This was so helpful! I'm still determining my topic & research question but know I want to do something that's a bit more explorative than data-based - a survey based EE is exactly what I was looking for. Still refining the exact area I want to do mine in but definitely something to do with space, thanks for the video
Do you mind sending it to my email as an exemplar? I can barely find any grade A samples and it is kind of stressing me out about mine. Thanks in advance! (No copying obv, I mean it's the IB)
The IB does not discourage Physics essays, though your school might. Physics is more objective than almost any other subject, so it is easy to write something that is just plain wrong, whereas if you are doing an English extended essay, at worst, you go off track. I have had several students score A's on extended essays. I have also had essays that I though would surely be A's that got B's.
I initially came up with the idea to investigate and categorize different fluids....now here I am, completely at loss of interest of that and desperately trying to come up with a new idea with 3 months to go :( I hope your video can help
Dear sir, Thank you so very much for this video. It is really helpful and teaches a lot. I wanted to consult you about my topic. I am thinking of writing my extended essay on aerodynamics, and i have thought about doing it on paper airplanes. Perhaps, writing about 'investigating the distance travelled by different shaped paper planes'. Do you think it is a good idea? Should i go with it? Could you please guide me through the right thing? I don't just want to get an A, but also write a brilliant essay to impress universities. Could you please help me? ThAnk you so much! :)
Please can i have your review on the following RQ i chose. It's about world studies combining films and physics. " To what extent does the portrayal of black holes in the film "Interstellar" align with current scientific understanding in physics, and how does this impact the audience's perception of this astrophysical phenomenon? " My teacher said it's not good considering the world issue about it, but I say the issue is important as it is "how Media representation influences one's understanding"
I plan on doing a quite theoretical essay on a special relativistic derivation of frequency shift in light. I found good experiments to assess my theoretical equations conducted as a secondary research paper. Would you suggest I do this?
@@donerphysics I’m actually doing a theoretical and data based essay though, and while the theory is rather complex, analysing the swarzchild metric, I am devoting half of my essay word count to an analysis of the pound rebka experiment, where I explore the experimental set up, sources of error, precautions, data processing etc. Is this an essay I can’t expect much out of? I’m asking this as I have done extensive research, and I’m almost done, so it’s too late to pull out of doing it.
@@donerphysics I would love if you could give me some tips on how to ensure maximum points on such an essay, as everywhere I’m looking I’ve seen theoretical essays being an actively discouraged track to go down
Great Video! Thanks I am thinking of doing research on "What is the optimal temperature for a solar panel to function?" because solar panels do need the energy from the sun however when overheated it looses efficiency. What are your thoughts?
Panels or cells? It would be best to test to see if you are going to get enough variation over your range of temperatures. Do you have some equipment to play with?
Im planning on doing a physics EE on comparing solar and wind as energy sources by using theories but also analysing data (wind speed, sunlight hours), my only worry is that it won’t score well because it isn’t really experimental
Sorry didn't get your last reply to my original comment. Anyway, so is the reason why a Physics EE is generally scored lower than other subject EEs is that it's more likely for the content in the Physics EE to be wrong? Also, what other factors explain the generally low scores for Physics EEs?
I just want to get your opinion on my RQ: How does the temperature of the surface affect the ground effect forces of a F1 car. I would use a toy f1 replica car and add any aerodynamical elements that are necessary using a 3d printer
Thank you so much for this video! I had proposed an idea of comparing IMAX 70 mm camera resolutions and quality to digital film cameras to my teacher. She said that it could work, but writing an experimental based EE is always better since you completely avoid plagiarism. So to make it more experimental based I wanted to the same experiment, but comparing specific camera features of smartphones and how that affects their functionality. Would you say that its a good direction I’m headed in right now or should I stick with the IMAX camera idea? Thanks.
I would try making measurements of resolution setting and some other measurable quantity. Could you measure, for instance, how far the camera could be from some sugar such that you can still resolve an individual crystal?
Thanks for the video I'm thinking of how the temperature of the magnet affects the magnetic field strength A horizontal bar along a pair of vertical bars between two big magnets, measuring the time it takes to vertically slide down, and solve for B. What do you think?
The idea has potential. You will need design an apparatus that has "smooth" falls that take an appropriate amount of time, and you need to test if there is a significant difference between the lowest and highest temperatures available.
