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Sudoku the Maths of Biology Pr oje c t Santa Mar ia Colle ge Na ta lie , Ale xia , Ng o c , Ge o rg ia , Mic he lle , Cindy

T he pr oje c t aim • le a rn ho w to so lve a Sudo ku puzzle thro ug h a n ite ra tio n me tho d • unde rsta nd ho w sc ie ntists use a simila r me tho d to so lve diffra c tio n da ta • le a rn a b o ut va rio us me tho ds suc h a s c rysta llo g ra phy • unde rsta nd the diffe re nt sha pe s a nd struc ture s o f diffe re nt mo le c ule s

Motivation for the pr oje c t • inte re st in the to pic a nd the b ra nc he s o f sc ie nc e , fo r e xa mple physic s, c he mistry a nd b io lo g y • wa nte d to e nha nc e o ur unde rsta nding a nd kno wle dg e in sc ie nc e • unde rsta nding diffe re nt c a re e r pa thwa ys it c a n le a d us to • g ive n the o ppo rtunity to e xpe rie nc e wha t life a s a unive rsity stude nt is like • wha t sc ie nc e is like o n a no the r le ve l o ut o f sc ho o l

What is diffr ac tion? • Diffra c tio n is the b e nding o r spre a ding o f wa ve s whe n mo ving thro ug h o r a ro und a n o b je c t • E xa mple s a re lig ht, so und a nd x-ra ys

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Sync hr otr on E xpe r ie nc e T o ur o f Austra lia n L a se r Pra c - Sync hro tro n De mo nstra tio ns E xpla na tio n o f diffe re nt b ra nc he s (ma c hine s)

Ite r ation Me thod E xa mple o f using ite ra tio n to so lve Sudo ku: 1. E xa mine the info rma tio n 2. Use info rma tio n to so lve • T he a c t o f re pe a ting a me tho d o r 3. Re pe a t pro c e ss whic h usua lly a ims to so lve a pro b le m o r re a c h a de sire d g o a l 4. Cha ng e if ne c e ssa ry o r re sult • I s use d to so lve ma ny thing s, e .g . 5. Re pe a t Sudo ku pro b le ms 6. Go b a c k to sta rt to • Sudo ku use s a simila r me tho d to c ha ng e if ne c e ssa ry a nd so lve a s diffra c tio n do e s re pe a t

What have we le ar nt? • E xpe rime nta l te c hniq ue s • Me a sure s a nd re a d da ta a c c ura te ly • L e a rnt a b o ut diffe re nt instrume nts suc h a s the Ripple T a nk • T e a m Wo rk • Org a niza tio n • Pro b le m So lving • Co mmunic a tio n skills

What do we me an by inte gr ate d sc ie nc e ? • I t is a c o mb ine study o f a ll a re a s o f the sc ie nc e s, in this c a se it is Bio lo g y a nd Physic s. • F o r e xa mple , Bio info rma tic s a nd Bio c he mistry

How is this pr oje c t r e late d to a r e al wor ld pr oble m? • T he Sudo ku me tho d is a mo de l o f diffra c tio n, whic h he lps us unde rsta nd the ste ps to so lve the pro b le m, using ite ra tio n. • T his pro je c t is re la te d to a re a l wo rld pro b le m b e c a use if we wo rk b a c kwa rds we c a n fig ure o ut the mo le c ule we c a n he lp find mo re e ffic ie nt wa ys o f de live ring a drug .

Why high sc hool stude nts should c ar e about physic al sc ie nc e s/ pote ntial c ar e e r paths • He lps us so lve re a l life pro b le ms – e g . Ma ke b lind pe o ple se e • He lp b e ne fit the future g e ne ra tio n – e g . Se nd thing into spa c e • Pro duc e mo re a dva nc e d te c hno lo g y – e g . Be tte r c a rs

What c hoic e s have ope ne d up to me In Possible Car e e r Choic e s? • Physic ist • Me te o ro lo g ist • E ng ine e r • Che mist • Bio me dic a l • Re se a rc he r • Pa te nt a tto rne y • He a lth physic ist • Ba nke r • T e a c he r

How has be ing par t of GT P c hange d my appr e c iation for physic al sc ie nc e ? • He re a t the unive rsity we le a rnt thing s we ’ ve ne ve r le a rnt a t sc ho o l • We a ll tho ug ht sc ie nc e wa s a b o ut fa c ts, fo rmula s b ut it c a n a c tua lly b e fun a nd e xc iting • Yo u do n’ t ha ve to ne c e ssa rily b e re a lly e xc e lle nt a t the sub je c t, sc ie nc e c a n b e fo r a nyo ne • At Gro wing T a ll Po ppie s we didn’ t use a te xt b o o k; it wa s e xpe rime nts, a na lyzing pho to s a nd da ta • Be tte r unde rsta nding no w o f Physic s a nd Bio lo g y a nd it is e a sie r fo r us to do

Ac knowle dge me nts • T he ARC Ce ntre o f E xc e lle nc e fo r Co he re nt X-Ra y Sc ie nc e : Ang e la T o rra nc e • T he Gro wing T a ll Po ppie s Pro g ra m De ve lo pe r: Dr E ro ia Ba ro ne - Nug e nt Sa nta Ma ria Co lle g e • NAB Sc ho o ls F irst & Ca tho lic E duc a tio n Offic e