catchy Caption For The Topic Adolocence and Indian Lifestyles please?

can anyone suggest a topic on semiconductor physics that is great for a thesis study? thanks

Please suggest some interesting, beneficial, unexpensive, economical and not-so-hard investigatory project about physics... I need to do a research paper but i don't have a good topic yet,, please help thanks,,

I need a help in selecting my new presentation topic my teachers always use to say that the topic should be very recent and in researchs of present time,i am Space and Astro physics student doing M Sc.Please help me to find out the most recent Research topic in this subject except black hole etc...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070701/ap_on_sc/rethinking_nukes There is also fervent anti-nuke opposition waiting to be re-stoked. Jim Riccio of Greenpeace said nuclear advocates are exploiting global warming fears to try to revive an industry that's too risky to fool with. "You have...

So I started this REU and my UG research advisor wants me to come up with my own research project. That way I can be the number one author of any paper I publish. However, my creativity seems to be lacknig and I am having trouble coming up with feasible project topics, especially since I am...

Im in high school now taking AP calc AB, AP phys C mechanics, and AP chem, and the typical english/social studies classes. I am doing this cause i like math and science. My dream schedule would have been AP calc BC, AP phys C and B, AP chem, AP bio, and probably AP stats or envi sci. This is...

anyone here who are familiar w/ microelectronics , maybe in Integrated Circuit design, I'm a student taking Microelectronics which most of our academic subject focus on IC design and fabrication, since it gets my interest. Please anyone could help me choosing a specific topics for my thesis in...

It's time I started thinking about my final year project (it's next year, and I want to make a really good go of it) The three main streams my department normally offer as project themes are: i) Experimental ii) Computational iii) Scholarly Research Theoretical physics topics tend to...

Good morning everbody, very good indeed. Well, tell me what you think : http://dorigo.wordpress.com/2007/01/19/a-21-sigma-eccess-of-mssm-higgs

research topic in non-euclid geo??--Help please! hello! I am a high school junior trying to do an independent project in geometry and I've been reading about hyperbolic geometry--or non-euclid geo in general. i now have to pose a more specific research question within the topic and i really...

Hey guys I have an interesting topic for all of you who interested. From the EPR paradox we know that principle of non-locality indeed exist and yet it is suggests that information cannot be transferred between A and B due to quantum mechanics uncertainty principle since information gets...

I have to write up an essay for my second year undergraduate physics. The essay has to be high in physics contents. Have asked quite a lot of friends, but most of them seems to be doing black holes or something about astronomy. As for myself, i planned to go for future energy but seems...

Hi. For AS level I am doing physics (Edexcel Nuffield board) and i was hoping if someone is able to direct me to a site which might provide me some of the past paper of tht board as i was not able to find any. thankyou :)

I need to write an essay by the end of this month and it can be on anything to do with environmental physics, which i don't know too much about. any ideas would be appriciated, thanks. ps, i don't really want to write about global warming because most people wil be doing that, i want...

A stationary arrangement of two crayon boxes and three cords. Box A has a mass of 11.0kg and is on a ramp at angle θ=30.0 degrees; box B has a mass of 7.00 kg and hangs on a cord. The cord connected to Box A is parallel to the ramp which is frictionless (a) What is the tension in the upper cord...

Here is the problem i am presented with. It is a research paper, and all i need is a topic to write it on. So any Suggestions would help. Other than Maglex trains, particle accelerators, amd mass spectometers. Write a report on another technology involving electromagnitism? so what other...

Topic of Paper -- What should it be? I'm looking for a topic to write a 5-6 page paper on. I'm talking Calc 1 now so the phyics class that I'm in doesn't really have any calculus in it. Any suggestions on what might make a good topic?

Hi. Long time, no post. Don't know if this is the best place for this post... seemed an okay fit. Anyway... I need help. I need to do a dumb 10 minute presentation on some physics subject to this year's second years. The focus of this task is to test presentation skills rather than physics...

First up, thin noncunducting ring with uniformly distributed charge Q on it, what's the potential a distance x from it, it's located on the axis of symmetry(ie on the axis passing through the center of the ring) I really really really thought you could treat that ring as a point charge but...

Well N. Korea is most certainly not the first country to perform nuclear tests. :smile: If I am not mistaken the US was the first country to perform such a test about more than half a century ago. Furthermore the USA was the only country that actually used nuclear weapons to kill human...

