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Side Topic for "Great Depression" Thread The demand for oil is also on the rise though. As vast as these reserves may be, all that does is buy us a little more time to figure out alternatives/fight over it. It will still run out eventually.

Suitable experiment for 16-year-olds? Topic: "Light" Does anyone have a suggestion for a good physics experiment for first-year high school students (in Denmark), which has to do with light? It doesn't matter what, it only needs to be "fleshy" enough to write a three-page report about, include...

Hey everyone, I'm getting ready to start my IB Extended Essay in Physics, and sent a proposal to my supervisor for a study on the performance of various solid rocket engines. Unfortunately this topic was rejected because a) it involves highly explosive and flammable materials, b) apparently...

Hello my friends, I need to select a topic for undergraduate research. I have a meeting set-up with my advisor, and I would like to take some possible problems with me to discuss with him. After searching for unsolved problems for some time, all of them seemed well above something an...

Is "Effects of UV Rays' a good topic in research?

"Two independent random variables x and y have PDF's given by f(x) = 12x^2 (1 - x) for 0 <= x <= 1 and f(y) = 2y for 0 <= y <= 1. Their product Z = XY has PDF defined as f(z) = 12z(1 - z)^2 for 0 <= y <= 1. Find the approximate values obtained by the method of statistical differentials." I...

some topics looks really attractive and some got only few reviews. In your opinion, what topic is most popular here? IMHO, topic related to IQ seems to be very popular! By the way, is using the ratio of Views/Replies appropriate in this case. That is, the topic with the high ratio of...

Einstein's Special Relativity Time Dilation Twin Paradox Theory I need to explain it to my teacher tomorrow and I just want some basic back-bone information...nothing too in-depth since I'm doing the research for that myself.

Greetings, I'll probably be choosing a topic for my master's thesis next week (maybe something involving the symmetries of the Born-Infeld action...), and I was curious about the work of the current/former master students here. So, what did you all do for a master's thesis?

If anyone has an UFO video to share, u can post it in this thread. ============================ Heres a flying saucer video i found: http://db.bbc.co.uk/southampton/realmedia/features/ufo1.ram Its about 15 mins long, but the last 10 mins are a slowmotion of previous minutes. U need...

First of all, I just want to say that I stumbled upon this site and am quite pleased with what I have found, so I joined. I just wanted to say hi, I'm a college student who is hoping to become a mechE. Anyway, I have seen a few topics which discuss the possibility of using electrolysis to split...

Hey I am in high school and I have to write and extended essay (4000 words with sources) for the IB program. I was thinking about writing something about string theory. After watching The Elegant Universe, I was pretty interested. Would string theory be too hard for a high school student...

I need to find and study a topic of physics. My tutor told me he wants me to study something in one of several different topics and physics is one of my choices. He has told me if I do not learn something new in 3 days he will not study with me anymore. I have 2 days to learn it and I need to...

I need to find and study a topic of physics. My tutor told me he wants me to study something in one of several different topics and physics is one of my choices. He has told me if I do not learn something new in 3 days he will not study with me anymore. I have 2 days to learn it and I need to...

Can anyone think of a new topic which we can discuss?

Hello I am competing in a regional science fair on MArch 17. Currently I have done research on put and call options, brownian motion etc... I was wondering if you guys have any ideas of good science fair questions (Scientific Method) that can be clearly explained. Earlier, someone told me...

This might sound silly... I was on a travel, and arrived late at my class of Quantum Mechanics 2. The proffesor was in the middle of a disscusion, and I'm trying to figure what was it. I asked one of my classmates and said he was talking about something with Projection operators. He was...

I came across this "older" thread, (question was..."How old are you all?" ...) I am bringing it back up new, because it is worth the answer of a few of us older people here. As for me, getting older is FANTASTIC! I have gone further into the void of the geek fold, and enjoying who I really...

Well I guess two research projects isn't ennough I am required to do a research project for physics now... (on a plus note the other two projects should be ending within a couple of monthes) I was wondering if anyone would be kind ennough to suggest some things to research... also the...

What subject on the Web is subject to the greatest inaccuracy and untruth?

