Introductory Physics Homework Help Forum

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Distance and Time: Dimensions of a & b

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Which container will drain first: one big hole or several small holes?

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Mastering Catch Problems: How to Solve Tricky Physics Questions with Ease

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Why Is the Net Force on Both Cars Zero Despite Different Speeds?

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After how long will the balls be at the same height?

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Freefall-Type Question: Solving for Ball Catching and Building Length

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How Can You Build the Best Kraft Dinner Overhang Structure?

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Forces & Motion: Calculating Avg Acceleration of Hockey Puck

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Accelration Help: Questions Answered

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Spherical Electric Field - displacing a nucleuo

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How to calculate the current in a discharge circuit after a certain time?

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Get Help with Vectors for New Physics Students

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The smallest coefficient of friction.

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How Do You Calculate the X-Coordinate in Circular Motion?

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Catching a Ball Thrown at 30 m/s: Solving the Physics Problem

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Beginner Physics Help - Questions & Solutions

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Projectile Motion Ball Calculation

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Problems with kinematics equations

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Calculating Buckle Height of Steel Railroad Rail at 25°C

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Help with Voltage & Current Converter Circuits

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Police Question: How Far Does a Speeder Get Before Being Overtaken?

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Understanding Vector Cross Product: Finding the Angle Between Two Vectors

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Solve Physics: Get Help With Homework Charge Transfer

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The Parallel Plate Capacitor and Gauss Law?

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Calculating String Tension for Hanging Picture (50N)

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How Does Gravity Affect a Dropped Fish's Motion?

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Find the Flow Rate: Water Pipe Down a Hill

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Question on relative motion and circular motion.

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Forces on an Inclined Plane Question

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: Planck/Einstein and death of the universe

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Kinematics - Archer shooting arrow at apple

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How Long Does It Take a Stone to Fall 6 Meters?

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Calculating Forces on a Coasting Car: Newton's Laws and Air Drag Calculation

  • physicsgal
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Does Increasing Ramp Angle Double Ball Speed?

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Solving Escalator Motion Problems: A Shopper's Guide

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Electric field from infinite charges

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Kinematics Questions: Solving for Superman's Velocity and Building Height

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Heat Transfer: Conversation of Energy problem.

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.Calculating Time for .22 Rifle Bullet to Stop in Soft Wood

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How Do You Calculate Relative Velocities in One-Dimensional Motion?

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Roller coaster displacement physics problem

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Small drop in voltage change in power?

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Projectile motion velocity homework

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Physics Problem: Free Falling Person Survival Speed

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Calculating Frequency from Sound Samples

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Measuring distance using Ek and Ep?

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Quick question concerning conversions

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Couple of v. important problems

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Star Wars: Assumptions of Outer Space

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Electric Field using Gaus's Law

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Solving Physics Problem on Giancoli Ed 5 P 121

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Cosmolgy- Density of the Universe

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Do Force Diagrams Show Forces Exerted by the Object?

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Calculating Acceleration on a Slide with Kinetic Friction

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Calculating Average Lifetime of Particles at Rest

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Another vector problem (smart person please)

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How Is the Force Between Two Sliding Blocks Calculated?

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Can Coulomb's Law be Simplified for Finding Electric Field at Corners?

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Static friction and kinetic friction

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Cool Room Air With Fan By The Window

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How Does Kinetic Friction Affect Motion on a Level Surface?

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Question: coupled oscillating circuits

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Is this problem really this simple?

  • wakejosh
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Kinematics - Grabbing a Rebound?

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How Does an Electron's Path Deflect Over a Charged Plate?

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How Does the Turkish Bow Calculate Maximum Arrow Range?

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Why is the Second Derivative Negative in SHM?

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Calculate the work as the MINIMUM amount of work

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How Far Will the Dart Travel When Fired from a Moving Incline?

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Horizontal Force - Friction Problem

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How Does a Governor Work in Mechanical Systems?

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How Do You Calculate Electric Flux Through a Pyramid's Slanted Surfaces?

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A question on the Principle of Floatation

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Charge vs. Gravity: Calculating Electrostatic to Gravitational Force Ratio

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How Can I Solve These Introductory Physics Problems?

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Projectile motion (No initial velocity or time)

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How far has it traveled in this time?

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Newton Problem (2nd Law of Motion)

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Calculate Upper Scale Reading for Suspended 50kg Crate Using Spring Scales

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How to Calculate Charge Density on an Irregular Conductor?

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Inclined Plane and soccer ball

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Ok I know the answer and the diagram but

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Acceleration due to Gravity/Terminal Speed Problem

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Solving Motion Graphs: Answers to A & C Questions

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Problem with Forces and Newton's Laws

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Velocity, distance, time problem

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Finding the Zero Point of Electric Field from a Dipole Configuration

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What would happen if there was no air resistance during rain?

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How Do You Calculate Acceleration in Physical and Ballistic Scenarios?

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What is the volume of a diver's air bubble at the surface of the sea?

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Solving the Puzzle of the Suspended Brick

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What is the magnitude of charge inside the box

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Calculating the wavelength for series limit for the Paschen series

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How Can a Balancing Scale Help Solve the Mystery of the Counterfeit Coin?

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Circular Motion Problems and Solutions

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