Physics Research Paper and Presentation Project.
Select one scientific
concept [or idea or project] in Physics. Select the major scientist who played
an important role in discovering the concept.
Discuss:
What, if any, is the
connection between your chosen project and the scientific method?
What, if any, hypothesis was
being tested?
How does this concept fit in
the existing body of knowledge?
This assignment includes
(1) a 800 – 1000 word
paper with a minimum of three references done on a word processor and submitted
both in digital form and on paper
and
(2) be prepared to give a
5-minute presentation to summarize your paper to the class. The assignment is
due in the last week of class before final exams.
This is a formal research paper, which includes in text
citation and a reference page.
Decide on your topic for
your Physics Research Paper and Presentation Project.
Make certain that the topic of
choice has enough information available. Create a short topic description for
your instructorÕs approval by identifying what this topic is and indicate its
relevance to Physics. On December 3rd submit the topic of choice for
the instructorÕs approval and feedback.
Use either the American Psychological Association (APA)
style or the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style for your paper. To submit
the your paper in digital format you may attach the paper to an email to Dr.
Hubbell at uhigh@mac.com. See Dr. Hubbell for
help with this email if you need it.
Also see:
http://homepage.mac.com/uhigh/
Ideas for topics:
important scientific
discoveries and famous scientists
Counting in Babylon
Early Greek Science: Thales
to Plato
Motion in the Heavens:
Stars, Sun, Moon, Planets
Aristotle
Measuring the Solar System
Greek Science after
Aristotle
Basic Ideas in Greek
Mathematics
How the Greeks used Geometry
Galileo and the Telescope
Scaling: why giants don't
exist
Galileo's Acceleration
Experiment
Naturally Accelerated Motion
Tycho Brahe and Johannes
Kepler
Isaac Newton
How Newton Built on
Galileo's Ideas
The Speed of Light
The Michelson-Morley
Experiment
Special Relativity
Big Bang
Quasars
Crystallography
Electromagnetism
Energy Technology
Engineering and Technology
Light and Optics Mechanics
Nuclear and Particle Physics
Plasma
Quantum Field Theory
Relativity
Niels Bohr
Ludwig Boltzmann
Marie Curie
Paul Dirac
Arthur Eddington
ALBERT EINSTEIN
Michael Faraday
Enrico Fermi
Richard Feynman
Galileo
Werner Heisenberg
Maria Goeppert Mayer
Isaac Newton
Max Planck
Andrei Sakharov
Erwin Schrdinger
Emilio Segr
Joseph John Thomson
Leonardo da Vinci
LINKS of interest:
Yahoo! Directory: Science > Physics
... Topics include mechanics, energy, thermodynamics, and astrophysics ... journals, history
of physics, new theories ... Science Toys - provides instruction in making toys ...
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ENC Online: Web Links: Science Topics: History of Science
... Science Topics. ... designed to help preK-12 teachers enrich their math and science lessons. ...
For more details, see ENC Record.); Nobel Laureates in physics 1901-1996 ...
www.enc.org/weblinks/science/ 0,1578,1-History+of+Science,00.shtm - 55k -
MAD.SCI Libe: Science History
... From the ancient Egyptians to more recent topics. ... At the American Institute of Physics,
has extensive ... Individual Scientists: Marie Curie: Winner of two nobel ...
www.madsci.org/libs/areas/sci_hi.html - 6k - Nov 26, 2004 -
Related Science Links - Physics
... Live From CERN Science broadcasts for the public, mostly on particle physics, plus
a ... Also see Advanced Topics below, which includes links about String ...
members.aol.com/chopstcks/gca7sky/science/physics.htm - 35k - Nov 26, 2004 -
Science, Federal Resources for Educational Excellence (FREE)
... computer science, engineering, environmental science, mathematics, molecular biology,
physics, zoology, and ... Topics include planets, stars, the solar ...
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NOVA | Archive | Physics and Math | PBS
... It's not science fiction, it's string theory. ... goes undercover for eight years to
solve history's most famous ... Leading physicists ponder building a time machine. ...
www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archive/int_phys.html - 35k - Nov 26, 2004 -
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