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Electric fields and parallel plates

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Solving a Two-Box Frictionless Physics Problem

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What are the overtones of a clarinet?

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Finding Electric Field on rod or ring?

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What happens to electrons when atoms collapse into neutron stars?

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Maximum kinetic energy for force F=F0*e^(-kx)

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Mass of Steam Needed for 1kg of Ice to Yield 20°C Water

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How do heat engines work?

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Angular speed and rotation problem

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Calculate the ideal (Carnot) efficiency of a heat engine

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Calculating Spring Constant with Hook Weight Included

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Specific heat; calormetry (no clue)

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How Does a Rocket's Trajectory Change Near a Star?

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Air pressure in a tire when temperature increases from 15°C to 46°C

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Polarized Free Electrons vs Polarity of Static Magnet

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Wave properiies of supersonic jets

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Maximum weight that helium balloon can lift

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Football Throwing Problem: Solving for Horizontal Catch Distance

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How does gravity cause movement in a balance?

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Energy conservation and e = mc^2

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Minimum angle for a ladder against a frictionless wall

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Tetherball radius doubling: why does momentum seem non-conserved?

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How does power relate to intensity?

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Final Angular Speed: 0.5m, 0.25kg, 23rad/s, 0.33Nm

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Moment of inertia / torque question

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Simple force down an inclined plane question.

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Calculating Escape Velocity for Reaching Altitude of 800km

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The Power of Heat: 16x More Energy at 550°C

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Solving for Extension Needed to Reach Target Distance with a Spring

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Projectile Motion of Diver Problem

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Temperature at interface between aluminum and iron rods

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Simplifying a compound pendulum equation

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Having trouble on two problems- magnetism/inductance

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Find angular speed of a point on the earth

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Forces on an Accelerating Object

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How Do You Add Angular Frequencies in Wave Simulations?

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Pendulum problem - What is the magnitude of the torque?

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Coefficient of Friction of brakes

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Finding Angular Acceleration for Easy Rotation Quest

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Zero Electric potential and null electric field

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Center of Gravity: Finding 0.387m from 1kg Sphere?”

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Calculating the work done by friction

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Conservation of Energy and calculating potential energy?

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Linear velocity of arm segments in volleyball spike

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What is the lift force exerted by the air on the rotors?

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Centripetal force of a block on a string

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What Force Lifts the Bicycle Wheel Off the Ground?

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Finding hinge force on a uniform boom with tension wire

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Calculate Temperature for Closed Expansion Joint on Steel Bridge

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Temperature change boiling water

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How Do Two Friends Balance a 200kg Crate Up Stairs?

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Solve Collision Lab: Mass 1 & 2 = 0.541 kg | Error %?

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Friction Question an incline plane with two angles

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Calc 320g H2O Melting Ice @ 68°C

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Change in internal energy when system absorbs heat and does work

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2 questions (weightlessness and SHM)

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Left Hand Rule for a Straight Conductor

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PHysics (Torque?) problem BAFFLING

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Optics - Beam illuminating coin under water

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Finding the sun's surface temperature from solar radiation intensity

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Mechanical Energy: A to B, Forces -70J/+50J

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A Problem on Thermal Equilibrium

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Solving an Electrostatic Force Problem

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Can an object with constant angular velocity experience net torque?

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Determine the angle of incidence

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Calculating Stretching of a Wire: 2.5m Long

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Finding angular velocity from kinetic energy then angular momentum

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Does 6 kW Cooling Fan = 6 kW of Heat?

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Induced EMF ~ Faraday's Law/Lenz's Law

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Finding initial velocity for slingshot egg launcher

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Square coil torque balance in vertical magnetic field

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Average induced emf in circular loops with changing magnetic field

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Center of Rotation w/ 4 Objects: Finding Tension

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How Does the De Broglie Wavelength Relate to Scattering Angles?

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Golf ball hit at 20 degrees from 4m cliff lands in ocean after 5 seconds

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Finding intensity from wavelength and amplitude in Pascals

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Calculate Height of Building from Stone Dropping Velocity

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Special Relativity Andromeda galaxy Question

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How much of this energy is stored in the magnetic field of the inductor?

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Calculating Average Force: Momentum Question

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Calculating Scale Readings for Dropped Mass on a Spring

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Why are sit-ups harder with hands behind your head?

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Calculate the number of revolutions the disc makes

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Electromagnetic Waves Problem -

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Centripetal vs centrifugal acceleration

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Frequency of Pendulum on Moon: 1.18 Hz

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Equilibrium of a Rigid Body Under Coplanar Forces

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Work done by torque on airplane propeller after 5 revolutions

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