User:Pinkfrog22/Choose an Article

Article Selection
Please list articles that you're considering for your Wikipedia assignment below. Begin to critique these articles and find relevant sources.

Option 1

 * Article title
 * Thermodynamic cycle


 * Article Evaluation
 * There are many factual errors and poor descriptions on this page. Specifically, an incorrect entropy equation. Additionally, the Carnot Cycle, which is a great place for basic understanding of thermodynamics, is brushed over. It is also incorrectly referred to as an "ideal" cycle, which is not correct terminology. There is actually a nomination for the creation of a Carnot Cycle page itself, which would also be of great use to students.
 * Some of the diagrams are old, and examples, of which some have been removed, were copied directly from textbooks. While the overall writing of the piece is fine, there is clearly some bias or personal assumptions that have gone into the writing of this article. While thermodynamics is a difficult topic, objectivity is paramount.


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Option 2

 * Article title
 * Phase diagram


 * Article Evaluation
 * There is a lot of room for improvement within this article. First and foremost, the difference between binary and ternary phase diagrams is not emphasized. Ternary phase diagrams are quite difficult to explain, but this article makes ternary phase diagrams arguably more confusing. Independent sections should be created for both binary and ternary phase diagrams, if not independent articles. Evaluating these phase diagrams via the lever rule would also make the articles more useful.
 * As one user mentioned on the Talk Page, there is also no mention of how these phase diagrams are theorized, or generated. Many phase diagrams are extrapolated and confirmed experimentally. It can be extremely difficult and tedious to get precise experimental results for phase diagram generation, which is why so many of them are theorized. A section on how the diagrams are modeled and confirmed would also be useful.
 * This article is also ranked of mid quality and mid importance in the Chemistry editing project, so I think this would be a good article to edit.


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Option 3

 * Article title
 * Amorphous solid


 * Article Evaluation
 * Amorphous materials is another difficult concept to understand. This article was suggested by Wiki as an article that needs improvement. The talk page has minimal discussion for the amount of editing this page needs. There are numerous incorrect statements within the example section and a poor explanation of what glass actually is.
 * There also needs to be a greater distinction between glass and amorphous materials -- potentially a good reference to amorphous ceramics?
 * The entire article is also heavily based on one source, not a variety. There are numerous publications and textbooks that can be cited to improve this article. I would say that this article simply needs the time of someone knowledgeable to go through and make edits.


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