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Pulse power of a flashlamp-pumped Nd:YAG laser

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Heat Transfer Diff. Equation: Fixed vs Free Extremities

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Physics and math exam study techniques

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Calculating Frictional Force on a Bullet Using the Momentum Formula

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Bullet kinematics to find velocity

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Initial velocity of bullets - collisions

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Vector Addition and Angle Calculation Using Trigonometry

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Collision angle of deflection problem

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Determine the times at which the velocity=0

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Temperature and pressure question

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Solving F(r) and Finding Potential Function in r

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Wave Terms: Cycle, Frequency, Resonance, Sympathetic Vibration, Timbre

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Solving Rotating Slotted Arm Problem

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How much energy is released as 1kg of hydrogen is consumed?

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Difference between applied tension and tension due to weight?

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Projectile Angle: Finding the Launch Angle

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Physics essay topic with an experiment for high school

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Oscillating Ball on a Spring: Analyzing Motion

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Carnot(ideal) refrigerator question

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Finding photon frequency from energy level change

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Inelastic collision of ball drop

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Finding the height of a clylindrical silo with just the volume

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Magnetism - the proportionality constant question

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Uncertainty in physical measurements

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What Is the Force on a Point-Charge Inside a Charged Circle?

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Solving Interaction Force Problem on Bead Along Spiral Slide

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Interesting deal with friction and energy

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Solving SHM Kinematics: Find the Period!

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Calculating Vertical Momentum Conservation in a Collision

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Constant velocity and constant acce

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Calculating Total Acceleration on an Outdoor Track

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Block sliding down incline and compressing spring

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Calculating Energy of Electron in Bohr Hydrogen Atom

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Why can a real wave equation be written in complex form?

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Uncertainty principle and an electron

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Calculating Appliance Energy Costs: Wattage vs. Voltage

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Pressure of interstellar gas with 10^6 atoms per cubic meter

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Rotational Equilibrium and Dynamics Question

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How Does Mass M Accelerate on a Frictionless Incline?

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Aiming for the Bull's Eye: Accounting for Gravity

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Tangential and normal components

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Calculate the mechanical advantage of a 3 gear train system?

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What is the equation for calculating terminal velocity?

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Physics Gravitational Force Question

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Lab design using pressure equations P=ρgh and P=F/A

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Air Resistance Effects on Projectile Trajectory Shape

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How Does Momentum Affect Motion on Ice and in Spring-Loaded Systems?

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What force must a person exert to jump 75 cm high

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Simple Rotation + Angular Velocity Question

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How Do Sudden and Gradual Forces Affect a Mass Differently?

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Football kicked at 45° travels 82m: find initial velocity and flight time

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Determine the uniform deceleration of car A

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Calculate the force exerted by the wall on the ladder

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Block falling with pulley friction takes 1.11s, not 0.41s

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Maximum speed of a child on a swing rising 0.5 m

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What is the Total Distance Traveled with Zero Acceleration?

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Uncertainty without a given estimation

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Determine the largest value of angle optics problem

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Centripedal acceleration question

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Applying Hooke's law to multiple springs on a particle

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Understanding Centre of Mass Motion: E + $\sum_{i < j}(F_j_i + F_j_j)$

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Hi, i'm not sure how to prove this about buoyance

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Speed of Point at Front Edge of 6.0cm Wheel Rolling at 20m/s

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What is the relationship between velocity and air resistance?

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If I have Volts, and I need eV, how do I get that?

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Calculating Charge on Suspended Spheres using Coulomb's Law

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Understanding Gravitational Potential Energy of Artificial Satellites

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Average force stopping a falling rock using impulse-momentum theorem

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Infinite long dielectic cylintrical shell of some finite thickness

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What is the Angle Turned by the Wheel of a Car During Acceleration?

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Separating eddy current damping from air resistance in SHM

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Find the acceleration in the string

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Calculating Distance and Speed of Falling Objects

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Calculating Recoil Velocity of Cobalt-60 Nucleus Emitted Gamma Ray

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How does the double summation in Newton's second law work?

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Calculate a spring constant using measurements from a Hooke's Law

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Newton's Law of Gravity and Potential Energy

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What is the Energy Required to Compress Air from 1 atm to 50 atm?

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Magnatice field, moving rantangle conducting rod, incline plane

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Concept with Maxwell-Boltzmann Distribution Curve

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Spring and particles in motion problem

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A bus is moving and lots of ppl jumping

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Finding velocity components of object on Earth's surface over time

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How far does a photon move in the time dimension when it travels for one second?

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Moment of inertia derivation for a uniform disk

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Man Standing Near Top of Ladder Unstable - Why?

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Average Occupancy of Lower Energy Level in Quantum Mechanics

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Constant velocity on frictional slope

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Determine the energy of the electromagnetic radiation

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