Topic talk:Particle physics
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[edit] Question
- Sorry, I'm new to this, but is the photo up there really appropriate? I'd fix it myself (in true wiki-spirit), but I came here actually looking for some help with a physics problem from my homework on electron drift speed and found Tux? or a Penguin at any rate.
- It sounds like you might be the Wikiversity editor who knows the most about particle physics. If you can suggest a better image, go for it. --JWSchmidt 21:41, 13 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Mathematical grounding
Might I raise the point of a student's schooling in mathematics? One thing I have noticed as a student is that there tends to be a split in approaches with regards to teaching physical theory - one assumes a prior knowledge of groups, sets, topology and so on. In my experience most texts on mathematical physics are written in this way. The other way - the way my university teaches - works everything out from first principles from a largely ad-hoc, algebraic perspective. This is just as well, because British students are no longer taught any of the aforementioned mathematical topics - the upshot of which is that many American textbooks and indeed many pages on wikipedia are incomprehensible. Worth bearing in mind. Sojourner001 19:53, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Heeeeeeeeeeeere goes nothing!
Well I added a ton of red links. Is this the "proper" way to do it? Or should "introductory physics" have a sub-page for its lessons? I really don't know what's right. I just threw it out there so we can start working on it. I'm picturing introductory physics to be an algebra-based introduction to more advanced physics, much like a high-school physics course in the USA. We can also integrate (pun, ha ha) calc-based physics into this, or maybe do a seperate course like "calculus-based physics." --The Winged Self 03:55, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
- Might as well - at least now there's a structure. What I'd suggest is bullet-pointing the salient facts about each topic in its talk page before writing a big long spiel - that way we can ensure everything is there, correct and in a logical order, to save the possibility of wasting time on a class script that's inaccurate or confusing. Physics can of course be condensed down into little more than equations for those of us who understand it, but presenting facts and presenting a means of learning and understanding those facts are very different things.Sojourner001 10:24, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] School:Physics
There is now School:Physics. Originally suggested at Wikibooks was School of Physics and Astronomy, but we already have School:Astronomy. Please coordinate with Portal:Physics and Astronomy. The page [[Topic:Physics]] should be renamed/moved to a department of the School of Physics such as Topic:Particle physics. --JWSchmidt 04:00, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
- I changed the page to a more specific topic as part of the School of Physics. --JWSchmidt 02:26, 4 September 2006 (UTC)
