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Electrical Resistivity Equation

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Calculate Heating Time for Water Bath to Reach 58.9°C

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How Do I Verify Stokes' Theorem for a Hemispherical Surface?

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One thing I've noticed in this/these forum/s

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Determine normal force and friction of a toboggan with children

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How Does Temperature Affect the Speed of Sound?

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Maximum likelyhood extimater(MLE)

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How do you take the natural logs?

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Problem with math integral substitution

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Solving for Initial Velocity in Projectile Motion

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Solving an RC Circuit with 68.0% Charge in 0.980s

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Electric Field inside a conductor

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Finding the Rate of Change of Water in a Trough

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How far the peg is driven into the ground due to impact?

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How Does Thermodynamics Explain Power Generation in Motorcycle Engines?

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Need help finding a funny science equation or joke…

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Optimizing Air Pressure for Building a Hovercraft: Tips and Tricks

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How to solve resistance problem

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Electrostatic Forces on Charges at Different Locations

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Calc Coeff of Friction for 60km/h on 150m Curve

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Calculating Entropy Change in a Brass Rod Undergoing Heat Conduction

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Effective resistance of truncated conical cylinder

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The Rocket Reaching 2*H: Any Ideas? (Multiple Choice Test)

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How does charge redistribute when three spheres are connected and separated?

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Particle physics - absorption length

  • JamesJames
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What are some useful websites for basic electromagnetism?

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Calculating Capacitor Charge and Potential Difference in Series

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How to calculate when normal distriubtion table is not enough?

  • semidevil
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Why Is There a (dBx/dx)*(dx/2) Term in Divergence Theorem Proof?

  • retupmoc
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Physics - work done by a spring

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Magnetism: Solving Force Problem with qvB Equation

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Chemistry Help: Calculating Moles and Mass of Sugar and AlK (SO4)2 12H2O

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Quick question on find freq/amp

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What Is the Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire in Earth's Field?

  • Andromeda321
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Natural logarithm of negative numbers

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Basic invertible matrix theorem proof.

  • Evil Robot
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Solving the Puzzling Physics Problem: Chain Falling Off Table

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Electric Potential/Electric Potential Energy question

  • benji
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How Accurate Is the Midpoint Rule for Estimating Integrals?

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Why does the water shoot up out of the straw at the top

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How Much Did Sid Carrington Invest in Each Type of Investment?

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How to Control a Boat Rudder: Suggestions Needed

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Where Are the Zero Potential Points Located in a Two-Charge System?

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Centripetal acceleration of car around curve

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How to Solve an Integration Substitution Problem?

  • UrbanXrisis
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How Do You Integrate Complex Numbers into Differential Equations Solutions?

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Seemingly easy electric potential problem

  • bemigh
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Calculating Electric Force on -3.29µC Charge at y=0.493m

  • Lannie
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Very simple question - is pressure 1m down in water.

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Methane Cylinder Pressure Under Fire: 1080atm/1568psi

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Find the slope and angle of inclination

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What does this integral mean and how can it be solved?

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What is the energy of an electron in a circular orbit in the Bohr model?

  • thisisfudd
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AP Physics: Circuits Mindteaser

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How Do Charges Distribute in a Series RC Circuit with Two Capacitors?

  • Jacob87411
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Newton's second law for car force problem

  • Kahsi
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Calculate Satellite Period of Iron Planet

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Imaginary Numbers: Solve i^(4/3) Equation

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Finding Resistance in Infinite Chain of Resistors

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Problems with FFT: Seeking Help for Senior Project

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How to Put an Angstrom Symbol in Microsoft Equation Editor

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Help Needed: Finding Trig. Sub for \int x*sqrt(6x^2-36x+49)dx

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How Much Kinetic Energy Does a Proton Acquire Compared to an Electron?

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Angle of Alex's Force in Horizontal Tug of War | Find Answer Here

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What is the volume of cavities?

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How Do You Calculate Current Through Each Resistor in a Mixed Circuit?

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How many odd numbers are there between 3000 and 7000

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Drag Deceleration: Bullet Drag Basics

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Question regarding a charge problem

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Max Speed Glider w/Double Pulley System & Tub of Cement

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Build a Balsa Wood Bridge: Explaining Arches & Compressive Strength

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Problem on the second law of thermodynamics

  • mathlete
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Doppler Effect aturla frequency

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How do I calculate my weight on Mars?

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Calculating the Speed of a Particle After 8.59 s

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Solve Difficult Integral: Stellar Stereography & Star Cluster Density

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Does Earth's Inward Electric Field Indicate Its Charge Polarity?

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Net Magnetic Force on Rect. Current Loop

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Quick Chemical kinetics question

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Torque on a loop of wire carrying a current

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Find Divergence of Vector Field: $\vec F$

  • Reshma
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Electric potential inside conductor derivation

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How many sides does the n-gon have?

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Linearly Dependent? Clarifying Wronskian Results

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Solving Limits - Questions on x^(sinx) & (9^x)/(8^x)

  • mad
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Solving Improper Integrals: $\int_2^{inf} \frac{2}{(x+3)^{3/2}}$

  • ProBasket
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Trapping the exact value of the integral

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One more question on Magnetic Fields

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Nuclear physics Pions and Parity?

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What Values of b Satisfy the Inequality 1296(b^3) - 324(b^2) - 1008b + 108 > 0?

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Finding Light Shifting Distance: An Exercise in Refraction

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Finding the Length of a Curve: Step-by-Step Guide

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Spherical capicator w/ dielectric

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Calculating Altitude Using a Pendulum: A Simple Guide

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