Ideas requested for A-Level projects.
Michael Mason
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Hi, my name is Michael Mason, and I'm doing A-Levels at college in the UK.
I have a problem in that I can't think up any decent ideas for my Physics coursework. If you
can donate ideas, read on...
(A-Levels are pre University qualifications, and I'm 17).
NB: Don't get me wrong - I'm not asking people to do the work for me, I just want to borrow a
few ideas.
What I have to do:
Research and Analysis Project:
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This is about the skills of "finding, analysing and presenting information". I need to write
about an issue or problem related to:
Electronics, Energy and Entropy, or Energy Sources.
I understand the link can be fairly tenuous.
Does anyone have any ideas?
Some example titles (from my teacher) include:
* The Speed at which devices operate.
* How can random or chaotic events result in quite accurate predictability?
* What is temperature? How has the concept of temperature changed over the
past 200 years?
I need to bear in mind that I have to be able to get some data on which to base my analysis
and conclusions.
Practical Investigation:
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I have to choose a topic that gives me "opportunities to apply your knowledge and
understanding of physics at all stages of the Investigation".
It needs to be a "sensible topic", and there needs to be "point in pursuing it".
In the past practical projects have been wideranging, including building a superconductor.
The major problems that I'm going to have with the practical are:
* Budget - this isn't degree research, I'll probably be covering well trodden ground so the
budget might stretch to £100, ($150).
* Time. The project can only last around 2 months, with maybe around 5 hours
a week working time.
Once again, I'd like to say that I'm not asking to have anything done for me, I just want some
ideas!
Any replies are much appreciated, and the best (most reliable) way to contact me is to use
my email address: eski...@mistral.co.uk
Thanks.
Guntbert Reiter
>Ideas requested for A-Level Physics Coursework.
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>Any replies are much appreciated, and the best (most reliable) way to contact me is to use
>my email address: eski...@mistral.co.uk
I suggest: any ideas are of common interest, so please post them
here
Bye,bye
Guntbert