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Hey PF!
NOTE: If this idea has been put forward or a moderator thinks its a waste of pixels please let me know and then I can scrap the idea
I personally think that it would be great if there was a weekly Physics related question that was put forward, and then people could attempt to solve it throughout the week. Obviously the questions would be written at different levels of ability. Before the question there could be a little paragraph or two giving some background information on the subject or even a link to a site such as hyper physics. You could set a new topic every month and then just go over some of the ideas within the subject, keeping still quite simple.
I say all this because I feel some what restricted by my school work at times, but struggle to find interesting work at my ability on the internet. This idea I had thought would be nice for newcomers to physics and the topic would start from the beginning and give you a basic knowledge of the topic, then after that if you want to take further you can buy a book etc. This idea is really for people who want to try something new, but at a reasonably low level. The other option is in the physics forums there is just a normal, or even challenging question that people are given not much background information on and they have to use their research powers to solve it. Posters can just post in white, so that people who haven't solved it can pass it with ease.
The Problems with it
1. Firstly you would need someone to write them out, now this may take a while firstly to find a topic and then to find/make some questions related to it. Also I know the mods are busy enough and have lives outside PF :tongue:
2. Participation may be quite low and if so you may question whether it is worth putting all the effort in the first place.
3. It may be difficult to find a topic that will appeal to the mass.
4. Some may say there are already tutorials. I use the tutorials and they are great, infact they are partly responsible for me starting this thread, but I am talking about a few questions being added and almost like a week by week guide.
This idea is very raw, and some may say is cr*p, but I think that the basic idea is quite good! Now if you guys/gals don't think the idea is that great let me know, its an idea and even if nothing comes out of it, it is worth bringing up as other ideas may come of it or even if there is a small chance it working it is worth it.
_Mayday_
NOTE: If this idea has been put forward or a moderator thinks its a waste of pixels please let me know and then I can scrap the idea
I personally think that it would be great if there was a weekly Physics related question that was put forward, and then people could attempt to solve it throughout the week. Obviously the questions would be written at different levels of ability. Before the question there could be a little paragraph or two giving some background information on the subject or even a link to a site such as hyper physics. You could set a new topic every month and then just go over some of the ideas within the subject, keeping still quite simple.
I say all this because I feel some what restricted by my school work at times, but struggle to find interesting work at my ability on the internet. This idea I had thought would be nice for newcomers to physics and the topic would start from the beginning and give you a basic knowledge of the topic, then after that if you want to take further you can buy a book etc. This idea is really for people who want to try something new, but at a reasonably low level. The other option is in the physics forums there is just a normal, or even challenging question that people are given not much background information on and they have to use their research powers to solve it. Posters can just post in white, so that people who haven't solved it can pass it with ease.
The Problems with it
1. Firstly you would need someone to write them out, now this may take a while firstly to find a topic and then to find/make some questions related to it. Also I know the mods are busy enough and have lives outside PF :tongue:
2. Participation may be quite low and if so you may question whether it is worth putting all the effort in the first place.
3. It may be difficult to find a topic that will appeal to the mass.
4. Some may say there are already tutorials. I use the tutorials and they are great, infact they are partly responsible for me starting this thread, but I am talking about a few questions being added and almost like a week by week guide.
This idea is very raw, and some may say is cr*p, but I think that the basic idea is quite good! Now if you guys/gals don't think the idea is that great let me know, its an idea and even if nothing comes out of it, it is worth bringing up as other ideas may come of it or even if there is a small chance it working it is worth it.
_Mayday_