Structuring notes

I've begun structuring my notes into sections so that when I start writing my draft it will be much easier to locate the information which is relevant to the part of the report I am writing.

Structuring report

I've started structuring my report so that when I start writing my draft it will be more "fluid". It will also help me take any extra notes that are necessary whilst I do extra reading.

Talks by leading physicists

Found some talks by leading physicists online and thought these would be nice sources to use. At times they can be very technical but if I just listen and take notes of what I can understand and what is relevant for my report then they turn out to be rather useful. It also means they are trusted sources because some of the physicists have worked at the Large Hadron Collider or on the various detector groups.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7YRDE4IG6w

Standard Model research troubles

Ran into a bit of trouble whilst researching the Standard Model. The Standard Model is an understanding of how fundamental particles and forces interact, but it is based upon a set of mathematical formulas known as a Lagrangian. This makes it slightly more difficult to explain why some of the inconsistencies exist in the Standard Model because I would like to avoid mentioning the Lagrangian in my report. It is very complex with many mathematical terms which I can not understand, which defeats the objective of my report which is to convey basic understanding of the work at the Large Hadron Collider and its significance in fairly basic terms.

50 Physics Ideas You Really Need To Know by Joanne Baker

Collected the book from college the other day and managed to finish it by the end of the week. Only had two short essays to read from the book, regarding the Higgs boson and the Standard Model. I felt that the information was easy to comprehend but was also quite brief.

Standard Model Research

There are many sources I can use to collect notes for the Standard Model. This may because it is a widely accepted theory and its inconsistencies lead to the prediction of the existence of the Higs boson.

Broader focus of report

After reviewing some of the notes I have collected, it seems as though there is lack of information to be able to write a Higgs boson specific report. Even though the Higgs boson has been found, scientists are unable to study its properties properly. I have decided to cover a broader range of material such as the Standard Model and the machine used to find the Higgs boson, the Large Hadron Collider. This is still relevant to the Higgs boson and will help convey the importance of the Higgs boson discovery in particle physics.

Book reservation...

Made a book reservation today for '50 physics ideas you really need to know' has a very brief short essay on the Higgs boson.

BBC Horizon 'Hunt for Higgs'

Watched a documentary today on the Higgs, I found it whilst researching the Higgs online. It was an hour long but gave me a lot of information although it did stray into symmetry and super-symmetry for 20 minutes or so. Was hoping it would elaborate more on the Higgs field and the theoretical properties the Higgs has, but the documentary was mainly focused on the work at CERN and only briefly touched on the theory behind it all. It did however cover the implied significance of the discovery I found very interesting.
 I was also happy to see that it was a BBC production as this makes the information more reliable since it is from a very trusted source.

Link to the documentary I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xZ1P_yRzm4