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So I've been given the opportunity to create my own undergraduate honours program. I can take whatever courses from whatever faculty I want at almost any university (although I'm keeping it local). I can create from scratch courses that do not yet exist immediately prior to taking them. I am to...

Does anyone have any ideas about how you can push something at different heights but with the same force?

What do you guys think would be the best way to trip a camera so that it goes off only for when a train is passing through it? Sorry I can't get anymore specific than that. I was thinking laser tripping device but was wondering if there is anything out there that maybe used that ya'll might...

Alrighty. I've been interested in astronomy and other relative fields since I was a child, but due to my music commitments I've never had any 1'st-person experience in relation to utilizing a scope. My parents bought me a Celestron Powerseeker 675 back when I was a kid, but I only ever pointed...

Ok, so I'm about to start my final year project for engineering at university and I'm planning to do it in image/video processing, so does anyone perhaps have an interesting project idea (I have a few of my own, but would like to hear what other like minded people have to say) :smile:

All, Given the vigorous discussion on mathematics teaching on a different thread, I was wondering if anyone had good ideas on applying those ideass to Physics I. I am teaching algebra-based Physics I in the fall (Giancoli's book, which was given to me to use), and I have tried to...

OKay, i have to do the egg drop for class and I can't think of any ideas. All my trys have failed and the parameters are killing me. It has to be: -made up of 100% biodegradable products. No plastics, metals, rubber, sponges, real sponges, not even biodegradable styrofoam. Basically I can...

I'm a physics student and need to come up with an idea for a relatively simple program for a programming exercise. The scope of the work is 5 ECTS credits which translates to about three weeks full time work. The program should probably include a simple gui so part of the effort goes into...

What are some good ideas for healthy snacks that won't leave me hungry again in 10 minutes?

hello physics forums! it is my first time here so please excuse me for any mistakes :) i have to write a 4000 word physics essay and i wanted to write an experimental one, something preferably related to aerodynamics (since it is my topic of interest) does anyone have any ideas of specific...

We are to find a scientific argument and either prove it or debunk it through research. This was an introductory Physics class and he would prefer to stay somewhat within the scope of the class. Does anybody have interesting debunk-ings?

I'm a current high school student. I (with the help of a moderator) just recently created a math club in my high school, and would like to ask for ideas about club activities. I was thinking of doing either combinatorics, graph theory, or number theory along with other kids. We decided that...

I need help coming up with an idea for my physics project, my teacher rejected my idea of which will a ball travel from two points faster on a straight line, palabora, or cyclode. she say is obvious its the same for each and we studied that, she says its a mickey mouse project. so yeah I am in...

Hey all I have to do a massive physics report on the topic "a comparison of Am against FM broadcasting." What are some topics i could research and compare. Cheers HSV

I don't think this counts as a homework question and if it does, I'm sorry. At my high school, we have an annual coal fair and I wanted to do a calculus-based math project, but I'm having trouble coming up with any good ideas. The project can be about any part of the coal industry, so does...

Hi everyone, In my advanced quantum course (I'm a master's student) I'm supposed to give a 40 minute talk about something that I find interesting that is related to our course material (which is basically anything in quantum. We basically covered: scattering theory, many-body stuff...

hi I am doing my Electronics and Communication Engineering..I need a topic for paper presentation.Im more interested in semiconductor devices and device physics..It's like,i would like to address any physical limitation in the existing technology in reducing chip size.(this is the only topic i...

I will be an undergraduate senior next year and I am a double major (physics, comp sci). For computer science I have to do a senior project. The only rules besides the obvious being that it has to expand what was taught in class. I want my project to implement physics principles and theory...

Here our last MIP poll: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=282166 By the end of this month I'd like to have a short list of promising first quarter papers. Ones that appeared Jan-March 2009 and stand a good chance of turning out to be important or valuable for future research...

What's up yall. So let me explain a bit. I'm currently not taking any College classes. But I've been self-studying. I just work on whatever, and when I start a new topic, I'll play with it some. After learning some of the basics, I'll try to figure out some more complex ways to use the idea...

Homework Statement Hey, Basically my EPI (Extended Practical Investigation) is coming up and I need to conduct an experiment in class and research at home. The topic is Motion, and I can pretty much do anything I want - as long as i can work something out, or prove a formula. I was...

As a junior and having switched my major from business to physics, I get the feeling that there are so many opportunities for businesses, by using physics and science. For example at http://www.sciencedaily.com/ you can see that every day there are what seems like hundreds of great ideas coming...

For my bioengineering class, my project group and I were presented with the following problem for a design report: There is a nuclear reactor which uses a pipe system for cooling. This pipe system is comprised of 2 units with 6 pipes each. Each of the pipes contain a pump, and each of them...

Hello All- Below is a picture of a cargo crawler I've been thinking of. Gross weight would be 2000lbs, moves between 1.5- 3mph, crawls on pavement or concrete. So far I've come up with aluminum tube welded frame with wheel motors at the rear, either motorcycle type or electric forklift type...

Motion experiment ideas?? Homework Statement Okay, this is my first post, so I'm not sure if this is in the right section or anything...but i didn't want to run the risk of it getting deleted as it's kind of a homework question. I have to design and complete an experiment on motion for a SAC...

