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Angular Momentum: Uniform Cylinder Drum Rotation

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What are the limitations of directional derivatives at (0,0)?

  • jdstokes
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How Do You Calculate the Spring Constant?

  • John O' Meara
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Dipole moment of non-uniform surface charged sphere

  • meteorologist1
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Optimizing Water Temperature and Density for Mixing

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What would be its net charge after it has 1% of its electrons removed?

  • pwise2682
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Understanding Forces and Energy in Space Exploration

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Solving Rotational Motion: Find Force on Disc Axis (4m+m)

  • devious_
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Finding fourier transfrom of the following wavefunction

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Solving a Rocket Question with Physics

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Can substitution and factoring help simplify this integral?

  • Yegor
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Particle Mass m in Cube Box: Density of Eigenstates

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How does current flow through a capacitor?

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Ratio of charges in Coulomb's Law problem?

  • podboy6
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What is the Formula for Finding the Slope of a Tangent Line on a Curve?

  • Lucretius
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Understanding Angular Velocity and Curl for a Rotating Fluid

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Is L'Hopital's Rule Applicable in Solving This Limit Problem?

  • monet A
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Find the Condition for Limit of f(x) Not Equal to L | Given \epsilon > 0

  • jdstokes
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Optimizing Strategies for Guessing Hat Colors in a Coin Toss Game

  • mamamia
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Vector Field: Showing Divergence & Curl A = 0

  • danai_pa
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Simple Mechanics Problem Holds Politicians In Disarray ?

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Nonlinear differential equation (quick)

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Help with Torque Calculation for High Speed Drill

  • wickid
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Conservation of Energy and electric potential

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Understanding Partial Fractions and the Chain Rule in Integration

  • EvLer
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When balancing chemical equations

  • J_o_S
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Threshold Frequency Calculation: 3.33eV Work Function

  • harhar
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I with 3 precalculus problems.

  • takuma
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Build a 200g Egg Drop Package for 10m High

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Will a precipitate form if I do this

  • Dixie
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Understanding Argand diagrams for complex numbers

  • Benny
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Atomic Physics: Representing Quantities without Units

  • Yegor
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How to measure light wavelength exactly?

  • silin
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Max Height of Rolling Hoop w/Radius 0.13m and Mass 8.1kg

  • melissa_y
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Fluid Mechanics - Pressure - U-Tube Manometer

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Xeno is a spherical planet with a diameter of 2160 Kms

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Two watches, one thrown in the air.

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Solving for the Applied Force on a Hanging Crate

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Solving Integration Problem: xln{x}/\sqrt{x^2-1}

  • itzela
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Rolling hoop across floor and up an incline

  • melissa_y
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Finding the Landing Path of an Airplane Using Cubic Polynomial Functions

  • wisredz
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Angular Acceleration of a Cyclist's Wheels: 54 Rev in 10.0 s

  • melissa_y
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Why Does Differentiating y=sin(pi*x) Result in y'=cos(pi*x)*pi?

  • h_k331
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Quick Vx & Vy Problem: Get Help Now!

  • samemikejones
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Distance traveled by block attached to cylinder

  • melissa_y
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Producing umbra and penumbra with light sources

  • queen2020
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Elastic Collision: Mass m2 Velocity & Momentum of m1

  • chynawok
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What is the simplified form of the function 7(x^3+4x)^6(3x^2+4)?

  • h_k331
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Is It Safe for Divers to Hold Their Breath While Ascending?

  • verd
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How Do You Solve for m in a Polynomial Division Problem?

  • thomasrules
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Blow Off the Cork with Methyl Alcohol & Alligator Clips

  • katie14618
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Deriving the work-energy theorem

  • badman
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How can I rotate a figure around its center?

  • Mathman23
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How does adding a salt of a weak acid to its solution affect the pH?

  • joejo
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Explaining String Theory: A Simplified Guide

  • Snow_Unicorn
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Question that seems simple but I cant fully get it

  • 404
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Motor & Battery: How Long Can I Expect It to Last?

  • fomenkoa
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Is Sonoluminescence Capable of Initiating Nuclear Fusion?

  • lawrenca
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Perpendicular bisectors of the sides in a quadrangle

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Calculating Centripetal Force with Law of Dynamics

  • bigman8424
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Which substance is more acidic

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Can anyone help provide an explanation?

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Deceleratation plus reaction time problem

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Having Trouble Finding the Distance

  • Lucretius
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How do you change the magnitude of a vector?

  • omicron
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Application of partial derivatives

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Function Counter: Counting # of Functions in a File - Tips & Ideas

  • Stanley_Smith
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How Long to Reach Peak Height for a Thrown Object?

  • bigman8424
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Which is larger? the weight or the force?

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What is the Fine Structure Constant?

  • Raparicio
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Group Theory Problems: Calculating Order of Quotient Groups

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Solve Guass Jordan Problem: Step-by-Step Guide

  • paulchem
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Power Question: How Much Power Does a 120-V Light Bulb Use?

  • Aprilshowers
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Can anyone help me with thisBernoulli qn?

  • gunblaze
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Proving the Convergence of a Geometric Series with a Tricky Sum Equation

  • misogynisticfeminist
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Troubleshooting Chemistry Questions: CaCO3, I2, C2+

  • ~angel~
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Can the Spin of an Electron Flip in a Different Direction than Measured?

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Gauss-Jordan Row Reduction for Linear Systems

  • paulchem
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Sound vs Light Waves: Compare & Contrast

  • Raparicio
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Please help me understand movement of electron in a magnetic field

  • michaelw
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How to Calculate Time and Uncertainty for Rotating Pulsars

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Group velocity for a discrete superposition of waves

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Can Any Genius Answer My Questions .can Any Body.

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Solve an Infinite Charge Line Problem

  • a_aziy
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The physics behind tilting trains - my oral physics exam

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Radial Track, Find Loss of TME

  • bigman8424
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If a magnetic field is increasing, will a charge in that field accelerate?

  • michaelw
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A golf ball of mass 46 g is struck a blow by a club

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