What is Ideas: Definition and 912 Discussions

In common usage and in philosophy, ideas are abstract concepts. Also in philosophy, ideas can also be mental representational images of some object. Many philosophers have considered ideas to be a fundamental ontological category of being. The capacity to create and understand the meaning of ideas is considered to be an essential and defining feature of human beings. In a popular sense, an idea arises in a reflexive, spontaneous manner, even without thinking or serious reflection, for example, when we talk about the idea of a person or a place. A new or an original idea can often lead to innovation.

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    Ideas for college math club meetings?

    My college has just started a math club, and I'm one of the officers, but we have no idea what to do for meetings? It's composed of freshmen through seniors and mostly math or engineering majors. Thanks!
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    New, innovative ideas from youngsters, peer reviewed

    “The Journal of Emerging Investigators is an open-access journal that publishes original research in the biological and physical sciences that is written by middle and high school students. JEI provides students, under the guidance of a teacher or advisor, the opportunity to submit and gain...
  3. TheDemx27

    Independent Study Ideas: Physics and Programming

    I have the option for independent study at school, and I am open to any ideas for projects either pertaining to physics or programming. (I've thought about making a web bot.) Anything is helpful.
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    Help - Ideas for Making a Lesson on Universal Gravitation Interesting?

    Hi all, I'm currently a student teacher. Next week I'm going to teach a lesson on universal gravitation to grade 11 students. It's the first lesson on the topic, so it will be an introduction and not too in-depth. I'm struggling with ways to make it interesting. I decided to start the lesson...
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    Theory project for an inexperienced student- ideas?

    (sorry if this is in the wrong section) Hello, I am in my final year of school (UK) and will be starting university in September. Over the summer I am looking to do an internship/project at my local university for fun. I have a particular interest in the theoretical side of physics, though my...
  6. D

    What are some cool projects using the 8051 microcontroller?

    I am looking for some ideas on projects. I pretty much screwed up my first project because i chose a very difficult one(i couldn't complete it on time). I have got 2 months time before final submission. I am looking for some 'interesting' projects which can be completed in two months. I...
  7. M

    Studying Textbook problem - Applied Mechanics textbook ideas?

    Textbook problem -- Applied Mechanics textbook ideas? Due to in-availability of my textbook, I took a mechanics book by Egor Popov "Engineering Mechanics of Solids". The problem is, it doesn't have any answers for even numbered questions. One has to buy a solution manual to see them, which is...
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    Possible research topics for high redshift galaxies and AGN

    Hi all, I am nearing the start of my final year at university and part of that year is a large research project on a subject of our choice. My main interests lie within the formation and evolution of high redshift (z ≥ 1) galaxies and AGN. At this stage I am only starting to think about what...
  9. M

    Radiation therapy research ideas?

    Hello everyone, I'm a radiation therapy 4th year undergrad student about to pursue some research in medical physics as a 4th year thesis project at a hospital. However I am really not sure what my thesis project should focus on. Because it is mandatory to conduct research on your original idea...
  10. S

    Ball valve plugging with solids, alternatives ideas to fix problem?

    I am having issues with solids building up in the 10” discharge ball valves on Mother Liquor Pumps that prevent operations from being able to close the valve. I have had a few discussions regarding ways to improve or eliminate this issue which have included insuring the valve is insulated/traced...
  11. T

    Conserving Heat & Steam at Refineries: Ideas & Solutions

    after visiting my fathers job and noticing the tons of cooling towers, i wanted to know if there was a way to prevent/ conserve the lost steam and heat. At the refinery the cooling towers are used to cool water from multiple applications from varying temperatures. A water pump could replace a...
  12. L

    SEM Project Ideas for Undergrad

    Hey Forum, So I am in my final semester in my undergraduate program for Biology. I am going into bioimaging field of study, so I took on a research elective utilizing a scanning electron microscope. I am also taking a one credit directed study in microbiology which is used to combine and...
  13. J

    Creating Cells with Household Materials: Ideas?

    I'm hoping to make (or model) these little cells on my own, but I'm not entirely sure how it can be done with household materials. I've seen a few videos of it being done but there's not much on how to create them. Any ideas? Thanks
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    Electrical Building an Electronics Project: Radar Device Ideas

    Hi all, For an applied electronics class I'm currently taking, we have to come up with and build an electronics project of our choosing from scratch. I think it would be cool to build some sort of radar device. I have been looking into phased array radars, radar speed detectors, etc., but a lot...
  15. T

    Exploring Creative Ideas for Bungee Jumping Research

    I have been doing a research around the physics behind bungeejumping and i need some new ideas. Some of the ideas i already have done are: 1) friction while bungee jumping 2) bunjee jumping (but in water instead of just air) ... i need some creative ideas for my reasearch. thank you, srijan
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    Physics Experiment Involving Light - Ideas Please

    Physics Experiment Involving Light -- Ideas Please Hello, I have to do an investigation which should be completed in 20 hours over 4 weeks. I am interested in investigating light such as Wave-Particle Duality but it is probably impossible to do anything on it in a school lab. Therefore...
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    Hooking people and conveying complex ideas

