Thanks for the prompt detailed reply. I might have been a bit ambiguous in the first post, I really do enjoy doing physics and will probably do a science degree regardless of the prospects of working in a wall street situation. Arbitrage betting is by now means one of my strong interests in life...
Hello I am currently thinking about uni options for next year. I am very geared towards physics, maths and philosophy. Through my many searches on the internet I stumbled upon the idea of getting a PhD and working on Wall Street. This idea grabbed my interest as one of my hobbies has been...
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I am currently in the process of writing an Extended essay on the the "Effect of Tension on the fundamental Vibration of a circular Membrane" I have already completed the practical side of this by making 5 diaphragms with a 3 micron thick mylar membrane and have written up the methods...
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I'm doing a project on proving the existence of black holes. I am using Sgr-A as a test subject and am after the data set for the orbit of the star S2 around it so I can do some of my own calculations on it. Does anyone know where i might be able to obtain these?
The following is the International Baccalaureates description on the science categories.
"Treatment of the topic
Every extended essay in physics will involve some research into the background or theory of the topic selected. However, extended essays in physics may then vary. Students may...
Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right section for this. I am going to be writing an extended essay in physics for the International Baccalaureate and am in the process of trying to decide upon a topic. In an earlier post I was wandering about quantum theory general relativity and string...
We where not told exactly what each substance was they where simply labeled solution A and solution B the catalyst used was HCL of .1 mol/L. I will try and get the exact chemicals tomorrow.
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I have recently been conducting a Clock reaction but has come up with a few inconsistency's. The aim is to measure the effect of verying amounts of catalyst on a clock reaction rate. The rate in turn is measured by a colorimeter.
I started out by doing an initial experiment by adding...
http://georgetowndistricthigh school.com/ibsite/pdf/current/Extended%20Essay/Science_EE_Guide.pdf
This guide suggests as far as I can tell that you must present a new idea.
When you say your taking IB physics AHL do you mean you've started Physics this year as in end of year exams next year? or...
Firstly I'm not entirely sure as to where this belongs on this sight, but I figured that it was related to coursework.
It's coming up to that time were I have to do an extended essay on an area of interested. For those of you who don't know an extended essay is it's an essay required by the...