@@donerphysics Hi my supervisor said it's a bad idea since controlling the temperature precisely would be extremely difficult. Do you know what I could use instead of using water?
Thank you for the great video, I am currently looking for ideas for my Physics EE and I thought about fluid mechanics and siphon. Do you have any research questions that come into mind?
What I was thinking was: "How does the pathway of water influence the flow rate". I got the inspiration from the brachistochrone curve and I would like to test it for parabolas, cycloids, and linear functions. I also thought about using a mathematical model to estimate the flow rate at the end of the hose
@@donerphysics Yeah I realized that and decided to change the topic. I came up with the idea of "the relationship between a cycloid or a parabolic column and the capillary affect." I also thought about coating the columns with metal oxides to make the walls hydrophobic and hydrophilic. How does that sound?
I am panicking!!!! I want to do my EE on waves or electromagnetism or a combination of the two. I can't think of anything, any recommendations? I have thought about using an interferometer to investigate something, since it is available at my school, but I am struggling to find any independent variables.
There is a lot of physics involved in investigating what happens when a wave pulse travels from one spring to another. Measurements could be made on video.
There is not much difference between an experimental EE and an IA but an EE does not have to be experimental. An EE would have a larger scope ... perhaps explore several independent variables rather than one, and more background research. You are not permitted to do the same topic for your IA and EE.
How about a research question between an IV and DP, predicting a mathematical relationship, and then verifying that relationship experimentally, but also taking it a little deeper and a little broader, so its not just an IA.
Hey guys, Can you tell me which ones are your themes for extended essay? I don't know if mine is correct, I'm lost in this moment with 4 months remaining
What do can you say about my research question "To what extent should the diameter of a human hair influence a person’s choice of product to use for a better hair appearance and quality."
How will you measure hair appearance and quality? You need something measurable. You might be able to use photos and surveys to rank hair appearance, and this would be a measurement, or you could see how hair diameter affects the maximum force it can be pulled without breaking.
Yes. They tend not to score well so I do not encourage them. You would develop a quantitative or semi-quantitative description of some physical phenomenon, exercise a model, predict behaviour and limitations.
@@donerphysics Thank you for your advice and answer. Because of the corona I could not do my experiment and ı wrote a theoretical ee about Difference between the Perpendicular Magnetic Orientation of spins and Non-Orthogonal magnetic orientation in order to analyze to what extent is the alternative/novel method to reduce energy consumption of hard disk drive? I think my ee is good but I do not know.
Hello, my topic and question would be To what factor is snells law used in solving the brachistochrone curve problem? Im not really sure its good and meets criteria? If you could look at it, that would be great : ) THANKS!!
Thank You for this brilliant video sir. It really cleared things a lot. I am currently in the first year of the Diploma Programme, and my primary interests lie in Modern Physics, such as particle or quantum physics, electromagnetism etc.. I was wondering if you could recommend doing the Extended Essay in one of these topics. [We haven't yet started studying particle and quantum physics in school yet.] If yes, could you please give a suggestion as how to proceed, and if not, could you please suggest a less complicated research topic that is along similar lines? Thank you for your time.
Experimentally based papers are best, so modern physics is generally not recommended. You might look into applications of Lenz's law in electromagnetism.
Could a survey based essay comparing wave and particle theories of light be a valid one? I'm thinking of using a simple interferometer demonstrating interference and diffraction of light; or would the physics behind the photon theory get too complicated?
Great video, helped me out writing up my research question
This was so helpful! I'm still determining my topic & research question but know I want to do something that's a bit more explorative than data-based - a survey based EE is exactly what I was looking for. Still refining the exact area I want to do mine in but definitely something to do with space, thanks for the video
Glad it was helpful!
I got an A in my Physics EE, 34/36. :)
Do you mind sending it to my email as an exemplar? I can barely find any grade A samples and it is kind of stressing me out about mine. Thanks in advance! (No copying obv, I mean it's the IB)
what was your topic ?
Deepak Patidar How did you do that...
Why does IB generally discourage Physics-based Extended Essays and tend to grade them much lower than other topics?
The IB does not discourage Physics essays, though your school might. Physics is more objective than almost any other subject, so it is easy to write something that is just plain wrong, whereas if you are doing an English extended essay, at worst, you go off track. I have had several students score A's on extended essays. I have also had essays that I though would surely be A's that got B's.
