Structures: dynamic, complexity, organisation

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around selecting a project topic related to dynamic structures, complexity, and organization for a school assignment. Participants explore various ideas and constraints regarding the project's scope, including the requirement for original work and the inclusion of experiments or programming.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant expresses difficulty in choosing a project topic that is not overly complex, suggesting a preference for manageable subjects.
  • Another participant recommends exploring Ilya Prigogine's work, although it is noted that the original poster's project cannot focus on chemistry.
  • A suggestion is made to investigate pigmentation patterns of mollusk shells as a way to study dynamic systems.
  • There is a proposal to search for topics related to the "structure of spacetime" and general relativity, with questions about the project requirements and educational level.
  • The original poster clarifies that the project must include personal contributions, experiments, or programming, and expresses concern about the feasibility of modeling complex phenomena like Saturn's rings.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a specific project topic. There are multiple suggestions and considerations regarding the complexity and requirements of the project, indicating a range of views and uncertainties.

Contextual Notes

The discussion highlights limitations in the original poster's understanding of the project requirements and the challenges of selecting a suitable topic that allows for personal input and experimentation.

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Hi,

I have to make a project for school about the topic on the title. It must be a personal work, i mean i can't choose a difficult subject cause then all my presentation could be just a simple documentation. Also, the project could include just one or two of the topics in the title. I thought about writing a program (complexity). But i don't really have ideas. I thought of saturn rings, but i think it's difficult. Well, is there anyone who has any idea? Please, i really can't find any subject.

Thanks (and sorry for the passable english)
 
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I see that his work is about chemistry. I don't know. Our teacher told us that our work can be about computering, physics or mathematics...but not chemistry :(
 
Search "structure of spacetime" and you'll find topics in physical mathematics...like general relativity.

Must your project must be 'original work' rather than research ['documentation'] ??

What parameters did your teacher set for your efforts? At what education level is this?
 
As i said ...if it's a complex subject, it would be difficult for me to add something personal in my project. It will be just a domcumentary prensentation.
 
Finny said:
Search "structure of spacetime" and you'll find topics in physical mathematics...like general relativity.

Must your project must be 'original work' rather than research ['documentation'] ??

What parameters did your teacher set for your efforts? At what education level is this?

My work must include some experiements...or a program to modelise a physical phenomenon.
Well, in french we call this kind of project TIPE https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travail_d'initiative_personnelle_encadré
And for the level, it's the equivalent of second year of college.

Anyway, i found this. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1302.4097.pdf
It's recent and really interesting, but i don't know if i can do anything i mean reporting all of those formulas in a program that modelise all the rings' structure. I think that would be difficult and maybe impossible with python. This is why i asked if there is anyone who has any idea.
 

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