fbpx Sorting ideas out with an app | Science in the net

Sorting ideas out with an app

Primary tabs

di Emanuela Clavarino
Pubblicato il 04/11/2011Read time: 2 mins

The mind map allows you to have an overview of an idea, to understand how it is structured and organized, its connections and relationships. By visually summarizing the main properties of a thought or a project, the mind map facilitates its organization, its understanding and memorization.
Mind maps are generally based on hierarchy and associations, and connections can be of 2 types:

- Hierarchical connections (or branches) connecting each element with the previous one
- Associative connections (or associations) connecting elements that are not hierarchically linked together

The key idea is at the center of the mind map and is connected via the hierarchical links to the first-level elements. First-level elements can be connected to second- level elements, second level elements to third-level elements and so on. Elements that are far apart and not hierarchically linked can be connected through associations.
Generally, the graphic layout of all elements of a mental map is radial, but it can also be a herringbone or tree layout.

When you first use of the app it is very useful to read the "Basic Gestures" item in the help (?) in order to understand how to perform basic operations and to experiment with the app. It is important however that you do not save the changes made.
Since the mind map is a useful mnemonic tool, it is important to use colors, symbols, pictures or images when creating each element.
The name of each element should be brief and meaningful.

Video overview and previews of the app:

[video:http://vimeo.com/32367415]

MJ1 MJ2

MJ3 MJ4

MJ6


Scienza in rete è un giornale senza pubblicità e aperto a tutti per garantire l’indipendenza dell’informazione e il diritto universale alla cittadinanza scientifica. Contribuisci a dar voce alla ricerca sostenendo Scienza in rete. In questo modo, potrai entrare a far parte della nostra comunità e condividere il nostro percorso. Clicca sul pulsante e scegli liberamente quanto donare! Anche una piccola somma è importante. Se vuoi fare una donazione ricorrente, ci consenti di programmare meglio il nostro lavoro e resti comunque libero di interromperla quando credi.


prossimo articolo

Discovered a New Carbon-Carbon Chemical Bond

di Chiara D'Errico
Pubblicato il 16/10/2024

A group of researchers from Hokkaido University has provided the first experimental evidence of the existence of a new type of chemical bond: the single-electron covalent bond, theorized by Linus Pauling in 1931 but never verified until now. Using derivatives of hexaarylethane (HPE), the scientists were able to stabilize this unusual bond between two carbon atoms and study it with spectroscopic techniques and X-ray diffraction. This discovery opens new perspectives in understanding bond chemistry and could lead to the development of new materials with innovative applications.

In the cover image: study of the sigma bond with X-ray diffraction. Credits: Yusuke Ishigaki

Chemistry

After nearly a year of review, on September 25, a study was published in Nature that has sparked a lot of discussion, especially among chemists. A group of researchers from Hokkaido University synthesized a molecule that experimentally demonstrated the existence of a new type of chemical bond, something that does not happen very often.