A FEW TERM PAPER TOPICS FROM PREVIOUS SEMESTERS
All of these topics can form the basis for a good term paper. This list is not at all comprehensive. It is taken from the topics chosen by students in previous semesters. Some topics are certainly better than others. Some depend on physical concepts not discussed in this semester's material and may be difficult for you to do well. There are many other fine topics that do not appear below. -- Lou Bloomfield
| Aerosol Cans | Aerosol Sprayers | Air Brakes |
| Airbags | Amusement Park Rides | Aqualungs |
| Artificial Hearts | Audio Speakers | Automobile Safety Belts |
| Ball Point Pens | Ballet | Basketball Shoes |
| Beer Kegs | Beserker | Bicycle Helmets |
| Billiards | Blimps | Blowguns |
| Boats | Bobsledding | Boomerangs |
| Bowling | Bows and Arrows | Bungee Jumping |
| Burglar Alarms | Butane Lighters | Cable Cars |
| Can Openers | Cannons | Canoeing |
| Carousels | Catamarans | Catapults |
| Chainsaws | Coffee Makers | Combines |
| Crossbows | Curling Irons | Dancing |
| Darts | Discus | Dishwashers |
| Diving Boards | Doorbells | Drums |
| Electric Blankets | Electric Fencing | Electric Guitars |
| Electric Irons | Escalators | Fax Machines |
| Fire Extinguishers | Fish | Fishing Rods |
| Flashlights | Fly Fishing | Foosball |
| Football | Gliders | Global Navigation Systems |
| Golf | Grandfather Clocks | Guitars |
| Gumball Machines | Guns | Gymnastics |
| Gyroscopes | Hair Dryers | Hang Gliders |
| Helicopters | Hockey | Hot Tubs |
| Hover Craft | Human Hearts | Humidifiers |
| Hydraulic Theatres | Hydrofoils | Ice Hockey |
| Ice Skating | Infrared Remote Controls | Jet Skis |
| Kites | Lacrosse | Lava Lamps |
| Lawn Mowers | Lawn Sprinklers | Mechanical Pencils |
| Metal Detectors | Microphones | Mousetraps |
| Oscillating Fans | Overhead Projectors | Paddle Ball |
| Parachutes | Pencil Sharpeners | Phonographs |
| Pianos | Ping-Pong | Pneumatic Screwdrivers |
| Pogo Sticks | Pole Vault | Pool |
| Pool Filter Systems | Popcorn | Printing Presses |
| Radar | Radar Guns | Revolvers |
| Rifles | Rock Climbing | Rollerblades |
| Rowing | Running | Running Shoes |
| Sailboats | Scissors Jacks | Seatbelts |
| Sewing Machines | Ships | Skateboards |
| Skiing | Sleds | Slinkies |
| Smoke Detectors | Solar Heating | Space Heaters |
| Springboard Diving | Stage Lighting | Staplers |
| Stealth Jets | Steam Engines | Submarines |
| Surfboards | Swimming | Swing Sets |
| Tennis | Thunderstorms | Toasters |
| Toilets | Torpedoes | Tower Cranes |
| Toy Cars | Tubas | Vending Machines |
| Water Clocks | Water Guns | Water Skiing |
| Waterwheels | Weight Machines | Wind Surfers |
| Wind Tunnels | Windmills | Wrestling |
| Yo-Yo's |