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Torque, energy, and average power

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True/False: Theory of Relativity Questions

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Airplane dropping supply crate from 1001 m

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How Does a Rolling Ball's Velocity Change with Constant Acceleration?

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Relativity, space contraction and rotation

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Ball oscillating through a straight tunnel in Earth

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Electric Potential: Calculating Work to Move Charge from P to Infinity

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Equilibrium and Elasticity problem hw due tomarrow

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Gravitational force between 2 people

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How do I find the work and power if I have a mass in Newtons?

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Finding vertical force component with center of mass offset

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Finding friction force on a dragster from acceleration and driving force

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Waves: velocity, frequency, wavelength

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True or false: index of refraction and relativistic velocity addition

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Net Force of object changing velocity

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How to Solve a Gauss' Law Problem in a Spherical Region?

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Calculating Work: Pushing a Block Up a Frictionless Incline

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What is the relationship between work, power, and lifting an object?

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What font should I use for lab reports?

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Conservation of energy of an elevator cable

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Challenging Problem - System of Masses - Try It

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Electric Potential and Spheres

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What Is the Capacitance of a Parallel-Plate Capacitor with Circular Plates?

  • physicsbhelp
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Some more magnetic field/induction questions

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Electric Conductors and Storage

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How Is Work Calculated in a Diesel Engine Thermodynamic Cycle?

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Calculating Impulse and Average Force for a Ball Dropped on a Floor

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Recording power and lumens for light bulbs.

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Finding inner radius a to minimize max electric field in coaxial cable

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How Do Equilibrium Conditions Relate to Forces in a Bridge Member?

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Optics: Distance of Key in swimming pool

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NPN Transistor: Facts, Power Supply, Queisecent Point

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Can You Calculate the Pinger's Angle Using Hydrophone Data?

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Skier gliding on horizontal snow after descending a hill

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Static Equilibrium - board problem

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Man Walks Up Stairs: Work Done?

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Why Does Plate Separation Affect Capacitance?

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Calculating Maximum Lead Shot Capacity of Tin Can

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Finding net force from three point charges

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Beam Deflection in a Television Tube

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Making current and voltage in phase

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Simple Harmonic Motion of a gun

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Some magnetic field/induction questions

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Calculating Transverse Velocity of a Star

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How Do You Calculate Tension in a Wrecking Ball Support Cable?

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Zero Torque and Static Equilibrium pulley problem

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Two-stage Carnot engine efficiency with three temperatures

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What is the Time Constant for a Capacitor Circuit with Changing Capacitance?

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How Do You Calculate Young's Modulus from Wire Stretching Data?

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Motion in two dimensions question. At wit's end.

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Rotational kinematics and energy

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Rolling Motion without slipping Problem

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Magnitude of change in linear momentum

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Ridid body equilibrium, tension in hanging wires

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Solving Pushing Two Blocks Kinetic Energy

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Optical process in semiconductors

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What is the Limiting Velocity of an Electric Toy Car with Constant Power?

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Time dilation on Helios satellite traveling to Jupiter

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Heat transfer of stainless steel

  • bill nye scienceguy!
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Energy to heat 100 m³ of diatomic air by 1°C in insulated house

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What is the magnitude of the Reaction Force?

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Calculating Magnetic Field of a Toroid Using Ampere's Law

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Effect of Melting Bob on Pendulum Time Period?

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Solving Capacitor Questions with Different Plate Areas

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Easiest Cylinder to Balance - angular acceleration

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Minimum initial velocity for box to reach skier on 30° incline

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Finding amplitude in SHM for a mass on a spring

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How Strong is the Magnetic Field of a Bar Magnet at a Distance?

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What is the induced emf in a coil in a changing magnetic field?

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Magnitude of force. solving for x

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Simple Energy conservation, PE = KE + PE

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How Do You Calculate the Final Temperature of a Metal and Water Mixture?

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How Does Light Travel Through Different Media?

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Car driving around a banked curve (with friction)

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What is the width of the aperture?

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Solve Ray Tracing Problem: Image Location for 6.3 cm from Convex Mirror

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Elasticity and simple harmonic motion

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Max Angle of Incidence for Light Ray in Water-Glass System

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Deriving angular frequency for simple harmonic motion

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Conceptual Question on Net Torque

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Moment of Inertia/ Kinetic Energy of ice skater

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Potential Energy and energy conservation

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How Do You Calculate Current in a Half-Full Gasoline Gauge?

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Solving String Tension: Wavelength, Speed and Frequency

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Strength of electrostatic force

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Copper penny failling between poles of magnet

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Train Question: Max Acceleration 0.756m/s^2

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What does x = 1/2gt² + v₀t + x₀ represent and what is g?

  • hamudi786
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What are the effects of different braking scenarios on cars and occupants?

  • Keith Warron
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Lets say you have a system with four capacitors(c1,c2,c3,c4)

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Curious Case of the Spinning Flywheel Briefcase

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Calculate Magnitude of Torque for Flywheel

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Is Ball Bouncing Considered Simple Harmonic Motion?

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Center of Mass and Moment of Inertia

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Rotational Energy of 3 Point Masses along a Rigid Rod

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Relativity and energy conservation

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