Topic Definition and 369 Threads

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,........[/size]

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...

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...