I initially came up with the idea to investigate and categorize different fluids....now here I am, completely at loss of interest of that and desperately trying to come up with a new idea with 3 months to go :( I hope your video can help
So how did your physics EE go?
Thanks Eleana, so glad it helped.
Dear sir,
Thank you so very much for this video. It is really helpful and teaches a lot.
I wanted to consult you about my topic. I am thinking of writing my extended essay on aerodynamics, and i have thought about doing it on paper airplanes. Perhaps, writing about 'investigating the distance travelled by different shaped paper planes'.
Do you think it is a good idea? Should i go with it? Could you please guide me through the right thing? I don't just want to get an A, but also write a brilliant essay to impress universities.
Could you please help me?
ThAnk you so much! :)
Please can i have your review on the following RQ i chose. It's about world studies combining films and physics.
" To what extent does the portrayal of black holes in the film "Interstellar" align with current scientific understanding in physics, and how does this impact the audience's perception of this astrophysical phenomenon? "
My teacher said it's not good considering the world issue about it, but I say the issue is important as it is "how Media representation influences one's understanding"
I plan on doing a quite theoretical essay on a special relativistic derivation of frequency shift in light. I found good experiments to assess my theoretical equations conducted as a secondary research paper. Would you suggest I do this?
I have had really bright students do theoretical essays, and in all cases, it did not turn out well.
@@donerphysics I’m actually doing a theoretical and data based essay though, and while the theory is rather complex, analysing the swarzchild metric, I am devoting half of my essay word count to an analysis of the pound rebka experiment, where I explore the experimental set up, sources of error, precautions, data processing etc. Is this an essay I can’t expect much out of? I’m asking this as I have done extensive research, and I’m almost done, so it’s too late to pull out of doing it.
@@donerphysics I would love if you could give me some tips on how to ensure maximum points on such an essay, as everywhere I’m looking I’ve seen theoretical essays being an actively discouraged track to go down
What you have described sounds very good. Don't be discouraged, especially since the Covid situation should make theoretical essay better received.
Great Video! Thanks
I am thinking of doing research on "What is the optimal temperature for a solar panel to function?"
because solar panels do need the energy from the sun however when overheated it looses efficiency.
What are your thoughts?
Panels or cells? It would be best to test to see if you are going to get enough variation over your range of temperatures. Do you have some equipment to play with?
Im planning on doing a physics EE on comparing solar and wind as energy sources by using theories but also analysing data (wind speed, sunlight hours), my only worry is that it won’t score well because it isn’t really experimental
It can do well. I think it will help to have some experimental data.
Thank you so much! This was very helpful!
Sorry didn't get your last reply to my original comment. Anyway, so is the reason why a Physics EE is generally scored lower than other subject EEs is that it's more likely for the content in the Physics EE to be wrong? Also, what other factors explain the generally low scores for Physics EEs?
I just want to get your opinion on my RQ: How does the temperature of the surface affect the ground effect forces of a F1 car. I would use a toy f1 replica car and add any aerodynamical elements that are necessary using a 3d printer
This would require a deeper discussion. If you would like EE mentoring, you can email me at cbdoner@gmail.com
Thank you so much for this video! I had proposed an idea of comparing IMAX 70 mm camera resolutions and quality to digital film cameras to my teacher. She said that it could work, but writing an experimental based EE is always better since you completely avoid plagiarism. So to make it more experimental based I wanted to the same experiment, but comparing specific camera features of smartphones and how that affects their functionality. Would you say that its a good direction I’m headed in right now or should I stick with the IMAX camera idea? Thanks.
I would try making measurements of resolution setting and some other measurable quantity. Could you measure, for instance, how far the camera could be from some sugar such that you can still resolve an individual crystal?
Thanks for the video
I'm thinking of how the temperature of the magnet affects the magnetic field strength
A horizontal bar along a pair of vertical bars between two big magnets, measuring the time it takes to vertically slide down, and solve for B.
What do you think?
The idea has potential. You will need design an apparatus that has "smooth" falls that take an appropriate amount of time, and you need to test if there is a significant difference between the lowest and highest temperatures available.
@@donerphysics thank you very much!
@@donerphysics Hi my supervisor said it's a bad idea since controlling the temperature precisely would be extremely difficult. Do you know what I could use instead of using water?
