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How to analyze a complex circuit

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What Are the Dynamics of Two Objects in Motion with No Friction?

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Sensitivity of a thermocouple from thermometric function

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How much force is used to pull the block?

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Spacelike separation. Finding a specific frame.

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Time period for a Simple Harmonic Oscillator to go from 0-1m

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Resistance between two points in nested squares circuit

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Mousetrap car: checking calculations for speed, acceleration, and energy

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Relationship between density and probability in diffusion

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Finding dipole moment / Electric Field Problem

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How do I find the tension in a cable in an elevator cab?

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Time it takes for block to slide down an incline in elevator

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Plane wave in cartesian coordinates

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How much force and energy for moving a frictionless object

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Calculate time for water to leak completely

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Can the angular wave number(k) or frequency(w) be negative?

  • Ethan Godden
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How Can Work Be Negative on a Capacitor?

  • Matt O
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What is the electric potential at the center of a charged half-circular washer?

  • annastewert
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Find an expression for magnetic flux and calculate

  • Matt3175
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Acceleration in a non inertial reference frame

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How long does it take for a rocket to lift off the ground?

  • Tj Nelson
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Truck speed from convex mirror image approach rate

  • kent davidge
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Average force on a 75g ball bouncing from floor

  • master_333
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Finding Voltage graph from current graph of capacitor

  • david12445
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Find voltages across resistors using voltage division

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2D Elastic Collision Using Conservation of Momentum

  • Dan K
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Effective Voltage Calculation for Inductance Problem

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Can a Phase Constant Be Determined from Given Oscillation Data?

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Average Velocity for a Runner Running Half a Lap

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Power and current in car electrical circuits

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What is the final temperature of the mixture?

  • Byeongok
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How do I apply equations to this problem?

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How do i know what a function describe a wave?

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Depth and pressure in a submarine

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Find the distance traveled by a block pushed up a slope.

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Balancing Electric and Gravitational Forces Between Two Objects

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What does dv/dt = -g mean for free fall velocity?

  • RJLiberator
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How do I compute electric flux through a half-cylinder

  • micro435
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Pulley problem with incline plane

  • putongren
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Finding Thevenin equivalent and I-V graph for a circuit

  • Marcin H
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Determine the angular speed theta_dot

  • CGI
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Difference between ΔU, (∂U/∂T)v and dU in thermodynamics

  • ybhathena
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Finding the equation of motion of an oscillator

  • AntoineCompagnie
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Applying Dimensional Analysis to correct the equation

  • Byeongok
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Radiation Rate of 0.1m Cube Metal at 200C

  • Kyle North
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Two capacitors with opposite polarity connected in series

  • Ajay.makhecha
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Finding values of constant by using Dimensional Analysis

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Value of frictional force applied

  • Priyadarshini
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Significant figures when converting minutes to hours

  • Jam51
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Finding eigenvalue energy between two spheres

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How Do You Simplify Dimensional Analysis Equations?

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Gradients and linear transport

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How Do You Sum the Components of Vectors in Three Dimensions?

  • JVeazie
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Steam engine internal energy with phase change

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How to transform equation 3-20 to equation 3-22a for center of pressure

  • goldfish9776
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Stationary waves - why same amplitude etc?

  • MBBphys
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Waves high school question -- Book answers are totally rubbish

  • Barclay
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How melting polar ice affects Earth's rotation

  • Banker
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Why does a moving object gain energy?

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Why Are Different Distances Used in Fluid Dynamics Calculations?

  • goldfish9776
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What is the Frictional Coefficient for this Homework Statement?

  • Priyadarshini
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Circular Motion and resultant force

  • Priyadarshini
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Accelerating Masses: Solving for Acceleration using m1, m2, and g"

  • Priyadarshini
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Understanding Norton Current and Impedance in Point A to B Circuit

  • crom1
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What Is the Kinetic Energy of a Proton at 1/4 the Speed of Light?

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What Is the Maximum Power on an Impedance Z?

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How Does Energy Conservation Apply in a Pendulum-Object Collision?

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Calculating the magnitude of two vectors

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Basic Forces Question from 9th grader - Hard to put in words

  • Rod Alexei
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Why does the bolt have initial velocity -2 m/s in the elevator problem?

  • Prathamesh
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Final speed of golf ball in projectile motion with 66 ft/s launch

  • Daniel Dubois
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Linear Momentum and Acceleration

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AP Physics Problem Set: Pole Vault Event & Calculating Energy Transfer

  • master_333
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Box attached to end of a string, what is the max velocity?

  • DeathEater
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Why is the Junction Rule not applying in my circuit?

  • vetgirl1990
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Lab investigating angle of descent and velocity help

  • maturk
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Equivalent capacitance of circuit

  • vetgirl1990
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How do electrons exhibit wave behavior in atomic orbitals?

  • Parveen
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A particle in Electric and Magnetic field

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Measuring electromagnet field strength with a compass and paperclip

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How Do You Calculate the Electric Field of a Nonuniformly Charged Rod?

  • mattbeatlefreak
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Find Current in 3-Phase System Using Millman's Theorem?

  • crom1
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Sledding Down a Hill - Speed Calculation

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Inertia tensor combination point mass-sphere

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Maximum power on resistor R using Thevenin theorem

  • crom1
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What is the Frictional Force Acting on a Block on a Rough Incline Plane?

  • Priyadarshini
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Conservation of momentum and nuclear decay (Gr 12 Physics)

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Determine the change in path length

  • Matthew M
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Angular distance in globular clusters

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What do φ and θ represent in Lφ=rθ?

  • Suraj M
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Constructive interference from two radio antennas at 120 MHz

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Fluid Velocity from a Pipe onto an Inclined Plane

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What is the Charge on the Farther Half of the Rod?

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Why Does the Force Between Two Charged Objects Change After Contact?

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Relative Velocity: Riverboat and Canoe

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What Is the Force Exerted by the Top Link on the Middle Link?

  • Prof. 27
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Sin(Theta) or Cos(Theta) for Ramp problem

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Find out the speed of an object

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