Thesecret20111
- Apr 11, 2014
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Hello everyone!
I'm currently studying year 12 physics in school and I need to write a report on an experiment of my choosing. I've decided I want to do something with electronics as we've covered this quite a lot in class lately and I find it really interesting. Would anyone have any ideas of a possible experiment I could do? I need to form a hypothesis/problem meaning that I need to be able to accurately collect data (1 or more variables).
I have basic equipment at home including: a soldering iron, wire, bunch of random value caps, some standard PNP and NPN transistors, random value resistors, low voltage lightbulbs, old computers, an air-cored solenoid, a few 555 timers, voltmeter (also measures current and ohms) and a couple of DC motors. - Basically just a bunch of random stuff I've bought/salvaged.
Also I should mention that I wont be able to do super complex things, we've only covered the basics and I have only a limited research time. So I basically need it complex enough to include some nice formula and be able to collect data but not too complex that it turns into a research assignment.
I'd be very, very thankful for any ideas!
I'm currently studying year 12 physics in school and I need to write a report on an experiment of my choosing. I've decided I want to do something with electronics as we've covered this quite a lot in class lately and I find it really interesting. Would anyone have any ideas of a possible experiment I could do? I need to form a hypothesis/problem meaning that I need to be able to accurately collect data (1 or more variables).
I have basic equipment at home including: a soldering iron, wire, bunch of random value caps, some standard PNP and NPN transistors, random value resistors, low voltage lightbulbs, old computers, an air-cored solenoid, a few 555 timers, voltmeter (also measures current and ohms) and a couple of DC motors. - Basically just a bunch of random stuff I've bought/salvaged.
Also I should mention that I wont be able to do super complex things, we've only covered the basics and I have only a limited research time. So I basically need it complex enough to include some nice formula and be able to collect data but not too complex that it turns into a research assignment.
I'd be very, very thankful for any ideas!