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Fun with functionshelp requested

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Balancing Chemical Reactions: 0.6 O2, 0.8 CO, 0.5 CO2

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Are Atoms Real or Just a Myth?

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Why is a Cyclist Not Transforming Chemical Energy into Kinetic Energy?

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How can I solve logarithms with multiple solutions in the complex plane?

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Calculating torque for a small horizontal strip

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Why do electrons not fall into the nucleus of an atom?

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Solving inequalities, need some confirmation

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Work done on box from gravitational force

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Modular arithmetic + some other stuff on numbers

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Popeye throwing himself thru the air

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How Is the Average Acceleration Calculated for a Bouncing Ball?

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Why Is My Line Integral Calculation Incorrect?

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Proof of |g> = A|f> implies <g| = <f|B

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Solve Spring Mechanics Problem with Hooke's Law - Vanchin

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How Do You Calculate the Potential of an Electric Dipole at a Distance?

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Simple Harmonic Motion of skydiver

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Can You Solve These Challenging College Physics Problems?

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Finding the forces in equalibrium

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Solving the Initial Value Problem with Euler's Method

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What is the force applied by the handbrake to stop the car?

  • baztack
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Solving the mass of the Earth using 17th and 18th Century tools

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Find Angle for Board Leaning on Wall w/o Friction

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What is the maximum height a child reaches on a swing based on speed?

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How Is the Volume of a Sphere Calculated in Higher Dimensions?

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Closed Form Solutions for Differentiable Inverse Functions

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Cant seem to get the answer right (E&M HW)

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Prove Diagonals of Parallelograms Bisect w/ Vector Method

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Gauss's Law and E field problem

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Defining Sine Waves for Scientists

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Impossible vector problem. Help

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Space Shuttle SRB Operation Question.

  • jeeptraveler
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Improve Problem Solving Skills in Year 10

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How Do You Graphically Add Vectors A and B in Coordinate Plane?

  • nike
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Torque and angular acceleration problem

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Difference between double and repeated integrals

  • Benny
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Matrices, Transposes, and Inverses. - Help?

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Physics Formulary: Printable Resource for High-School Exam

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Solving EM Field Questions: Understanding Retarded Potentials

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Calculate Persistence Current with Probability & Charge Density

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Need help solving homework problems

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EM Wave direction and frequency

  • physics noob
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How Can We Prove This Combinatorial Identity?

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T vs MOSFET: Which one is better for current flow control?

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I need a comprehensive answer,

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Why Isn't My Wavelength Calculation Correct?

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Finding the charge on the outer surface of the conductor

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Solving a DE Involving Derivatives of y and x

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Utility companies AC instead of DC?

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Help with Intro Mechanics Problems

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Why Are Complex Functions and Hilbert Space Essential in Quantum Mechanics?

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Constant acceleration physics problem

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Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals

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Proving Matrix Symmetries of A with Inverse Matrix

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Physics Hwk Problem on Convex Mirrors

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What is the reactance of the capacitor at 1.00 kHz?

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First Law of Thermodynamics question

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How Do You Solve Complex Torque Problems in Physics?

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Inelastic Collisions in One Dimension

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How Do Electric Fields Behave in Nested Spherical Charge Distributions?

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Substance dissolving problem (D.E.)

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Physics books for a meteorologist

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Calculate the forward driving force which accelerates the car down the slope.

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Calculate Charge on Catfish Parallel Plate Capacitor

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Solving the Bohr Model of Atom: Transition from n=7 to n=5

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Find Minimum High h and Compression X for a Cart Going Around a Loop-the-Loop

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What are the Best Resources for Studying AP Physics B and C?

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Integral, an algebra problem actually

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How Long Does It Take for a Copper Sphere's Potential to Increase by 1000V?

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Redrawing Circuit for Equivalent Resistance Calculation

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Calculating Work: Solving a Skiing Problem on a 30 Degree Slope

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Calculating Honeybee's Electrostatic Charge

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Just took my midterm, can someone explain a problem I missed

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Solving the Challenge: Finding Block's Displacement

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Solving a Physics Problem: Calculating Ambulance Speed with Sound Waves

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Finding Cv values for Hydrogen and Water at high temperatures

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Levi - Civita tensor and operations with it

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MOMENTUM and IMPULSE sample problems and solutions

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Find energy dissipated due to air friction in a thrown ball

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Centrifugal Force: Explaining Equations

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Ph meter or acid/base titration?

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Counting Probability & Statistics Basics - 10 Coin Tosses

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Verify Trigonometric Identity: 2/cosx = 2secx | Doubtful Answer?

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Calculating the Velocity of Pin P in a Rod A-Rod B System

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What is the % efficiency of this system ?

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Spherical coordinates angles of phi

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Exam Problem: Rounds per minute into Megabits per second

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Second order homog. DE non-const coeff.

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Newbie Needs Help: Explaining Vectors, Scalars, and More!

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Capacitors - problem w/ diagram

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