    I am trying to get a very complex technical idea across to people who are not really techies. The problem is to capture their attention and then get the idea across painlessly! Currently, they arrive on my website and leave 10 seconds later ... So, they are NOT a captive audience I assume...
  18. M

    Designing a Non-Electrical Marble Launcher: Creative Ideas and Simple Machines

    Here's the project: You have a 60x60x60cm box, and a marble (the material of the marble could be steel, glass, plastic, etc.). There are 2 holes in the side(s) of the box that are 20cm vertically apart. The marble must start from the lower hole with basically no velocity, and by any...
  19. S

    Ideas for engineering/physics based MATLAB program.

    Homework Statement So, as part of a numerical methods module that I'm taking I have to write a report and MATLAB program which deals with some sort of engineering/physics based problem. The report essentially just outlines and discusses the problem. It's the initial idea which I'm looking for a...
  20. A

    Ideas to attach a swivel wheel Solidworks

    Hi everyone, I am newly registred here. I am a university student in mechanical engineering in Canada. Homework Statement I have to use Solidworks to build a cart that has a steel plate on the top mounted somehow to 4 swivel wheels assembly provided that has a pin to attach. *see...
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    Enhancing a Catapult Project: Ideas for Angle Adjustment and Trigger Mechanism

    I'm making a catapult in physics. Does anybody have any ideas of something I can install to the catapult to allow me to change the angle of the catapult to any given angle. Also for the trigger mechanism for the catapult what is something cool I could do? I was thinking something to do with...
  22. B

    Visualization of detector data / other ideas for viz application

    Greetings friendly physics folks, I could use some advice and/or general suggestions regarding a data visualization project I'm looking to get started on. If this looks like too much reading, please skip to the TL;DR below. The basic project components are: (1) A GUI of some kind...
  23. S

    Summer Research Ideas in Lasers/Laser Cooling

    Hello, I am a final Year undergrad in B.Sc in Electronics. I am going to apply for a Summer Research (2months period )in Lasers in other institutions and I am thinking to work on Laser Cooling. I have to specify a short, innovative project idea. I have gone through courses in Quantum...
  24. A

    Choosing topic for physics/comp sci project, looking for ideas.

    I am a second year Physics student at UBC, and we are programming in Matlab for the second half of one of my courses (the first half was on Unix/Maple/Python). I am looking for some advice on a good end of year project. Basically, we have to model some sort of physical system on matlab. A lot...
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    Any ideas for intermediate-level programming projects in Python?

    I have recently learned Python programming as a self study and am proficient in using the syntax. I can currently make calculators and other operational tools in Python, but I can't use Python to actually manipulate a computer; there is ample instruction in basic programming on-line but not much...
  26. M

    Seeking Dosage measuring ideas

    Hello, I am looking for a way to measure the dosage of a powder (made of metallic particles (ferromagnetic) that are 6 microns large) in a liquid solution that is kerozene. When mixed with the liquid a suspension is obtained that takes about one hour for the powder to settle down. Once...
  27. skate_nerd

    Any ideas for topics in Mathematical Physics?

    Not really sure where this question belongs, but it is based on a school assignment so I'll put it here. I'm a Physics major and math minor, and I am about halfway through my first group of advanced physics courses (namely intro classes for analytical mechanics, modern physics, and theoretical...
  28. skate_nerd

    Any ideas for unsolved topics in Mathematical Physics?

    Homework Statement Not really sure where this question belongs, but it is based on a school assignment so I'll put it here. I'm a Physics major and math minor, and I am about halfway through my first group of advanced physics courses (namely intro classes for analytical mechanics, modern...
  29. R

    Ideas for an Acoustics Project?

    Does anybody have any ideas for a neat acoustics project for an advanced undergraduate acoustics course? I'd like to do something that actually accomplishes something worthwhile. Are there any current efforts in acoustics to which I might contribute or problems I might solve that would have some...
  30. S

    Training yourself to compulsively/always reflect on abstract ideas

    I work retail, and spend hours each day folding clothes. I would like to ponder interesting facets of mathematics and logic, but am unable to (or plainly, do not). When I go to bed at night, I'd like to ponder abstract questions, yet do not. Basically, I see people (and read of people) who...
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    Calcium Carbonate -> Calcium Oxide, but only getting Hydroxide. Ideas?

    I was trying to calcine some CaCO3 (Calcium Carbonate), but ended up with Calcium Hydroxide. To test if I had Calcium Carbonate I added it to some vinegar, no gas was produced. I then mixed in a small amount of the powder with a large amount of water and passed CO2 through it, and it became a...
  32. F

    Physics-based independent Study Ideas?

