Initial+Proposal

What did the Egyptian pyramids represent? This question can be answered in many ways, and historians, archaeologists, and those that believe in the occult have offered many different answers. This topic differs greatly from my original idea of mechanical engineering. I would like to study engineering, possibly mechanical, during my time at college, and because I have had little exposure to engineering, my Senior Seminar project seems like a good place to bring it into my life. However, I changed my original idea during my preliminary research from something on mechanical engineering to something on architecture and building bridges, buildings, and other large-scale structures. The Egyptians and their pyramids I find particularly interesting, and so that will be the main focus on my topic. My research will focus on the art and purpose of the pyramids as well as how they were built. Many people have researched this, and as such I will look for the most recent work on the topic and use those efforts to spur my personal thought on the topic. The research that is tried and true, such as original explorations of the pyramids and facts about the building process will be my research base. For my project, I would like to build my own pyramid. It will be small, and will only have one inner chamber. I will have to work on this outside of class because of the materials involved. This part of the project will be somewhat labor-intensive and will require a lot of time. I will draw up plans, buy my materials, and then have the pyramid built by the end of December. There is a wealth of research on this topic, so I will not have any difficulty finding information. I will just have to make sure to find the right information. Another problem I could run into would be time management, especially with the project, but I will have to create a specific timeline for the project. My mentor will serve as support as well as an assistant researcher