Not in general discussions of course, but in the physics forum. After reading around here for a while, I notice that although the discussions are enjoyable, sometimes they are TOO specific. A lot of people come here to learn about different topics, wouldn't it be cool to have a weekly "topic"...

hi, I am looking for any suggestions as to an interesting and relatively deep (but not too deep) topic to do a presentation on. This can be anything to do with physics e.g the collapse of the tacoma narrows bridge, particle physics, time travel, the doppler effect or any physics phenomena. Any...

hi i am a B.Tech. 3rd year student,(stream-Electronics & Communication), as a part of my degree requirement, i need to present seminar on an upcoming technology related to my stream. Please advise. Ashish Gupta Ambala College of Engg. & Applied Research, Ambala India

Ok, I'm currently using this POS Calculus book By Johnston and Mathews(Addision Wesley). I'm in calc III and my teacher dosen't even use this book. HE said it's a pretty much a POS, and all of our homework is a combination of problems from other books(I think manily Stewards). The only reason I...

hello I am doing B.E. in Instrumentation & Control at L.D.College of Engineering ,Ahmedabad,India. As a part of my course there is a subject for which i have to give seminar on any topics related to my course... this topic should be new & easily understable.. So if anyone has information...

If I were you,... I would like to learn more from what you are thinking, so please help me fill in the blank by your own clause If I were you,........

Ok this is VERY WEIRD so bare with me. I play gaida which is an instruments close to the bagpipes in Bulgaria. I would like to BUY or MAKE a footpump for this because I struggle as I don't have the lung-power to play I have tried the type of foot pump used on a rubber raft but this is...

I am glad to be back. What is a hot topic that is happening to boggle the mind? To All the Forum People: You are all habit forming! I lost where I was - but, who won all the contests I entered? :smile:

I am trying to think of a subject on which to write an 8000 word dissertation on a physics topic of my choice. I was wondering if you had any ideas which i could follow up. It can be contempary physics to historical From Super String Theory to Ether and other interpretations of the...

I have a few questions about hallucinogenic mushrooms. (I have never tried shrooms) I'm considering trying mushrooms while I'm in High School. Can you OD? As I understand it, yes, but you have to eat an obscene amount to OD (varies by species I imagine) Are there any permanent effects on...

What is your research and development topic? My topic is Electromagnetics & Physics of semiconductor devices/semiconductor Physics.

I am doing a high level three year course in which I pick a science topic and do research on it. I will have the privilege of working with scientists and professors from several universities and laboratories and for this course I get 12 college credits, plus one high school credit for each of...

i'm starting [again] a physics topic for extended essay for IB...my last few topics haven't worked due to technical difficulties [ie: can't complete experiments, lack of avaliable resources, etc] so my new idea for a topic is firearms. the lab can easily be done by going to a shooting range...

Im taking a class on "The History of Chemistry" and I have to write one big 'ol paper. I want to do a topic that is interesting, somewhat obscure, under rated, yet very important. Anybody have any ideas?

Hurkyl probably remebers this post.. The main question of this debate is: What definition for instaneous speed is more general: 1)V=\frac{x}{t} 2)V=\frac{dx}{dt}? the notification is standard.

The math prof. is requesting a research on an applied mathematics topic, he suggested some topics like: 1- Delayed Diffrential Equations and Their Apps 2- Population 3- Fingerprint Recognition 4- DNA 5- Cryptography I like cryptography but I'm still confused about which topic to...

I have to write a research paper for my English Class. I have chosen to do Research on Endangered Species. My research Topic is, "Are we doing a sufficient job of protecting Endangered Species?". I have gathered information from lots of places. Though, recently I became interested in...

So a long long time ago this girl came to a chat forum looking for answers and meaning. What she ended up finding was another social outlet where she could goof off and make herself feel cool Now she's back onto her quest, and she is determined to find the meaning of life and all its glory...

LQG posted a header for discussion of quantum gravity math framework. I want to restart that with a narrower focus so as not to foster contention between theories but rather to discuss only the mathematical underpinnings of what is known as Loop Quantum Gravity---also as "quantum geometry" and...

Hurkyl's thread on why it is useful to study curved spaces as well as some discussions with a friend have led me to pose this question: There is a current theory that the universe could be torus shaped because the intrinsic curvature of a torus would be zero, much like that of a flat space...

This forum says that the topic of Philosophy is: "The Mind and Soul. What is the meaning of life? How should we live our lives?" But isn't Philo-sophy (from Greek, meaning love for knowledge) a much broader field of study then just the mind and soul (and in the case of the last, it is not...

can somebody please suggest me a good physics topic for my in class presentation. i am in third semester college physics and we have to built something using physics. there is so much in physics. i can not figure what to do for the presentation. somebody please give me a good advice on this

Well.. I need to write a paper about a topic on religion and social and ethical issues regarding religion. I've thought about writing about the practice of baptism in the Adventist Church and other denominations. Not sure about that yet. The proposal is due next week and I'm running behind on...