    Hello, I am currently in high school and I recently got the opportunity to do an independent study with one of my teachers and I am struggling to come up with what to study. I have taken calculus 1, 2, and 3, differential equations (with a bit of linear algebra), and calculus-based mechanics and...
  33. E

    Electrical Engineering project ideas

    Hello everyone, i need some ideas for my final year electrical engineering project. Any new ideas related to solar energy or other renewable sources? Thank you for your time.
  34. J

    Ideas for expanding into an environmental project?

    Hey PF, I recently graduated with a B.A. in math. During my undergrad career I worked on several projects gathering data and developing computation models for them. Now that I have finished my undergrad track I wanted to jump into the workforce before thinking about other options like...
  35. A

    Are There More Efficient Ways to Store Hydrogen for Fuel Cells?

    I've been toying around with an experimental idea for an efficient way to store hydrogen for use in hydrogen fuel cells, but recently I haven't been able to think of much more to add to it. I've thought of using cooling and pressure together to put the hydrogen to a liquid form for more...
  36. D

    How to Simplify the Solution of a Definitive Integral?

    Any ideas how to solve this \int_0^h {\frac{1}{\sqrt{1+(r({\frac{1}{z}}-{\frac{1}{h}}))^2}}}\,dz Don't have an idea from where to begin
  37. T

    Looking for start up business ideas as a first year student?

    I am a first year physics and computer science/ applied math student. I am looking into starting my own business during college. I am inspired by these people who start up these muliti million dollar business in there garages. I do not expect that to happen to me, but it would still be fun to do...
  38. D

    Need ideas on how to plot this large set of data

    I'm working on monitoring and trending the performance of a memory controller. Without getting into the technical details, I'm trying to find a good way to visualize the data I've collected in a way that will be easy for me to update when I receive new data. There are about 450 individual...
  39. G

    Discover 25 Exciting Maritime Physics Ideas for High School Students

    I teach high school physics and this year I have the opportunity to partner with a local maritime museum. I know that physics and sailing/boating share many obvious connections and was looking for some help putting together a list of 25 or so less ordinary activities that I could do with my...
  40. fluidistic

    Neuroscience Neural impulse, references and ideas

    Hello people, I would like some references, be it book or papers about the process of neural impulses at a single neuron level. My only reference so far is a book from 1974 (Stochastic models in biology) and so is probably outdated despite having around 30 pages on the subject. The more...
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    Ideas on a material controlled by a magnetic field in molten steel

    I was wondering if anyone could suggest a material that would stay in a solid state within molten steel/aluminum at least for several seconds. There are also two things: 1) the material should react to a magnetic field applied from the outside 2) material's density should be less than that of...
  42. A

    Preserving Heat Energy from Fridges: Alternatives & Ideas

    How can I preserve energy dissipated out from some devices that always extract heat like fridge? Do you guys have some alternatives or ideas to convert heat energy to electrical energy that can supply some sensors and indicators? Thanks!
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    Can My Ideas Be Stolen or Plagiarized From These Forums?

    I am asking this question because I am interested in posting a topic on exact differential equations which I derived while idle at my job. Given that I am self-taught in mathematics, many of my ideas are likely to be original. They do not overturn conventional knowledge, for they are grounded in...
  44. EagleOnePro

    Passive Switch for NPN or MOSFET Ideas?

    Hi I would like some advice on what you think I should use as a passive switch for my NPN or MOSFET transistor. I am trying to PWM pulse with modulate an electromagnet with a 12V 3.6A battery and I want to have a passive switch. I have tried to use photo interrupters in the past but I am not...
  45. K

    Assume Classical Ideas of Space and Time (Ether)

    Homework Statement My question is part C of problem 1.9: http://facultyfiles.deanza.edu/gems/lunaeduardo/4DHW.PDF Homework Equations Pythagorean Theorem? The Attempt at a Solution I have c vector of lightwave going upwards and v going rightwards forming a right angle with the other...
  46. A

    How can we make a unique and exciting beer-themed theme park?

    Greetings people of Physics, I was just wandering if you guys had any good ideas (themes) for theme parks: e.g. Space etcetera. Give me your best ideas, not matter how utterly ridiculous! Also, if you have any ideas for rides that would be great! Kind Regards, AlfieD
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    Hobbies for electrical engineering (ideas)

    I am studying to be an electrical engineer and want to use what I am learning in a hobby. If there is any engineers that have an electronic type hobby what is it and where did you get the idea from?
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    Any Ideas for an Electrical Engineering Project?

    I'm on my final year of my Electrical Engineering Degree, and I'm just needing some guidance on what I should base or do for my final project. Any help, links or possible designs would be fanastic! Cheers Hayden
  49. D

    Engineering Ideas for preventing a fire at a tyre recycling plant ?

    Hey guys I was trying to come up with some ideas for preventing a fire at a recycling power plant. From an engineerings perspective. Some method of cooling or something ? any idea/input would be appreciated guys. thanks.
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    How can I avoid having my research ideas stolen?

    I work in a network of teacher training universities in Europe and am evaluating a science education program as my PhD project. My supervisors and advisor have warned me to take great care in sharing my ideas with a young researcher, Dr. New. This new reseacher has been, much to our surprise...
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