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Mastering Vector Direction: Tips and Tricks for Understanding Degrees

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Another angular acceleration problem. Converting radians to meters

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Diffraction Grating: What's It Called?

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How Much Does a 2kg Brick Weigh and What Is Its Acceleration When Dropped?

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Two Questions on Waves and Polarised Light

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Thermal Stress and a Duel rod of Steel and Al.

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Calculate Phase Difference for Single-Slit Diffraction

  • Math Jeans
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Probability distribution of stationary Schrodinger equation

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Motion of Block Down an Inclined Plane with Friction

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Work to construct a conducting sphere

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Find the recoil velocity of the nucleus.

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Max Force on Protons at 1000km/s

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Potential Due to a Collection Charges

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Trying to work out isothermal heat transfer

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How do I rearrange the equation P1V1/T1=P2V2/T2 to solve for T2?

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SUVAT Problems: Why t-x and Not t+x?

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What Determines Current Flow in Each Branch of a Parallel Circuit?

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Calculate Flight Time of Artillery Shell

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How Does the Spring Constant Affect Piston Equilibrium?

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Solving the Forces on a Box in a Moving Car

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Tiltmeter Problem: Calculating Water Level Changes in Geologic Measurements

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Physicsline Exam Q3: Transistor Output - Debating Correct Answer

  • sanado
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Help I Have An Electronics Test

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Solve Dynamics Q#5: 0.6kg Ball's Final Velocity

  • looi76
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Horizontal rotating rod with another mass attached

  • zinc79
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Solved Dynamics Question #3: Calculate Velocity, Momentum, and Force

  • looi76
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Linear Momentum - One-Dimensional Internal Explosion

  • phyzmatix
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What resistance is needed if current is .300 A?

  • pebbles
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Calculate Max Angle of Deflection for Ball on Cord

  • bob7
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Snells Law (Changing view of an object through different materials)

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Probability problem from Griffiths QM

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Find Force from Collision of 3 Billiard Balls

  • bob7
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Acceleration due to gravity problem.Help

  • NewtonJR.215
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Can You Solve These General Physics Problems?

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Maxwell's equations in relativistic physics

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Optical phenomena that can be photographed?

  • !Live_4Ever!
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Moments of Inertia, Centres of Mass help

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How Do Charges Distribute on a Spherical Conducting Shell with a Central Charge?

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How long would it take for a block of ice to melt in the sun?

  • RajdeepSingh7
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Dynamics Question #2: Calculate Force, Acceleration, Speed

  • looi76
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Square Pyramid Gauss's Law Trouble

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Need Source of Projectile in Vacuum Outcome

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Wave functions and probability

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Understanding Voltmeters: How They Measure Voltage in a Series Circuit

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Incidence, Refraction, Critical Angle

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Calculating Ultrasound Speed in Liquid Using an Oscilloscope Trace

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Solving Dynamics Q: Car Pulls Trailer w/150N Force

  • looi76
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How Many Internal Reflections Occur Before a Laser Emerges?

  • JinM
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Ski Jump Problem: Find the Distance Down the Slope

  • oray
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Dipole (electrical) and Electric Field Concept

  • wk1989
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Can banked curves affect the acceleration of a car?

  • salsabel
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Young's double slit experiment edges problem

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Voltage in Series Circuits: Battery vs. Resistors

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Potential Divider: Understanding Its Purpose

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What Happens When a Magnet Approaches a Solenoid?

  • nblu
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Comparing Energy Conversion Rates of Photons and Solar Panels

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What force is exerted on the windscreen?

  • looi76
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Wave Propagation in a Hanging Rope: Speed at Top vs Bottom

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What Does the Scale Read When the Elevator Accelerates Upward?

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Limiting Resistor: Purpose of Placing in Front of LED

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What is the final velocity and direction of motion?

  • looi76
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So …|-------|---What height does the snake see?

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Mechanical Energy vs Potential Energy & Kinetic Energy

  • Lexington
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A box of mass 8.0kg is being dragged along the ground by a force of 30N.

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What is the resultant force and what is its consequent acceleration?

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Calculating Average Speed to Catch a Ball Thrown from a Building

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How Does Optical Radiation Affect Electron Velocity Uncertainty?

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Entropy of a system can never decrease

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How Is Light Intensity Transmitted Through a Glass Slab Calculated?

  • Math Jeans
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Determining the Direction and Speed of a Bee's Flight

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How Do You Calculate Angular Acceleration of a Rod at a Specific Angle?

  • rock.freak667
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Regarding Gravitation and Gravitational Fields

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Coupled oscillator mass on spring question?

  • coffeem
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Product of spectra by diffraction gratings

  • Arlz
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Why Does Inverting a Heated Can in Water Cause It to Implode?

  • Heroes
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Calculating Efficiency of Solar Panel with Light Bulb

  • The Great Lad
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Average force/impulse/collision problem

  • NoPhysicsGenius
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Final Temperature After Phase Change

  • Newton86
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Angular momentum of merry go round

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Using the condition of vector equilibrium

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Using ampere's law with current density

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Work energy incline with spring

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Which Components Are Crucial for Biasing an NPN Transistor?

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Maximum Acceleration of Stacked Blocks on Vertical Spring

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Calorimeter with ice and water

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Copper calorimeter final temperature

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Calculate average spacing of molecules

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Solving Fish Refraction Problem Using Law of Refraction

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Acceleration in a Pulley System

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Discovering the Wavelength of a Dog Whistle | Quiz-Ready Guide

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Need help formulating moments about a point.

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