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Statistical analysis of photometric data - Astronomy

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What is the final volume of container B?

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Calculating μs of a Car: Understanding Acceleration and Friction

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Why Do We Use Integer Atomic Masses in Nuclear Reactions?

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How Is Mutual Energy Calculated Between Non-Parallel Dipoles?

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Torque Calculation: Is Fr=I*alpha?

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Voltage/ Voltmeter: Why 1.50 V?

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Help with a 1-dimention kinematics question

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What Are the Brass Pins in My Electronics Kit For?

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Solve for t1: Object w/ m=100kg Moving at v0=20m/s

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How to Find the Velocity of Mass 9m at the Bottom?

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Solving a Problem: Step-by-Step Guide for Finding a Solution

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Electric Field Due to a Line of Charge Problem

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Help Explaining Physics of freefall tower

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Deriving equation for electrostatic force.

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How Does Tension Affect Work Done in a Helicopter Rescue Scenario?

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Object Must Be Placed at 15cm from Convex Mirror for Half Size Image

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How Does Slipping Affect Translational and Rotational Speeds on an Incline?

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Help with doppler problem thanks

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Projectiles (delta)(theta) = g(delta)t/V0

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Investigating the Mass of Ice Melted by a 2.65g Aluminum Bullet

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1D Kinematics : Speed & Distance

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Evaporation of Water on a Jogger

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Help Required: Calculate Tensile & Shear Stress for 200mm2 Area

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Force Couple Problem (Thrust of Ship)

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Is Rolling Resistance Constant When a Ball Rolls Across a Table?

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Motion of a body under acceleration of gravity

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Determine the average speed for the car trip

  • toothpick09
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Calculating Heat Required for Ice Cube Transformation

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Solving for x in a Combination of Two Convex Lenses

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How Do You Calculate Total Image Distance in a Dual Lens System?

  • Diiyad
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How Long Before the Coin Slips on the Accelerating Turntable?

  • PJ81
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Calculating Average Speed of a Road Trip

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Physics lab colliding two cars into each other

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Coefficient of sliding friction for locked golf cart wheels

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Voltage & Charged Rod: Common Misconceptions Explained

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Anti-reflective coating optimum index of refraction

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Specific Heat Capacity and Change in Internal Energy

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Two masses attached by a string.

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Mechanical Energy in a Pendulum

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Prove that the particle is moving with simple harmonic motion

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Pushing or pulling will be easier to do the work?

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Deflection of an Electron Beam by an Electric Field

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Electric Circuit HW: Find Potential Difference from Pass of Electrons

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Sun's Rays & Convex Mirrors: What is the Image Size?

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How Do You Calculate the Acceleration During Projectile Launch?

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Verifying V=f? in Physics Lab: Calculating Frequency

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Elementary Charge / Oil Drop clarification

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Calculate Bank Angle for Airplane Circling Airport

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How Much Volume Is Lost When Mistaking Cranberry Barrels for Apple Barrels?

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What is the net charge of a metal sphere after electrons are added?

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Charges on spherical conductors

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Meters of water are in a cylindrical cumulus cloud

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Calculating Potential Difference in Suspended Capacitor

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What Is the Rod's Slope in Frame S'?

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Solving the Fermi Energy of Copper: Momentum, Wavelength, Velocity

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Conservation of energy of bullet into sandbag

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What Temperature Must an Iron Band Be Heated to Fit a Barrel?

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Electric Field of a Polarized Ring: Verify Your Answer

  • Mr.IITIAN007
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Is Every Listed Force a Central Force?

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Solve Inverse Fifth Law Homework: Sign of A and Radii of Orbits

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Projectile motion w/drag equations

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Air resistance and projectile help

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Minimum coefficient of static friction for a car rounding a curve

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How Does Charge Distribution Affect Electric Potential in a Cylindrical Shell?

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Thermodynamics(hard problem)try to help

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Find Charge q3 for System of Charges in Equilibrium

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Kinetic Energy of Point Charges

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When Does Light Refract in Different Materials?

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Height of a projectile at a certain point

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Central Force Problem: Nature of Orbits for F=-ar/(r^3) & U=-(a/r)

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Continuous line charge distribution

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Finding Deflection of Electron Beam in Cathode Ray Tube

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Electromagnetic Induction / Transformers

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How Do You Calculate Work and Distance in These Physics Problems?

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Analyzing the Tension of a Yo-Yo String

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Determine the electric flux through each of the sides

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Sir Isaac Newton Contest: Find the Minimum Length for a Safe Landing

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Same string, two differents tensions. A concept clarification

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Transition Rules for 4 Quantum No.s | Q&A

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Calculating Molecule Speed Ratios in a Gas Mixture

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A tape,pulley,disk and undisclosed mass.

  • MathematicalPhysicist
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Potential difference and a proton

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Where Does the Electric Potential Equal Zero Along the X-axis?

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How Much Force Keeps a Car on Track in Circular Motion?

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Thin Film Emissive Display Devices: Internal Reflection's Impact

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Understanding Stationary Waves in Open and Closed Tubes

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Pitch Speed Revalive to Bat Speed

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Graph Needed to Find e and Io: lnI vs. V?

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Block and wedge. Analysis of the center of mass

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Electromagnetic Wave Prob. (Is this a typo/error?)

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Can I Build a Simple Optical Device with Just Two Magnifying Glasses?

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Distance from Flash: Soldier 20°C, 6 secs After Cannon Fire

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A Playground Slide and Some Friction

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Simple Tension ProblemCan you confirm that I am doing it Right?

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