Physics Essay

In Pursuit of the Unknown by Ian Stewart is about seventeen equations that have not only impacted mathematics and science but have also contributed to human advances to a great extent. According to Stewart, we generally disregard the historical link between mathematics and technological progress but this connection is integral to any complete understanding of human history. These equations are essentially based on the patterns we find in the world around us and using them one can make sense and…

Creating an effective performance of stage combat or straight acting involves a great deal of preparation and thought. There are many elements that come together to create the show and as a performer there are several things that can be done to make the rehearsals leading up to it an effective use of time. Preparing physically and mentally for every rehearsal, spending some time discovering the character’s world, and being open to discussions and changes throughout the process. These are some of…

The Egg Drop is a classic science class experiment for middle school or high school students. Students are given an egg to drop from a high point such as the roof of the school onto a hard surface as the parking lot. They must design a carrier for the egg to house it during the drop. Typical carriers are milk cartons or shoeboxes. The students can modify the carrier by adding wings parachutes foam interiors or even marshmallow cushions. The students form hypotheses about which of the egg…

While looking for new meaning of life, people usually step on new perspectives which never appeal to them as solutions to their problems. The American Muslim minister and human rights activist Malcolm X describes his life of learning how to write and read during his time time in prison to imply his reinvention process in his article “A Homemade Education”. The author was “increasingly frustrated at not being able to express what I wanted to convey in letters that I wrote” so he started to…

I think that mistakes are not key in making discoveries. “Thomas Edison said that inventing was 1 percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration,” as stated in “In Praise of Careful Science.” Inventing is hard, it needs a lot of dedication and work. Few people are lucky to be motivated by mistakes, like Percy Spencer and Isaac Newton. Sometimes mistakes may start the process of making a discovery, but to make a discovery you need careful experiments and study, and those take time and work.…

MT: The scientific method is the best method for determining what the universe around us is and how it works, this is provable based on the amount of evidence science has provided for the claims it has, while other methods rely on “faith” which by definition means you believe something without evidence. BP1: The scientific method has led to the conclusion that based on what we know about the state of the universe today we can demonstrate that the universe must have began with a singularity(a…

The Psychodynamic Theory of Walter White Introduction Walter White also known as “Heisenberg” is the main character from the television show, “Breaking Bad”. Walt was a great chemist who contributed research to a Nobel-Prize winning experiment and co-founded the company Gray Matter Technologies with his friend Elliott Schwartz and girlfriend Gretchen. Walt later left Gray Matter which eventually went on to become a multi-billion-dollar company which greatly profited from Walt’s previous work,…

In Cherry Lewis’s "The Dating Game", she analyzes the autobiography of Arthur Holmes, the English geologist known for his advancements in radioactive dating and theories on the Earth and how it has aged. To put it into perspective, the book tracks how ideas vary vastly over one man’s day. Arthur Holmes was an influential pioneer in the findings and research of his theory in the mid 1800's, so Kelly depicts his views as time has passed. Through the use of literary analysis, autobiographies, and…

Although Alan Turing and Emilie Du Chatelet were from distinctive eras, they shared interests in the field of mathematics and science which led to achievements such as, providing the foundation of modern computing and the successful translation of Newton's book Principia to French, respectively. These historical figures encountered differences in limitations, influence from political climate, and love. Considering the evidence, each individual was successful even with such influences.…

Prompt #1 Stephen Hawking, one of the most notable theoretical physicists of our time, was 21 years old when he had become diagnosed with a crippling and fatal disease. Many praise him for being able to accomplish what he had done despite his disability, but his limitations are, in reality, instigators for his achievements. What can be taken from his example is that even though constraints and downfalls are inconvenient, the result of pushing people to their limits can yield wonderful and…