So I'm thinking of getting a gift for my Supervisor. I did research under him for 2 years. He's fairly young (30's) and extremely dedicated to his field in Optics/Laser physics. I'm struggling to come up with a gift idea. Hulp PF! :cry: Budget is less than $60 New Zealand dollars.

I have recently in work been given a sort of mini project I have been handed what must be about 60 years old or so world time clock, this is one of those arrangements where you have an arrangement of small clocks in a cabinet with each clock representing the time of a different city in the...

Hello guys, Please I need help in getting ideas for my undergraduate thesis, I am a mechanical engineering student and I have been searching for a long time with no good results, if anyone has links or good ideas please help me. Thank you.

I came across a question saying Let S: U -> V and T:V -> W be linear maps, where U V and W are vectors spaces over the same field K Show that Rank(TS) =< Rank(T) This is my attempt the im(TS) is a subspace of W and so is the im(T) am I missing out something ?

Hey All I am looking for some ideas, or what might be an interesting project for a final year project for a Degree. My degree is Mech Eng, but my key areas are: - Aerospace - Programming/Code/Systems - Electronics/Signals - Thermo/Fluid Dynamics I was thinking of doing some...

Any ideas ?? Homework Statement divide 6705 in the (ratio square r00t sign-2 : square root sign-8). The Attempt at a Solution I don't know where to begin.

Forgive me if this sounds a little uninformed but in the world of academia or engineering or work and what-have-you, how does intellectual property? When a company hires you to design something, say a motor, do they own all work that you produce in that given time? What about if I work on...

I'm looking for some ideas for my mechanical engineering school project. It can be anything but needs to have at least two of the following: Machining Welding Automatisation Assembly Also it must be entirely realisable during the semester. Really not looking at making stirling engines...

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Hi everyone, Any assistance with this following problem would be greatly appreciated. I'm in Year 11 and working through Apostol volume 1. Homework Statement sin n*pi = 0, where n is an integer sin n*pi =/= 0, where n is not an integer. Prove these statements... Homework...

So far, I'm pretty happy with my education. I feel like I'm understanding things as well as they are presented and developing insight into physics and engineering, but my college seems to think that their degrees speak for themselves and if you grind through their classes, you will automatically...

I am currently a junior at a 4 year university and I will be graduating in the spring of 2010 with a BS in physics. I'm having a very hard time deciding what to do after I graduate, so I thought I'd ask around for ideas. My problem is that I have a lot of interests, but I don't know how to...

While cooking, I noticed how much heat energy is lost using the grill. Isn't there some way to rig up the stove so that the heat from the coils on their underside is collected? Can't stoves be made more efficient this way? If I could, I'd have numerous collectors throughout my apartment. Heck...

sir, i am a 2nd year mechanical engginering student. i want to start a project so i want some innovative ideas .please suggest some projects.

hi has anyone got any ideas on how you would send people on a sub orbital flight to 500,000 feet and return them safely? (apart from the ones that have been done already ie. spaceshipone even though that only went a bit above 300,000ft) i came up with 2 the first is the a winged rocket...

Hi all, We recently got an assignment from our professor to make a small wiki-like page on Blackboard about a topic related to special relativity. The article should have about 1500 words and it should be 'inviting' for others to discuss or edit. Ideally it should be something that's not...

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I don't know very much about DEQs, can someone point me in the right direction for solving this? Note: \phi is a function of another variable and C_1, C_2 are constants. -\phi ^2 \cdot C_1=\frac{1}{1+\phi ' ^2}+C_2 I have tried trig sub, but I didn't get anywhere. Regards...

I am thinking of applying for a bursary to do a research project for 4-6 weeks during the summer holidays in 2009. The one problem is I can't think of a project to undertake. The criteria are: I have a good understanding of physics for my age (16). All suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

If you've read Lightness of Being, which just came out, then you may see that the core ideas of the book are presented in Chapter 8. I'd be interested to read comment on the main ideas from other people who have read the book. The book aims to communicate a new intuitive idea of what the world...

Here's my suggestion to everyone here. If you are ever feeling down head to your friends list and just send a message to each of them. Doesn't matter what you say. I just said I was checking in and wondering if we were still friends. I wasn't feeling down when I did this, at least I don't think...

So, since my sophomore class until now - my senior class - I have been thinking about mankind and control and I came up with ideas, such as what control is or what is the purpose of the existence of species and then of individuals. So fare they are in my blog (http://sizarieldor.blogspot.com)...

I'm just going to my second year in the university as a physics major and I'm trying to beat time by starting research on my final year project(something new and involves both theoretical and experimental ideas) but i don't seem to get any ideas.please help.

Hey everyone I'm a physics student doing my last year of high school in Australia. For an assessment task I have to do a practical investigation on electric motors and generators but I am a bit lost on this subject. I need a few ideas that are easy to understand and prove/disprove using a...

Could you be more specific? You suggest that there are methods by which dark matter can dispose of kinetic energy, but can you show a method that is purely a gravitational interaction? If dark matter particles ineract with each other non gravitationally then do you agree that the dark matter...