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Transverse waves and the movement of particles

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Maximum force on floor with two masses on a spring

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Why does P=VIt give watts instead of joules?

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Archived Superposition to solve circuit with dependent source

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Archived Statistical physics Q: macrostates

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Calculate the work done by a force on a particle

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Why does (u·v)² + ||u×v||² equal ||u||²||v||²?

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Time for rocket to return to launch pad after engine failure at 555 m

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What Is a Complemented Voltage Source in an Inverter Circuit?

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Errors in calculating the acceleration of gravity

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A body thrown upwards with some external force

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Which law of motion accounts for seatbelts

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Conical pendulum rod angle in an inertial frame

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Electric field at (x,y) from uniformly charged rod.

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Archived Orbital Quantum Numbers And Total Electron Energy

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Displacement from an Acceleration Time Graph

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I'm struggling on manipulating kinematics

  • Rebecca Berger
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Problem on Mechanics (Newton's law of motion)

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Momentum Ball Collision Find Normal Force

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Why do different methods give different times for constant velocity segments?

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Difference between Newton's 2nd Law/3rd Law of motion?

  • jakeginobi
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Linear momentum and Angular momentum

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Archived Verify Book Solution for Radius of Curvature Problem

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Rollercoasters and Loops and Normal Forces

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Average Velocity for Three People's Trips

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Archived Mixing steam at different pressures

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Question on Deriving Physics Equations

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Archived Vapor composition from bubble-point temp.

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Projectile Motion: Determine v_0 to go over a fence

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Earth's Magnetic Field Lab question

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Calculating pressure exerted by a cylinder

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Archived Fluid statics and relative humidity problem

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Why Does the Laminar Flow Equation Use Different Coefficients?

  • hotjohn
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Archived Easy Dilatation of Material Problem

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How Does Gauss' Law Apply to an Infinite Charged Wall?

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Finding E-field at a point away from a line charge

  • Geophyx
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What is the Photon Flux for a 100 MHz Signal Traveling 4 Light Years Away?

  • Ashley1nOnly
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Test charge polarity in Giancoli's electric field equation

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Archived Find the field of two infinite strips of width b

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Archived Optimal day to observe Omega Centauri given RA and Dec

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Data from pulsars - light curves?

  • rnielsen25
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What is the Angle Made by a Pendulum Using Parallel Lines?

  • Priyadarshini
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Finding coefficient of restitution when a tennis ball bounces

  • Revengeance
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How to make sense of this velocity-time graph question?

  • TheExibo
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E field due to a finite line of charge

  • Jake 7174
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Vertical trajectory equation for horizontal projectile launch

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Calculating Current in a Series Circuit with an LED

  • Marcin H
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The Steady-state motion of a forced oscillator

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Maximum work obtained by mixing 2 gases

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Object in equilibrium between 2 fluids

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Why is the ideal gas law written as PV=mRT instead of PV=NRT?

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Finding coil area from charge and magnetic field using Faraday's law

  • AlexPilk
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Electromagnetic wave amplitude at dielectric interface

  • phoenix95
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Heavily Damped Oscillator Equation

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Cart/putty collision question (conservation of momentum)

  • mnphys
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Internal energy of a decaying atom (simple energy problem)

  • mnphys
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How do I subtract vectors with compass directions?

  • Balsam
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Centrifugal acceleration in rotating frame

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Work on 1 pulley system and two masses

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Find voltage across 6A current source using node voltage method

  • Marcin H
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Adding and Subtracting Vectors of Different Directions

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Two Particles Collide - Momentum and Energy

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Average Velocity for One Person's Trip

  • Balsam
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Is it Better to Use a Diagram or Math to Calculate Displacement?

  • Balsam
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Finding electric field of a wire within a cylinder

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How Do You Determine the Work Function of a Photoemissive Material?

  • Anton999
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Acceleration vs Time Bungee Graph

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How Does External Force Affect a Rotating Disc and Ring System?

  • SDewan
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Kinetic friction in a two mass, one pulley problem

  • StonedPhysicist
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Electron velocity for 1 meter de Broglie wavelength

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Velocity Profile Analysis for Force Balance Equation in Fluid Dynamics

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How much current does the elevator consume?

  • AlexPilk
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Focal length of diverging lens with two-lens system

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Elastic Collisions between two objects

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Centripetal and Tangential Acceleration

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Why Does a Canoe Move Away When a Package Is Thrown to Shore?

  • Balsam
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Conservation of Angular Momentum; angle of rotation

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How Does Friction Impact Bobsled Acceleration?

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Introductory quantum mechanics problem

  • phys-student
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Finding net force on accelerating airplane with mass 5.32×10⁴ kg

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Conservation of Momentum in Weightless Environments

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Graph displacement as function of time

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Fluid Dynamics: Calculating Speed and Force in Syringe Experiments"

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E Field Due to Infinite Lines of Charge Where r --> 0

  • Jake 7174
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Work and power when lifting a box diagonally

  • ApPhysicsStudent
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Back emf in loudspeaker coil at 20 kHz with 56 μH inductance

  • lloyd21
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How Can You Calculate Mass Using Force and Acceleration?

  • Balsam
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Back EMF in loudspeaker coil at 20 kHz with 56 µH inductance

  • David Truong
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Projectile Motion Ball throw Question

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How did they integrate the charge for Voltage question

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Real Part of Gain of LRC Circuit

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How do I find the Norton equivalent from the Thévenin equivalent?

  • Marcin H
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Finding electric flux through the circular cap of a sphere

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What is the speed of sound in a rigid body?

  • abhishek4
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Gauss' Law vector form problem

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RMS speed of gas molecules and peak of Maxwell distribution

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