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Rotating disk falling from string problem

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Finding the Slope of Staircases for Math Projects

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Voltage Question: Find Voltage Drop with 3.30A Draw

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What Causes the Curvature of Spacetime for Orbiting Bodies?

  • roger
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Touble with acceleration/velocity problem

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Collisions- Simple Algebra Problem

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How Does Physics Influence Cycling Performance?

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How Can C++ Be Used to Solve Differential Equations?

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Energy - the ability to do work

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How do I solve INT x sec^2x dx using integration by parts?

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Temperature is the measure of average kinetic energy of an object

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How to find angular momentum for spin 2 particle?

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Believe it or not, I am able to do a lot of this stuff without the board

  • Celestiela
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Calculating Wavelength in Water for Electromagnetic Radiation

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Fundamental Frequency and Musical Harmonics

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Are there any topics in physics that concerns fire?

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Calculating the Electric Potential Difference of a Helium Balloon

  • Jchem
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Find the volume and temperature after the isobaric expansion

  • Benny
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Determining Power Output of Car with Anemometer

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How Does Damping Affect the Motion of a Mass on a Spring?

  • Hoppa
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Calculating Tension on a Swinging Rope: A Scientific Approach

  • JWest
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Conversion of electromagnetic units

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What Do You See Before a Swimmer Reaches the Critical Angle?

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How Can I Model Dice Behavior to Predict When Half Are Removed?

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Calculating Speed of Block-Spring Collision w/Kinetic Friction

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Total energy, mass, and momentum.

  • Jchem
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Harmonic Motion Help: Solving After Collision

  • jaymay
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Calculating Yo-Yo Angular Momentum on an Inclined Plane

  • Mr. Snookums
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Initial velocity of launched ball

  • teken894
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Solving a Physics Shell Explosion Question

  • clucky
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How Do You Calculate the Fourier Transform of a Rectangular Wave?

  • Henk
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Ambuguous description of a problem

  • Ramses The Pharaoh
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Integrating $\int \frac{x^2 - 1}{x^4 + 1}dx$ - Help Needed

  • VietDao29
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Michelson experiment question/modern physics

  • relativitydude
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Rectangular coil in a galvanometer

  • Soshamim
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Calculating Frequency and Distance of a Sound Wave

  • jai6638
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How Is Kinetic Energy Distributed in a Thorium to Radon Decay Process?

  • MAPgirl23
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Intercept Theorem: Counter-Example & Proof

  • lwymarie
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Differential calculus question (Mean value theorem)

  • janiexo
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Proof of Strictly Upper Triangular Matrix Property by James

  • jdstokes
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How Do Colliding Spheres Behave in a Newton's Cradle Setup?

  • Hoppa
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How do u solve these kinds of problems?1/3=x^(2/3)

  • gillgill
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How to Determine the Maximum Moment for a Non-Rotating Cylinder?

  • afromanam
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Thermal Physics: Understanding Ruchardt's Experiment on Pressure Equilibrium

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Solving the Relationship between Accelerometer & Normal Acceleration

  • ac2707
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Finding Magnetic Field in a Square Coil with Tangent Galvanometer

  • Soshamim
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How Do You Convert 5'1 and 105 lbs to Metric Units?

  • sobored
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What is the most practical way to find the inverse Laplace transform?

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Calculating the Gradient of f(x,y): A Step-by-Step Walkthrough

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How Do You Calculate Activation Energy and Heat of Reaction?

  • ChemRookie
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Locating the Locus of a Falling Rod on a Smooth Plane

  • Silverbackman
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Spherical tank proportion question

  • TheLaughingMan
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Struggling with Work and Energy on Inclines?

  • verd
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Linear Operator Rules for Ker T and Ker S: Solving for T and S in R^3

  • Cyannaca
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What is the Solution to the Differential Equation y'' + y' -3y =0?

  • RadiationX
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Coordination Number and Geometry

  • mathwurkz
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How Do You Solve Challenging Second-Order ODE Problems?

  • tandoorichicken
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How Does Temperature Affect the Elasticity of Materials?

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Differential calculus questions

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Partial Fraction Decomposition for Inverse Laplace Transform

  • tandoorichicken
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What Happens to a Loudspeaker When the DC Power is Cut Off?

  • Alibadally
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Why Does a Charged Particle Move in a Straight Line in a Magnetic Field?

  • shikagami
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Motion of a charged partcile in eletric fields help

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Boiling points, melting points and absorbed radiation Q's

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Which to use->Dot or cross product

  • Celestiela
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Quasistatic processes are reversible?

  • Yegor
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Solving QM Griffiths 2.28: Transmission Coefficient

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What force does the dynamometer display?

  • Kamataat
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What is the normal reaction on the box in equilibrium on an inclined plane?

  • Gughanath
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HHV experiment with bomb calorimeter

  • Will
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Engineering Mechanics Couple system question

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Calculate Kinetic Energy of 232Th to 228Ra/Alpha Particle

  • MAPgirl23
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Some trouble with calculations…

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Physics degrees of freedom problem

  • squib
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The second question: Kinetic Friction

  • nutster
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Average angular acceleration back for more

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Calculating Total Momentum of a System with Two Moving Automobiles

  • MAPgirl23
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How does the center of mass affect collisions in theoretical mechanics?

  • allistair
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Calculating Electron Movement in a Television Picture Tube

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Solving for Constants in Dirichlet Kernel Integral Approximations

  • Zaare
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Balancing Equations Using the Half-Cell Method

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How to Solve e^x+e^{3x}-1=0 for x?

  • Guero
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Solving Diffraction Problem with Angle of Deviation & Second Order

  • Jchem
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Solve Power Problem Math: Average Rate of Consumption & Area Needed

  • verd
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How Do You Calculate the Arc Length of \( y = e^x \) from 0 to 1?

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Quick Question: Effects of Air Bubble on Solid Density

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Nuclear Bomb & Missile Delivery: Urgent Help Needed

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Young's Modulus for Two Materials connected

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How Do You Optimize Damping Constant for Maximum Resonance?

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How can we calculate the doppler effect?

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