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y knowledge is fragmentary! 169。 CinTy Lee, 2022 Luck favors the prepared mind Louis Pasteur Begin with a connection connections lead to other connections ideas begin to florish and branch out pick some research directions and follow them 169。 CinTy Lee, 2022 Lady luck Li/Nb Blake dyer’s stuff Build up your knowledge tree What type of tree are you? 169。 CinTy Lee, 2022 Bad questions/problems for a PhD thesis What is the origin of life? I want to solve global warming I want to end world hunger What is gravity? How do mountains form? Why do animals sleep? Dream? I want to cure cancer. These are certainly worthy questions/goals, but they are unrealistic ways to begin as they are illposed, too ambitious, too vague, or simply have no answer for mortals like us. Start small. 169。 CinTy Lee, 2022 Better posed question What are the physical parameters that define whether a river meanders or flows straight? 169。 CinTy Lee, 2022 A good question should lead to a good hypothesis Cut bank erosion Point bar deposition In outer bend, the river is erosive. On inner bend, the river deposits sand. 169。 CinTy Lee, 2022 Vout Vin Vout Vin Vout = Rout Rin Vin Hypothesis: In outer bend, the river is erosive. On inner bend, the river deposits sand. 169。 CinTy Lee, 2022 What have we done? ?Followed our cur