Hi there, I need a topic for this Big Math 'Excercise' (do not know what to call it), it is a compulsive thing. I have chosen Math as the subject But I need a topic to write about. So if youn have any suggestions they will be most appreciated. My Math level is that of a High School student.

Hi. Soon, for physics, i will have to do an oral presentation based on a topic of my choice, related to physics. I am really stuck about what topic i should choose, so, if anyone has any ideas, could you please post some interesting topics that i could maybe use. I do understand that what i...

It makes lectures a waste of time. Anything you get from lectures, you can read in a book. Why can't professors do difficult problems instead in lectures, to make lectures actually WORTH IT TO COME TO? Does this have to do with the typical college student being not motivated enough to read the...

Hi, my first post here. Been lurking a while however. Down to business --> I need a topic for a physics project - and as of now my mind is completely blank. I'm supposed to write 4000 words about this as well as include an experiment of some sort. I'd like to do something about either waves...

Hey. I've been given the opportunity to perform a physics experiment this summer, and I have free range over what type of experiment I choose to perform. I'm sure most physics majors wouldn't have a problem designing a project, but I am finding the task really difficult. So far I've only...

Of course, this isn't a place for such issues (that topic of mine ('Physicists')); but, here, I just want to point-out that a chance to reply was refused to me (the topic is locked without my constructive answer).

What do you think the hot topics in maths will be in the future? I can only speak from an applied point of view, but perhaps someone else could come in from the pure angle... In the 90s, I think the hot topic was ''Chaos Theory'' ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaos_theory ) - even banded...

Well, it's certainly not string theory! http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/10/5/4/1

we were given this topic about soft drinks. The question is: Ideally, soft drinks are bottled under high pressures and are stored in a refrigerator in a closed container. Explain why these conditions ensure the best (i.e. least flat) beverage. Write an equilbrium equation in your answer...

i am an IB student. recently i need to find a topic for my physics research. yet i couldn't find an interesting topic. i hope to find a simple yet interesting topic. one that have lots of physics behind it. help me..anyone.

Hello, Many of you have written scientific papers and here's my question: Do you think it is good to write some history about the topic you're writing on? For example, let's say I'm writing a paper on gravitational force and I added in intro a little history of brilliant discovery by Newton...

I’m an undergraduate student at an honors college. In order to get my degree I need to write a thesis. I need to find a topic soon. I’m going to talk to the professors here and see what things they have in mind but I’m trying to think of some ideas on my own. Thing is I’m really burnt out. I...

"Topic!" Error after switch form AOL to Bellsouth/AOL I had AOL for a while and signed up for the offer where you get both AOL and Bellsouth DSL. Certain links (including those which are supposed to lead to an email to contact someone) bring up a dialog box which says "Topic!". Certain links...

Okay everyone, I'm ready to get this puppy off the ground! Official discussion of this paper will begin Sat. Jan 28. Until then, here is the link to the full article, the citation, and a bit of introduction to the topic. Messager S, Chatzidaki EE, Ma D, Hendrick AG, Zahn D, Dixon J...

hey guys, As part of my high-school diploma i have to write a 4000-word essay about practically any topic, but i chose to do one in physics. ;) I've already done a bit of research trying to look at what topics might be interesting and possible to do EXPERIMENTS for. I was looking at doing...

So I have this project where I need to write a report and code of some numerical method used in some specific area of physics modeling. The report deals mostly with the numerical method but requires that some specific physics application tied into it. An example would be the Crank-Nicholson...

My teacher hasnt been in and I am trying to self teach this topic. Can anyone help me with this question, its probably quite simple but I am really stuck :redface: :frown: A flat circular coil of mean diameter 3.0cm has 500 turns and is situated so that the plane of the coil is perpendicular...

Ok I need me some super help. I have a term paper due next monday and things have just been piling on me like there's no tomorrow so I am barely getting a topic as we speak :cry: :cry: :cry: . So I need some suggestions here. I need an important figure to do a report on that was famous or...

Does anyone want to help me choose a topic for a research paper? I am looking for something that is debatable and not too broad or too specific. I was looking at oil consumption in the U.S. and something related to artificial intelligence. I am open to any other suggestions.