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Tido611
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I have looked for some ime for a nice web/tree diagram that shows the links between the different fields of science.
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The discussion centers on the quest for a comprehensive web or tree diagram that illustrates the connections between various scientific fields, particularly focusing on the unification of knowledge. Participants note that while simple diagrams exist in high school textbooks, more complex representations become scarce after advanced levels of education. One contributor has taken the initiative to create their own diagram, starting with mathematics and psychology, and acknowledges the challenges of representing these relationships in a two-dimensional format. The conversation explores the foundational role of mathematics in science, suggesting that it branches into physics, which in turn leads to other fields like chemistry and biology. The idea that mathematics serves as a fundamental framework for understanding the universe is emphasized, alongside a playful debate on the nature of mathematics itself. Overall, the discussion highlights the desire for a visual representation of scientific interconnections and the complexities involved in creating such a diagram.
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Tido611
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sorry i guess i didnt know how to explain my self before, what I am looking for is a picture of unification maybe that helps...?
(edit in first post "I have looked for some time"**)
(edit in first post "I have looked for some time"**)
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tribdog
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physics
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Everything else
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Everything else
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neurocomp2003
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heh i dn't think there is a very complex web image out there...you get very simple ones in high school text but after gr.10,11 science the fields begin to separate and i don't think any textbook past that would illustrate what you desired...I myself have been looking for one...and decided to draw it on my own I've started wth math and psych.
NOTE in my desire to design such a web, I've come to the conclusion that you can't do it in 2D with it looking very ugly. As i have done with my math and psych one.
technically tribdog's example is wrong...it begins with math(counting) and the concept of single,entity,object otherwise known as one "1" from 1 you'd draw 2 branches [1] fundamental "solid"(not the solid definition in high school)...[2] leads to math(set/number/fx theory) which branches off to many like REAL number system(calculus), more set theory, language theory, computability etc.
back to the first branch ...if you believe there exists "fundamental incompressible solid" it leads to what we have in fields/particles...then to atoms...molecules(chemistry)...compounds...larger compounds
each also has branches for characteristics/interactions/forces etc.
"larger compounds" leads to inorganic(plastics,drugs more chemistry), organic-biomolecules(amino acids,mmm the other little worm like structures that hold the cell wall together and create gates...for the biomolecules leads to cells DNA,genes,Organisms..and the entire bio tree as one could look up in the bio text.
NOTE in my desire to design such a web, I've come to the conclusion that you can't do it in 2D with it looking very ugly. As i have done with my math and psych one.
technically tribdog's example is wrong...it begins with math(counting) and the concept of single,entity,object otherwise known as one "1" from 1 you'd draw 2 branches [1] fundamental "solid"(not the solid definition in high school)...[2] leads to math(set/number/fx theory) which branches off to many like REAL number system(calculus), more set theory, language theory, computability etc.
back to the first branch ...if you believe there exists "fundamental incompressible solid" it leads to what we have in fields/particles...then to atoms...molecules(chemistry)...compounds...larger compounds
each also has branches for characteristics/interactions/forces etc.
"larger compounds" leads to inorganic(plastics,drugs more chemistry), organic-biomolecules(amino acids,mmm the other little worm like structures that hold the cell wall together and create gates...for the biomolecules leads to cells DNA,genes,Organisms..and the entire bio tree as one could look up in the bio text.
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rachmaninoff
Mathematics is ultimate. Then there is physics, which occurs when the universe tries to imitate mathematics. After that is everything else...
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Pengwuino
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rachmaninoff said:Mathematics is ultimate. Then there is physics, which occurs when the universe tries to imitate mathematics. After that is everything else...
*yawn* Mathematics is just an accounting system
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rachmaninoff
Pengwuino said:*yawn* Mathematics is just an accounting system
Then the universe is a penny.
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