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How is uncertainty presented in physics?

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Electric Field of Continuous Charge Distributions

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Velocity of point rotating on a wheel as the wheel moves

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Does the acceleration of a free falling object ever change?

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Why are spokes used in bicycle wheels?

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Determine from the time / height graph the speed at point

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Requirements for an observable pattern in young's experiment

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Thermofluids question, saturated water, piston-cylinder.

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How Is Wind Power Calculated from Wind Speed and Turbine Size?

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Identical Hollow and Solid Spheres

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Determine maximum weight and angle for equilibrium

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Weights and pulleys in harmonic motion

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Rope hanging from a table, find time taken to fall off table

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Average speed over time interval

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Graph Darryl's Movement: Physics Homework

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Whether equations work to describe motion

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Acceleration question (should be easy?)

  • David Donald
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Laplace's Equation and the potential above the xy-plane

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Help with Vector Addition Problem

  • Josh Eiland
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2 blocks collide, 5% energy loss. 2 answers, which correct?

  • Ocata
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Problems with Power only using velocity and force

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Kinematics problem: x(t) --> v(t) --> a(t)

  • ilanmichaeli
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Finding initial vertical velocity given acceleration

  • freshyy
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What is a potential? Specifically, an electrostatic potential

  • MBBphys
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Velocity and Acceleration questions

  • Dillion
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Solving for Electric Potential Difference in Square diagram

  • Matthew B.
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2 Port analysis of series Inductor (Simple)

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Solving for Charge of Particles on X-axis

  • Matthew B.
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How Long Should Rockets Fire to Rotate a Space Station?

  • ft92
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First law of thermodynamics & steady flow devices

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Find Moment Around A with 3D Vectors: B & C

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Why Can't I Resolve Forces Upward?

  • goldfish9776
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How does friction affect the acceleration of a box being pulled by a rope?

  • David Donald
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Determine the signs (positive or negative) of the particle

  • wein7145
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Displacement of 1971 Dodge Challenger: 113m?

  • ElegantSir
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Calculating Velocity Components in Moving Frames

  • Abdul.119
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How high and how fast will a 25 kg rocket fly without air resistance?

  • David Donald
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Newtons Laws car deacceleration

  • Beanie
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Work needed to move an Electron

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Electric Field of a Cylinder (Hollow/Solid) at the face

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How to get a # out of moment of the parallel axis theorm

  • pinkfishegg
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Calculating acceleration of ball rolling down ramp

  • xwkkx
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Graphs in Physics Homework: How to Start X-Axis at 90

  • Jimmy87
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Linear superposition for electric field

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What Are the Limitations of Gauss's Law When Analyzing a Line Charge in Air?

  • TheRedDevil18
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How can we simplify the normalization equation for a sine wave function?

  • Activeuser
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How Does an Electron's Speed Change Across a Potential Difference?

  • Mike_ Howard927
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What am I doing wrong in this simple pressure calc?

  • Bluestribute
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Direction of Electron in Homogeneous Electric Field

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Electric field slab, nonuniform charge density

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A passenger train is traveling at 27 m/s when the engineer s

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Angular Velocity of a Charged Disk under Induced Electric Field

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Electric flux calculation in case of a cylinder

  • gracy
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How Do You Calculate Tension Correctly in a Pivoting Rod System?

  • Zynoakib
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The double Atwood machine has frictionless, massless pulleys

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Vector multiplication in static equilibrium

  • Zynoakib
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Elastic collision problem, I to find the mistake

  • ft92
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What Launch Angle Does an Archer Fish Need to Hit Its Target?

  • Swansong
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Finding how long a collision lasts

  • Ghost4512
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Finding time to go up one floor

  • astrololo
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Calculating Thin Film Thickness Using Interference Patterns

  • Jimbob999
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Troubleshooting Physics Homework: Where Do I Go Wrong?

  • ft92
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Analyzing Relativistic Effects on Low-Flying Satellites

  • mch
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Potential Change in Battery/Resistor System

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Using The Wave Equation To Solve A Question

  • Ben.P
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Determining Tension & Lift Force for Helicopter & Truck

  • avocadoboy
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How to solve this problem by using Newton's equations?

  • FrancisClinton
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Calculating the Speed of a Moving Charge Using Electrostatic Force

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Sound Waves - Dropping a coin down a well

  • Physicsman69
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Outward speed of salamander tongue

  • rgold
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How can I solve for v(t) when given F=Fo and v(t=0)=0?

  • mch
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Image formed by a plane-concave lens and a concave mirror

  • lorele
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Setting up a Double Integral for Moment of Inertia

  • Better WOrld
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Voltage Gain of Booster Converter at 1kHz and 5kHz

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Optimizing Current Intensity: Connecting Cells in Series and Parallel

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Adding waves of the same frequency but different phases

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Simulation result vs actual experiment result

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Direction of cartesian equation

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How Do You Calculate CO2 Emissions for Different Transport Routes?

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Static equilibrium involving toque

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Find velocity with projectile and recoil accelerations

  • PAstudent
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Relative Velocity moving sidewalk

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Torque: Two pulleys wheels connected by a belt

  • Janiceleong26
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How Fast to Push q2 to Infinity?

  • Mike_ Howard927
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Having trouble with this one anyone can give some insight?

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How far will two people travel in a race?

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Stopping Distance and kinetic friction

  • David Donald
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Magnitude and direction of Electric field

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Velocity and position from forces with mixed dependences

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Physics Challenge Question: Stability on a Cylinder

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Finding the velocity change before colliding

  • WorldOfPhysics
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How to calculate surface temperature of earth?

  • jamesfirst
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Pascal's Principle Homework: Pressure Variation w/ Height & Diameter

  • bigplanet401
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Calculating the Flux: Understanding Mean Radius & Circumference

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How do you convert BTU/lbF into J/kgK?

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[Physics 2 w/calc Uni] Cylinder inside of a cylindrical shell

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Simple and pedantic question about a problem involving q=it

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Relative Motion Problem been trying to figure out for hours

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Two rods are connected one silver and the other gold.

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