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What is the solution to the Center of Mass Canoe Problem?

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Physical Pendulum oscillation problem

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Solving the Ice Melting Problem - Sergio's Calculation

  • S_fabris
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Forces - friction, centripetal

  • SA32
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How Do You Calculate the Length of a Swinging Rod in a Physical Pendulum?

  • mikefitz
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How Do You Calculate Force on a Passenger in an Accelerating Elevator?

  • amenos42
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Why Is Electrostatics Confusing in Physics Homework?

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Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion.

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Energy and Simple Harmonic Motion - Part II.

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How Fast Does a Block Move on a Spring?

  • Ronnin
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How Does the Phase Angle in SHM Equations Affect Displacement and Energy?

  • sapiental
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How does torque relate to changes in angular momentum?

  • fro
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Centripetal motion - swinging a bucket full of water

  • SA32
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Simple harmonic oscillation question

  • sapiental
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Understanding Electric Field: Why is it Greater at Sharp Points?

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Cat walking on a stationary turntable with equal mass

  • physgirl
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How Does the Index of Refraction Change Across Different Materials?

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Period for real-life spring experiment

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Kinetic Engergy in a Quantum Oscillator

  • cowmoo32
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Why is water used as a car engine coolant instead of alcohol?

  • jacklwk
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Distance problem, Using Launcher need to find objects distance

  • crazydude032
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Angular Momentum: Clarifying a Problem

  • fro
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Momentum-Intuitive feeling required

  • jrm2002
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How Does a Pulley with a Mechanical Advantage of 2 Affect Force?

  • moomoocow
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Calculating EMF from Coils in Rotating Magnetic Field

  • Lonley_Shepherd
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Why does Logger Pro measure every other photogate block in pendulum labs?

  • 8parks11
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How can I convert kilograms to centimeters?

  • feod2003
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Calculating Force Required to Drag a Carton of Books

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How Does Mass and Height Affect the Angular Speed of a Rotating Bicycle Wheel?

  • PascalPanther
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Block hanging from spring when a second block is added

  • dtesselstrom
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Vertical Circular Motion on Excalibur Ride

  • Yep
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How Is Acceleration Calculated for a Freely Falling Yoyo?

  • vu10758
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Calculating Orbital Parameters of Halley's Comet

  • conquertheworld5
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Is Strain Dimensionless According to Dimensional Analysis?

  • wakejosh
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Oscillation equilibrium problem

  • dtesselstrom
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How do i find the value of cos(theta)

  • gunblaze
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Finding the Minimum Coefficient of Friction Equation

  • BigMann
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Motion involving both translation and rotation

  • vu10758
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Why is my angular velocity wrong when rings slide off a rotating rod?

  • redribbbon
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Finding the density of a liquid with buoyancy

  • bearhug
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What is the tension in the cylindrical wire?

  • directdelta
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Angular Momentum (train on a track)

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How Does Stirring Affect Water's Temperature Increase?

  • cowmoo32
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Gravitational Attraction Between Two Balls

  • mikejonesss
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Can the term in parentheses of the pendulum period equation be constant?

  • 8parks11
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Finding velocity taking the pulley into consideration

  • vu10758
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Do I include the board's weight in the diving board torque calculation?

  • TheHamburgler1
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Is My Calculation for Cylinder and Piston Height Correct?

  • S_fabris
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What will be the potential difference?

  • Acez
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Deciding on a Field of Physics: A 4th Year Undergrad's Story

  • simplyred
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What is the period of oscillation in this graph?

  • mikefitz
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Calculating Gauge Pressure in a Steady Water Flow System

  • Shlllink
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Hard nuclear physics cross section problem

  • Max Eilerson
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Equilibrium problem with a building: I can't figure it out

  • SalamanderGod
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I with some Equilibrium problems

  • SalamanderGod
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Conservation of rotational energy

  • vu10758
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Angular Momentum of a playground ride

  • HasuChObe
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Finding the Maximum Time for a Rocket's Flight Using Kinematics

  • sherlockjones
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Impossible problem? [Varibles ONLY]

  • woox
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Forces applied to a yoyo at different points

  • vu10758
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Calculating Forces in a Rotating Lunch Tray

  • tmurphy12
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Viscosity and density of glycerol

  • THE 1
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Paperthickness measured by radiation

  • Minkowski
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Angular momentum and linear momentum

  • teleport
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How Do You Solve a Pulley System Problem with Frictionless Incline?

  • vu10758
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Calculate Entropy Change for Adiabatic Process of Argon Gas

  • bullados
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Exactly Why doesn't the moon fall and strike the earth?

  • bengaltiger14
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Bullet hitting block attached to spring

  • needhelp83
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Calculating the required energy for throwing a tennis ball into space

  • robotleckie
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How Does Speed Affect Car Fuel Efficiency and Required Forces?

  • courtney1121
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Why is a car more likely to skid on a wet hill than a wet level road?

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Finding gravitational acceleration 3000 miles above Earth

  • bengaltiger14
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Elastic Potential Energy Question tough

  • cheechnchong
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Work Input vs Work Output in Pulley Systems

  • moomoocow
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What will be the amplitude and frequency of vibration

  • needhelp83
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Force acting on a particle between a tube and a wire (elektrodynamics)

  • fara0815
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A Solid Sphere Release From Rest at the top of a Ramp.

  • aZenki
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Finding the Sun's power output from intensity at Earth

  • mikefitz
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Explanation needed in angular acceleration

  • Schwatt!
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Work, power and friction from a 5.0 N force on a 6.0 kg object

  • soulja101
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Fluids bernoulli's equation problem

  • fishingaddictr
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How Quickly Can a Rock Be Hoisted with Limited String Strength?

  • 8parks11
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Solving a Physics Problem: How Far Will the Ball Land?

  • luke34
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What is the tension in the coupling

  • 8parks11
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How Do You Convert Different Units of Measurement in Physics?

  • soulja101
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Reason for Different Focus Distances in Converging Lens Lab

  • jnimagine
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Find Speed and conservation of energy.

  • soulja101
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Pendulum mechanical energy at different amplitudes

  • mikefitz
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Prove the law of conservation of momentum with an example

  • lonelywizard
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Why does the ball on the curved path reach the bottom first?

  • MCHammer
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How Does Friction Affect Rotational Motion in Physics Problems?

  • vu10758
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How Do You Solve These Challenging Physics B Problems?

  • 8parks11
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Satellite Problems: Find Velocity of Satellite 3600km Above Earth

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