Introductory Physics Homework Help Forum

Free introductory physics homework help step by step from qualified mentors. Algebra and calculus based general physics homework. High school and undergraduate level.

Threads

Integration: Proof of Sine Powers Int. Formula

  • DivGradCurl
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What are the readings on the two connected spring scales?

  • erinnn
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Period of small oscillations for a suspended hoop

  • squib
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Why Does a Skier Go Airborne at h=R/3 on a Hemispherical Hill?

  • PhysicsinCalifornia
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Replies
14

Magnetic field strength for electron beam in TV tube

  • shikagami
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Much Force Does Wind Resistance Exert on a Vehicle-Mounted Sign?

  • Taiki_Kazuma
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Volume of water overflow from heated copper pipe in heating system

  • Seiya
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Round table overturn mass and cube sliding vs tipping friction

  • ninjagowoowoo
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Second-order partial derivatives of f(x,y)=x³+x²y+x+4

  • jzq
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Calculating Spacing Using Ideal Gas Law

  • cyberdeathreaper
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Can I Quickly Solve Basic Physics Problems for My Course?

  • kathryn
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Angular SHM and spring oscillation problems

  • adamc637
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Calculating Electric Field Energy

  • bertholf07
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Finding planet density from satellite orbital period

  • ninjagowoowoo
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Estimating Speed and Distance for Traffic Light Troubles

  • limitapproaches0
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What is the Electric Field for a Charged Sheet at Different Distances?

  • Fanman22
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Very fast right hand rule question

  • michaelw
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Torque, Force, magnetic moment ()

  • EvaBugs
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Simultaneous non-linear equations

  • HallsofIvy
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

What Is the Integral of Functions Like x^x, e^[x^2], and cos[x]^[sin[x]?

  • abia ubong
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Calculate Fringe Separation in Fabry-Perot Etalon

  • janrain
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Converting 14.4 kcal to joules: multiply or divide by 4186?

  • jmandas
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Calculating Horizontal Force of Toy Car Wheels

  • saracen
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Why Doesn't Right Hand Rule #2 Work for This Capacitor's Electric Field?

  • michaelw
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Water equalizing in connected cylinders with different areas

  • maverick280857
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
3

How Do Magnetic Fields Orient Around Perpendicular Current-Carrying Wires?

  • michaelw
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Bowling ball slides off a 20 ft table

  • HackaB
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

Odd equation relating to springs and SHM

  • K - Prime
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Solving a Magnetic Field Problem: Find Maximum Force

  • leolaw
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Energy from gasoline vs uranium-235 fission comparison

  • smij44
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Replies
6

Circular motion and velocity of car

  • dalitwil
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Find the equation of the tangent line to the graph

  • gillgill
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Why does electrostatic repulsion increase with nuclear binding?

  • endeavour
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Do You Calculate Velocity from a Position-Time Equation?

  • chound
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Calculate Joules Used by 100W Light Bulb in 2 Hours

  • DB
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Estimating Distance Between Solutions to ODE

  • AKG
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

General information about a Pendulum

  • squib
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

.Solving the Physics of a Seesaw Catapult

  • Milchstrabe
  • · Replies 121 ·
5
Replies
121

Finding distances between space vehicles and tracking stations

  • joejo
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Solve Electron Velocity to Find Initial Energy State

  • usfz28
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Why do antiderivatives of even functions not follow the usual graphing rules?

  • DivGradCurl
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Is It Possible to Prove the Conservativity of These Force Fields?

  • Hoppa
  • · Replies 23 ·
Replies
23

Total Charge what? potential by line inter

  • Phymath
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Finding capacitor values for series cells totaling 1 farad

  • bertholf07
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

How Much is the Rope Extended When the Circus Performer Hangs at Rest?

  • Punchlinegirl
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Acceleration of a rotating system

  • ahuebel
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Zero to the Power of Eight: 0 or 1?

  • thomas576
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Does the Spectrum Change Underwater When Exposed to Light?

  • stigelsm
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Geosynchronous orbit radius and radio signal travel time

  • UrbanXrisis
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How does helium nucleus stability show nuclear force saturation?

  • GD_Green
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Can kinetic energy be conserved without momentum conservation?

  • Vasco
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What is the Buoyant Force on a Submerged Ping-Pong Ball?

  • APool555
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Find the final temperature of this system

  • ~angel~
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Can we say that living things have mechanical energy?

  • knownot
  • · Replies 18 ·
Replies
18

Two strings oscillating at same frequency in different harmonics

  • evgeniy
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Does the Sequence Converge Uniformly Across Different Intervals?

  • twoflower
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Charged particles moving through electric fields

  • Nissen, Søren Rune
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Kinematics: Calculate Time & Velocity of Bomb from 4000m Altitude

  • bADc
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Physics woes - online course - Rotation

  • epohxe
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Find the minum pts. in a trig equation

  • misogynisticfeminist
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Replies
4

Find angle of a triangle with given sides

  • fork
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Integration by Parts: What's the Sign of that Last Term?

  • tandoorichicken
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How do you sketch the derivative graph from a function graph?

  • MiniTank
  • · Replies 19 ·
Replies
19

Solving the logistic ODE y'(t) = (k/M)y(M-y)

  • tandoorichicken
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Converting power in joules to number of quanta at 103.7 MHz

  • Jacob87411
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

Find the pressure p_1 due to a single particle

  • ~angel~
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

AC - frequency affect on RC voltage

  • StonieJ
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

What Phases are Present at Equilibrium in a Water and Ice Mixture?

  • ~angel~
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Do You Calculate Mass and Center of Mass for a Cone?

  • Hoppa
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13
Replies
2

Yay, here's a fun one computational physics, but I already did the comp part

  • schattenjaeger
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

(LINALG) : Nullspace of transpose : N(A^T)

  • FrogPad
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Quantum numbers for 4p² and 6s² electrons

  • mathzeroh
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Demonstrating Kepler's Second Law - Equal Areas Swept Out in Equal Times

  • UrbanXrisis
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

What Can We Infer About Vector w Given Its Relation to u and v?

  • Nx2
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Replies
15

Permutation question (math) [ ]

  • F|234K
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Replies
2

Relative speed: Horizontal distance travelled in a collision

  • physicsfun
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Find the following determinants

  • adc85
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Bowling ball with air resistance problem

  • stangeroo
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Understanding the Inverse Square Law in Planetary Motion

  • matheson
  • · Replies 26 ·
Replies
26

Understanding Regression: Calculating Proportion of Change with r Values

  • reallytrying
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Understanding Magnetism: Relating Magnetic Forces to Charged Particle Beams"

  • deanchhsw
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

RMS voltages in AC circuit with inductor, resistor, capacitor

  • LakeMountD
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Rollercoaster ride problem, involving centripetal accelaration

  • Hoppa
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Resistance change under temperature

  • Pengwuino
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Converting W²/NJHz to SI base units

  • joejo
  • · Replies 38 ·
2
Replies
38

Electromagnetism and hydraulics

  • edimeo25
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Answer A or D for Calc Integration Question

  • UrbanXrisis
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8
Replies
2

Are there any composite numbers in this equation?

  • heavyc
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Converting atomic mass units to kilograms

  • kat_r
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Wave Tank Refraction: Does Depth Affect Refraction?

  • hahaha
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Speed of light in different media

  • vrus
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
7