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

Frequency of a mass bobbing up and down in water

  • nfcfox
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Acceleration of 895 N crate pushed at 21° angle with friction

  • vvvivvvian
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Find the potential, kinetic, and mechanical energy

  • Angela_vaal
  • · Replies 22 ·
Replies
22
Replies
5

Elastic and gravitational potential energy

  • Pratik89
  • · Replies 49 ·
2
Replies
49

What is the acceleration of the block?

  • Angela_vaal
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Minimum radius of bubbles in a soda bottle (surface tension)

  • omoplata
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Radio Broadcast Antenna Peak Intensity

  • Minescrushessouls
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Find the average force of a golf club on a golf ball

  • Jrlinton
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Calculate the area of water suspended at 500m to produce 23TWh

  • HorseRidingTic
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

By how much does your force change the kinetic energy

  • emily081715
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Impulse with snowballs hitting a wall

  • Jrlinton
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Acceleration of a Mass in a Pulley System

  • ssmooc
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Find final speed using mechanical energy formula

  • Angela_vaal
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Three slit minima and maxima and path differences

  • nso09
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Interference on a mirror -- waves confusion

  • nso09
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Shear: What would be the equation for ''pure'' torque?

  • kamhogo
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Curious about the answer in this voltage question

  • horsedeg
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Final temperature after two hot metal balls enter cool water

  • Ugnius
  • · Replies 18 ·
Replies
18

Three-particle decay and momentum

  • joseph_kijewski
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Finding moment of inertia of a wheel from a falling mass

  • archaeosite
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

How High Can a Dog Jump by Exerting Maximum Force?

  • emily081715
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Potential difference due to a continuous charge distribution

  • Alec11
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

What is the kinetic energy of the center of mass

  • emily081715
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Uniform chain rising with constant velocity

  • Dustgil
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Relationship of slit, wavelength, and intensity

  • nso09
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Firework problem, conservation of energy?

  • Jrlinton
  • · Replies 18 ·
Replies
18

Law of conservation of energy problem [reupload]

  • Kianlos
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Why Doesn't the Line Extend to the Zero Point on the Angular Acceleration Graph?

  • Kristjan Tervonen
  • · Replies 18 ·
Replies
18

Cylinder carrying volume and surface current, H field

  • cacofolius
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What happens to the speed and time of a satellite orbiting closer to Earth?

  • Kajan thana
  • · Replies 19 ·
Replies
19

Finding hanging mass for fourth harmonic in string with oscillator

  • Efast
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Why is this calculation of the enthelpy of combustion wrong?

  • Buffu
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Turntable Rotating on Shaft Problem

  • BrainMan
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Using Kirchoff's laws to find current in complex circuit

  • NihalRi
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Finding the Minimum Work Done for a Thermodynamic Process

  • Potatochip911
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Finding the tension in a rope attached to a gate underwater.

  • pressurised
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Determining hydrostatic force on a sphere

  • thebrennus
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Finding the third angle when light exits a prism with refractive index 2.42

  • SpiraRoam
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Calculating tension in a wire holding beam against wall

  • mashedpotato
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Lagrangian of two masses connected by string on inclined pln

  • Elvis 123456789
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

When is Energy/Momentum/Angular Momentum really conserved?

  • minimario
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Determine the force in a pulley system

  • Zheng_
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Rotational Motion (Neutron Star)

  • patrickmoloney
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Rotations from angular acceleration and final angular velocity

  • NY152
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

What is the equilibrium force exerted by the muscle in holding a ball?

  • pixietree
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Two point charges and electric potential difference

  • NihalRi
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Find the Maximum of Superposition of Waves

  • TheDemx27
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How do I use rev/min units in the centripetal acceleration equation?

  • dirk_mec1
  • · Replies 20 ·
Replies
20

Cable car with 2 cable arrangement

  • konglongjiqiche
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Millikan Oil drop lab experiment - equation for speed of drop

  • Especial
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Finding the ratio of thicknesses of films (destructive)

  • nso09
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

The width of a finite potential well

  • TheSodesa
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Finding Average Temperature Using Boltzman Constant

  • gspsaku
  • · Replies 21 ·
Replies
21

Heat absorbed by an ideal gas in a cycle

  • Isomorphism
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculating the Work Required to Climb Stairs

  • Villager27
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

Why Does Charge Density Increase at Pointed Ends?

  • Isomorphism
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

When is the average speed equal to the average of the speeds?

  • Gjmdp
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

The internal combustion engine

  • Ugnius
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Conservation of Momentum (Generalized Question)

  • NY152
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Force given mass, velocity and fricton

  • Leopard_
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Calculating Maximum Height of an Arrow with Loss of Mechanical Energy

  • Lil Uzi Vert
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

How Do You Calculate the Mass of a Planet in Circular Orbit?

  • DangoTango
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Why are activities of all isotopes in a decay-chain equal?

  • Clara Chung
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Calculating velocity of an object after very long time

  • Nikhil faraday
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Does Refractive Index Variation Affect Mirage Visibility in a Desert?

  • Quantum Sphinx
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Can an astronaut rotate herself?

  • physicstudent_B
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Derive the equation for the shape of an orbit

  • Cocoleia
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Finding the energy dissipated per cycle in a Stirling Engine

  • TheBigDig
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How would I use momentum to calculate projectile range?

  • Eclair_de_XII
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Binding energy / mass deficit of Earth-moon system?

  • EternusVia
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Finding where the gravitational field strength is 0

  • HornetHades
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Finding the work done by a Stirling Cycle

  • TheBigDig
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How to Calculate Energy Change for Lifting an Object on Earth and the Moon?

  • Lil Uzi Vert
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Crystallography, diffraction, identifying the pure element

  • adamaero
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Flowmetry Analysis (relating height to flow rate)

  • Minoui11
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Absorption Of γ - Radiation in Lead/Absorption coefficient

  • Hypro96
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is the equation for calculating acceleration when lifting an object?

  • Ugnius
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Shear stress at centroid vs other point

  • fonseh
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Calculating center of gravity of a pole

  • pixietree
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Young's double slit-halving amplitude?

  • MBBphys
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Acceleration due to *equal* weights on pulley system

  • Shashank Holla
  • · Replies 22 ·
Replies
22

Rotational Motion of a thin rod about a pivot

  • WWCY
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Calculating Velocities, dip and depth of a refractor

  • loya Blaise
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Photoelectric effect find velocity?

  • Sara077
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How to find the FWHM-diameter of the SH beam?

  • telekom90
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Archer fish projectile motion: finding initial velocity

  • Soccer
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Boulder falls from cliff -- how high is the cliff?

  • Const@ntine
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Temperature dependent heat-conductivity

  • Selveste
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Finding change in thermal energy Work and Energy problem

  • Ly444999
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Kinetic energy of a rolling hoop

  • Jrlinton
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Uncertainty in Wavelength Calculation from Wave Crests on a Pier

  • Ryan Hardt
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Does Uniform Gravity Equate the Center of Mass with the Center of Gravity?

  • member 608465
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Summing the forces for an object hanging from a spring.

  • Hoophy
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Swimming with current, velocity, angles

  • Chemfriend
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Yo-yo unwinding down an incline without slipping

  • ChrisBrandsborg
  • · Replies 49 ·
2
Replies
49

What is the angle θ between the tow rope and the center line

  • Angela_vaal
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Total resistance in a circuit question

  • mtig
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Work done drawing a compound bow from force-distance graph

  • Angela_vaal
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

What is the final position of the object?

  • Angela_vaal
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10