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Graduate Lorrain & Corson: Help with Derivation of Fig 18.9/7.20
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Graduate Wave reflection and resonance on strings
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High School Doppler Effect from Physics 101
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Undergrad How Can Amplitude Decay be Modeled with a Pendulum and Friction Coefficient?
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High School Does 1 cubic meter of air really weigh 1kg?
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Graduate Modeling climate with rigid bodies
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Undergrad Why Do Equations for Doppler Effect Differ for Moving Source and Observer?
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High School Why does uncertainty ±0.1 cm give different significant figures?
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High School Zoom in is equivalent to move forward?
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High School What is the location of Patm=0kpa?
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Graduate What is the boundary condition for a moving solid boundary in a viscous fluid?
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Graduate What causes the stability and formation of smoke rings and air rings in water?
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Undergrad Convert 55lb-65lb Draw Weight to 1/2kx^2
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High School Difference between FM and AM broadcasts
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High School What Is a Deformable System in Physics?
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Graduate Energy-Standing and Travelling waves
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Graduate Wave on a string, something like E and B?
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High School What liquids have the ability to freeze quickly?
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Undergrad Clear explanation of Doppler effect assimmetry
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Undergrad Measuring the thickness of a thin film of bismuth for Hall Effect experiment.
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Graduate What is the derivation of the wave equation for traveling waves?
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High School Energy proportional to Amplitude squared?
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High School Is there an interactive physics training software?
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High School Middle of Earth: Atom or No Atom?
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Undergrad Using a throttling valve to reduce pressure in gravity-fed water distribution
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Graduate What is the difference between dynamical symmetry and geometrical symmetry?
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Undergrad Vacuum Systems with Series Connected Pumps - Get Answers Now
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High School If I take an empty ordinary drinks bottle, place it in my mouth and
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High School Energy in a 100kg mass vibrating at 10Hz with 10mm/s speed
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Graduate Energy losses in a vibrating string
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Graduate The different Fourier Transforms
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Undergrad What is CFD where can i get it how can i learn it
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Undergrad What is the purpose of collimators in cancer therapy?
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Graduate Why must stream function be 2d?
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Graduate Getting down of battery in ideal situation
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High School For two abjects of same material the following law must obeyed
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High School Matter cannot be created nor destroyed
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What are the 8 formulas I need to locate in my textbook?
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High School How do I convert g/cm3 to Kg/ft3?
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Graduate What are the Hashin-Shtrikman bounds?
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Graduate Maximum Surface Area of a Flat Surface
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Graduate Inner Ear Cooling Experiment: Non-Toxic Substance for Convection Study
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High School What is the theory of a raindrop?
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Graduate Why are things NOT scale-invariant?
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Undergrad Gravitational Force at the Center of the Earth?
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Undergrad Monopole crystal radio antenna length
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Graduate Why does my copper pipe resonance follow f=c/L² instead of f=nv/2L?
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Undergrad Omega0=2*delta - Understanding Resonance Phenomenon
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Graduate Why is string tension assumed proportional to displacement ratio?
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High School Does the Size of a Manometer Tube Affect Pressure Measurement Accuracy?
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Undergrad While reading gravitation chapter I
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High School Is a Backflow Valve Necessary for Swimming Pool Levels?
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Undergrad How do I calculate / convert GPM to PSI ?
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Undergrad How Do Brightness and Luminosity Differ in Energy Terms?
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Graduate Plug flow section in series with CSTRs for residence time distribution
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Undergrad What increases at the speaker with the increase of loudless-intensity?
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Graduate Simulating Random Walk: Calculating Diffusion Length
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Undergrad How Did Scientists Determine Avogadro's Number?
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High School Does reversing a battery in storage prevent discharge?
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Undergrad Closed loop of classical string
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Graduate What Drives Capillary Action and Its Origins?
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Graduate Non-dimensionalization of a wave equation with point source
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Graduate Splitting wave equation into x-component and y-component
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High School What is the difference between a parameter and a variable?
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Undergrad What Is the Definition of Mass in Physics?
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Undergrad Do you think cell phones pose a health risk?
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Undergrad Inverse Square Law in 1 dimensional space
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High School Does the Medium Affect Gravitational Constant G?
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Undergrad Cathode Rays Experiment some missunderstood parts
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Graduate Potentail Energy beyond infinity
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Undergrad 1st and 2d order phase transitions
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Undergrad Mass Flow through a 1.5 Pipe @ 300kpa
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Undergrad What is the Quantitative Measure for Frequency Beats in Recorded Drum Sounds?
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Graduate Physicists Explain Amoeboid Movement
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Undergrad What skills do research assistants in mechanical engineering need?
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High School What is Sub i? Meaning and Usage in Physics Equations
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If a black object warms faster during the day, does it cool faster at night?
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Undergrad Understanding Non Equilibrium Systems: Definition and Examples
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Air Conditioner: Cool Your Home Comfortably
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Undergrad Sonometer Experiment: Measuring AC Mains Frequency
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Undergrad Degree of freedom and constraints in classical mechanics
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Undergrad Orthotropic materials defined by 9 constants
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Graduate Does Capillary Diameter Affect Flow Rate Stability in a Decreasing Vacuum?
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Graduate Diffusion equation in sperical coordinates
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Graduate What is the point of repeating TR signals in MRI
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Undergrad Why denser objects sink and how to predict floating depth
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Undergrad Why haven't animals evolved radio transmission and reception?
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Graduate Langmuir waves dispersion relation
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High School Why Do Liquids Behave Differently Than Solids?
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Graduate Dispersion of soluble matter in tube
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Undergrad Force needed to pull a piston from a sealed tube with vacuum
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Undergrad Will Siphons Function in a Vacuum Without Air Pressure?
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Graduate Introduction to Dirac's Conjecture
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Undergrad What does negative energy mean in Newtonian mechanics?
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Undergrad Where does energy go when two waves interfere destructively?
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Undergrad Can you find fluid density from velocity and force?
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Undergrad What does oscillation physically mean in a propagating wave?
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Undergrad What Does Perfectly Rough Mean in Surface Interactions?
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Graduate Geometrical interpretation of gradient
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Graduate Calculation of material properties in transformation media
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