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Thermodynamics -- mono and diatomic gases

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Conservation of Momentum: Pulley System

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Doppler shift equation with velocity and frequency

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Point mass rotating about a pole with a spring

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Friction Lab? Kinetic Friction?

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Special relativity momentum and energy conservation

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What is the minimum horizontal force?

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Find current given magnetic field

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Finding voltage in circuit with capacitors (sequential)

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Setting up an Uncertainty Problem

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Temperature inside a box as particles escape a small hole

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ΔU, Q, W of thermodynamic process

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Does particle decay require relativistic momentum conservation?

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Logic gates, truth tables, circuits

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Calculating Horizontal Forces in a Stream of Sand Impacting a Wall

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Man sliding down rope with weight limit of 755 N

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Point charge between two parallel plates (capacitor)

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What would the Free Body Diagram of a Trebuchet look like?

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Thermodynamic process: freezing

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How Is Angular Speed Calculated for a Pulley System?

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What is the speed of the cart 3.5 s after the fan is on?

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Light Interference: Find Condition of d for Constructive Interference

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E-Field Through Copper Wire given drift velocity

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How to find the minimum horizontal force?

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Finding Velocity of a System with Work and Energy

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Moment of force exerted by water on tube

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Sodium light on 2 glass bars -- What's going on here?

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What direction would torque be on a trebuchet in motion

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Find the phase difference of two oscilliators given a graph

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Time period of system with constant restoring force

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To find the particle's velocity

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System of particles with non-degenerate energy levels

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Projected Block and Conveyor Belt

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Gravitational force on Halley's comet at aphelion and perihelion

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Maximum height after a collision (general solution)

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Thermometer/ reproducible thermal phenomena

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What is k for the bottom spring?

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Problem Involving work, velocity, given Graph

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Fraction of molecules have kinetic energy of 1/2mC^2

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Calculating Voltage in a 6x6 Resistor Grid

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Hockey puck collision with elastic constraint and rest condition

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Static Equilibrium - Ladder problem with a twist.

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Equivalent capacitance of a system from potential difference

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How Do Pulley Systems Affect Mass Acceleration?

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How can a NAND gate be used as a NOT gate?

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Calculating Toolbox Mass in Horizontal Pulley System

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Elastic Pendulum with Newton's equations of motion

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Construct a truth table for the combination of logic gates

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Completing a truth table for logic gate combination

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Minimum safe distance from a radioactive source

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Friction acting on the shot putter

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Understanding Uniform Circular Motion to Solving Problems

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Vertical throw initial height 15 time 3s until hiting ground

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Finding the time period using the potential

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Archived Finding the distance between two fringes in a double slit experiment

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Given wavenumber find spring constant harmonic oscillator

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Two dimensional Elastic Collision

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Find the difference of heights of the objects

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Falling Rock Climber (Work and Energy)

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How to Calculate Potential Energy and Latent Heat in Physics?

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Orbital Potential Energy to find r and phi in terms of t.

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Solve Water Balloon Lab Homework

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How do i make a motor move? (i know very little)

  • James lajoie jr
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Acceleration in circular motion

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Paradox found in my first relativity sheet

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Magnetisation ratio in human body using gyromagnetic ratios

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How Does Viscosity Affect Motion in a Fluid?

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Why does (AB+BA)+ = (AB)+ + (BA)+ for Hermitian operators?

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Find an expression for the net force of water on a dam

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Your physics teacher has asked you to build a barometer

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Kinematic equations for projectile motion.

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How far from the starting point do the pieces fall on ground

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Height of the rise of the object attached to the spring ?

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What will happen if angle of incidence on a glass slab is 0?

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What is wrong with our assumptions?

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Kinematics car braking scenario

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What is the current in this circuits?

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Find the speed of the object after 4 seconds

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Expressing one Vector in terms of others

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Find the maximal distance of flying

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Find the speed of the particle after 0.2 seconds

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Motion in 2 Directions: An Algebraic Approach

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Electric potential just after switch is opened.

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Find magnetic field at a distance from wire

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Static Equilibrum Examples: Top, Spinning Astronaut, Satellite

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Forces on balance beam supports with gymnast standing at end

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Calculating average forces on an Object

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Maximum Torque / Evenly Spread across a lever.

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Off center hole in a current-carrying wire - magnetic field?

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Direction of induced current when one coil approaches another

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Finding wavelength of visible light in a well

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How Accurate Are Stopwatch Measurements in Physics Experiments?

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Maximum delay to implant radon-222 source and receive prescribed dose

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Infinite Wire/Surface charge question

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Two colliding stars: why drop the 1/2 from kinetic energy?

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Average mass of iron worn off the ring per day

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