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Escape velocity and acceleration from gravity
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What angles will allow the football to clear the crossbar?
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Hi, I'm in AP Calculus and I feel really stupid
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Time change and degrees longitude
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Solving Displacement Without Time
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Looking for a Picture with Einstein and 29 Scientists?
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Find Min Distance for Train to Avoid Collision
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What was the elapsed time of the flight stone?
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Mass problem dealing with areas and lengths
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Stuck on Physics Question 72: Seeking Help
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Proving Electric Flux Using a Spherical Gaussian Surface | E&M Class Problem
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Calculating Average Acceleration of Styrofoam Ball
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Can I get a jump start in solving this
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Graphs of a vs. t, v vs. t, and d vs. t ?
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Choose the best scale for the axes for x = 10, 20, and 30
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Why do nuclear power plants raise the temperature of sea water?
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Centripetal Force/ conservation of momentum/ etc
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What is the displacement of the particle
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Where is the point of application of the Acsimet force ?
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A 15 LB weight is dropped vertically 1 ft
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A weight of 15 lbs is suspended by a single rope
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Understanding Newton's Laws: Solving Physics Problems with Ease
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What is the best thing that a young scientist can do?
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Should AP Physics questions go under K-12 or college level?
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Parameterization of Arc Length Function
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How Does Compression Affect the Kinetic Energy of a Bowling Ball?
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Mousetrap car material suggestions
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How much calculus is in 1st semester physics?
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Question on binary stars & binary stars
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What Steps Are Missing in My 4x4 Matrix Inversion Process?
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Is the Scientific Process really used by scientists?
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Explaining Why Dry Cell Battery Resistance Increases & Power Pack Resistance
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Electrical Field of a Parallel Plate Capacitor
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Proving the Gamma Function: Using Substitution and Integral Calculus
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APA Citation and Format: Resources & Links
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Understanding Negative Exponents in College Algebra
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Tension of two pieces of string
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Uniersity of Texas Physics Curriculum
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Mastering HEAT: Tips and Tricks for a Successful Presentation
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X-ray tube used for cancer therapy
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Making a metal permanently positive and permanently negative
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Calculate Current for 100W Lamp in 110V & 220V Circuits
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What went wrong with finding the resultant?
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Job for a mathematician or a physicist
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What Is the Maximum Speed to Stop Safely Within 40 Meters?
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How can I find the inverse of this matrix using any method?
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Relationship between Magnet Rotation Speed and Induced Voltage in a Solenoid?
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What angle does the string make with the vertical?
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Does the Integral Converge for p<0 in int[exp(px)]dx?
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Preparing for AP Physics and SAT II: Tips and Resources for Self-Study
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What Is the Energy Transfer Mechanism in Waves and Sound?
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Determine whether the truck will remain at rest
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Point me in the right direction
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Determine the deflection angle of a pellet
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Electricity and resistance Question
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Calculating Displacement on a Spring: Common Mistakes and Troubleshooting Tips
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Prove Voltage should be linear function of position
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Transitional Equilibrium: Tension
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Thermal Energy/ States of Matter- Help
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Proving Riemann Integral: m(b-a)<=int[f(x).dx]<=M(b-a)
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Note that the total acceleration
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Does a Zero Determinant Always Indicate Nontrivial Solutions?
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What is the formula for the hydrate?
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Finding the half-life of an unknown substance
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Solving a Physics Problem: Electric Field and Net Charge on a Spherical Shell
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Cauchy Mean Value Theorem Proof for Continuous and Integrable Functions
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The efficiency of converting fat to mechanical
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Is there a way to simplify trig functions using specific formulae?
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Question about the Stern-Gerlach Expirement
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Get Feedback on Your Non-Science Homework - Ask Here!
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Time Needed for a Lake to Freeze Over
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Calculating Position and Average Velocity of a Plane with Relative Motion
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How Do You Calculate the Mass of an Ion in a Magnetic Field?
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How long does it take to boil away 0.4L water from a copper pot?
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Solving cot pi/4 and sec 5*pi/4
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How Does the Doppler Effect Apply to Ultrasound Fetal Heart Monitoring?
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Projectiles r = (22sin(x) x 11cos(x))/9.8
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Calculating Work and Power in Uniformly Accelerated Motion
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How to Solve Momentum and Collision Problems
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Why is it important to spread your legs while standing on a bumpy bus?
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Calculating Light Speed and Time Dilation to Relativity
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What Is the Shortcut for Solving Ohm's Law Problems Using P=IE?
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What frequency is monitored by the leading ship?
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Quantized angular momentum of diatomic gas molecule: Bohr Model
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Need Help With this Physics Problem (Please)
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A charged particle moves across a constant magnetic field
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What is the radius of a circle represented by the equation |z - z1|=k|z - z2|?
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Wavelength nature of light: magnesium Fluoride
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Objects and stationary observers
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Calculating Magnetic Torque: Circular Wire Loop in a Uniform Field
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Calculating Planetary Acceleration in the Solar System | Venus, Mercury Data
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Magnetism:magnetitude of mag field
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Radioactive Decay: Calculating Age of Archaeological Sample
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Distinct powers of z=cosa*pi+isina*pi
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Solve Inequalities: Find p Values for p(x^2+x) < 2x^2 + 6x +1
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Do objects of different mass fall at the same rate?
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Pair Production and kinetic energy
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Physics 101 lab help should be easy
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Wave function of a particle in a infinite well.
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What is the solution for the honeycomb resistor problem?
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