Thank you for the great video, I am currently looking for ideas for my Physics EE and I thought about fluid mechanics and siphon. Do you have any research questions that come into mind?
What I was thinking was: "How does the pathway of water influence the flow rate". I got the inspiration from the brachistochrone curve and I would like to test it for parabolas, cycloids, and linear functions. I also thought about using a mathematical model to estimate the flow rate at the end of the hose
Twisting a hose into different shapes? I would think it would only depend on the change in gravitational potential and not shape.
@@donerphysics Yeah I realized that and decided to change the topic. I came up with the idea of "the relationship between a cycloid or a parabolic column and the capillary affect." I also thought about coating the columns with metal oxides to make the walls hydrophobic and hydrophilic. How does that sound?
I would go simpler.
thank you! God bless
You're welcome!
I am panicking!!!! I want to do my EE on waves or electromagnetism or a combination of the two. I can't think of anything, any recommendations? I have thought about using an interferometer to investigate something, since it is available at my school, but I am struggling to find any independent variables.
There is a lot of physics involved in investigating what happens when a wave pulse travels from one spring to another. Measurements could be made on video.
what is the difference between an HL ia in physics and and ee in physics? If im doing both what should i keep in mind.
There is not much difference between an experimental EE and an IA but an EE does not have to be experimental. An EE would have a larger scope ... perhaps explore several independent variables rather than one, and more background research. You are not permitted to do the same topic for your IA and EE.
Hey may you please suggest me some related topics about waves and especially the refractive index?
You could look into how adding different substances and concentrations changes the index of refraction of water.
A mathematical model which shows y as a function of x and then experimentally verifying it is that a good idea?
How about a research question between an IV and DP, predicting a mathematical relationship, and then verifying that relationship experimentally, but also taking it a little deeper and a little broader, so its not just an IA.
Hey guys, Can you tell me which ones are your themes for extended essay? I don't know if mine is correct, I'm lost in this moment with 4 months remaining
Bro I legit just started, you should fine. Mine’s about “using costum laser pulses to break molecules apart” (the topic is optical quantum control)
@@tiagomarques9153 Hey could you explain your topic more in depth? Im in G11
What do can you say about my research question "To what extent should the diameter of a human hair influence a person’s choice of product to use for a better hair appearance and quality."
How will you measure hair appearance and quality? You need something measurable. You might be able to use photos and surveys to rank hair appearance, and this would be a measurement, or you could see how hair diameter affects the maximum force it can be pulled without breaking.
Thanks
can we write theoretical based ee? without any experiment just with calculations.
Yes. They tend not to score well so I do not encourage them. You would develop a quantitative or semi-quantitative description of some physical phenomenon, exercise a model, predict behaviour and limitations.
@@donerphysics Thank you for your advice and answer. Because of the corona I could not do my experiment and ı wrote a theoretical ee about Difference between the Perpendicular Magnetic Orientation of spins and Non-Orthogonal magnetic orientation in order to analyze to what extent is the alternative/novel method to reduce energy consumption of hard disk drive? I think my ee is good but I do not know.
Good luck. I do think they will need to be more encouraging (generous in their marking) towards theoretical essays given the Covid situation.
Will IOP or AAPT articles help decide my RQ thanks
Many a good EE has been triggered by ideas from a science article.
Hello, my topic and question would be
To what factor is snells law used in solving the brachistochrone curve problem?
Im not really sure its good and meets criteria? If you could look at it, that would be great : )
THANKS!!
I think it would be too theoretical.
Thank You for this brilliant video sir. It really cleared things a lot.
I am currently in the first year of the Diploma Programme, and my primary interests lie in Modern Physics, such as particle or quantum physics, electromagnetism etc.. I was wondering if you could recommend doing the Extended Essay in one of these topics. [We haven't yet started studying particle and quantum physics in school yet.] If yes, could you please give a suggestion as how to proceed, and if not, could you please suggest a less complicated research topic that is along similar lines?
Thank you for your time.
Experimentally based papers are best, so modern physics is generally not recommended. You might look into applications of Lenz's law in electromagnetism.
Could a survey based essay comparing wave and particle theories of light be a valid one? I'm thinking of using a simple interferometer demonstrating interference and diffraction of light; or would the physics behind the photon theory get too complicated?