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Calculating Velocity and Time of a Falling Object from a Given Height

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Figuring out the potential energy

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How Does Standing Up Affect the Swing Period of a Child?

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How much time can I save in a bike race

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Destructive interference and constructive interference

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Classical Mechanics - Potential Energy Function

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Finding the Work Done by Friction w/out Friction

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Force on a Parallel Plates Capacitor

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Electrostatic equilibrium, deflection of a cobweb

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How Do You Prove the Time Derivatives of Polar Unit Vectors?

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Tension in the chain from a distance

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General Relativiy - Definition of a test body?

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Magnitudes of Velocity and Acceleration

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Shear stress in thin wall beams

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Rotational kinematics (mass wrapped around inner hub)

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When does work=-electric potential and when does it = +

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Understanding Lift & Wings: Upscaling Data for Real Planes

  • Dennis U
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Kinematics Book Question -- Rowing a boat across a river at an angle

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Moment of Inertia power plant energy

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Calculating Force Transmitted to Base of a Cantilever Beam

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Analyzing Energy and Momentum in a Suspended Mass System

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What Are Elastic and Inelastic Problems?

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What is the Den Hartog Criteria for Tuned Mass Dampers?

  • Dustinsfl
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Magnetic Field due to a finitely long wire

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Work done on changing direction of a tennis ball

  • Chris0101
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Tension in Room: Find Force of Friction

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Angular Acceleration (Grindstone Problem)

  • gcombina
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Tension problem, finding acceleration with kinetic friction

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How can the kinetic energy ratio be calculated after a bullet collision?

  • Physicsnoob90
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The Doppler Effect Homework: Speed of Train from 940Hz to 915Hz

  • san512
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Converting from lb_f/in to N/m issues

  • Dustinsfl
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How Does Bernoulli's Equation Explain Airplane Lift?

  • toothpaste666
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Frictionless Situations - How to get Velocity -Time information

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Where Does a Pendulum Reach Maximum Momentum?

  • Shindo
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What is KE of the system using F = ma ?

  • Karina
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Stacked blocks on an accelerating elevator

  • Chris0101
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Force Exerted Non-Uniform Circular Motion

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Wave Optics & Two-Slit Interference Explanation

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What is the Most Effective Method for Minimum Stopping Distance in a Car?

  • ubergewehr273
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Velocity of two spheres under gravitational attraction

  • Jimmy Jazz
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Momentum, Force and Conservation

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Calculating Electromotive Force in a Time-Dependent Magnetic Field

  • Frank Einstein
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Earth stops moving how long before it hits the sun?

  • blue.flake
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Solve Ball in Bowl Dispute: Get the Correct Constraint Equation

  • dwieker
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Determine the reaction forces at the supports

  • MNWO
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Accidental explosion (Kleppner 3.4)

  • geoffrey159
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Help on a free body diagram and equation

  • kiwimia
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Finding the Center of Mass of a System Using Particle Concentration

  • geoffrey159
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Electrical Energy and Coulombs Law

  • rpthomps
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Can someone explain this to me please?

  • gcombina
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Total heat removed from phase change

  • clickyclicky
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Conservation of Linear momentum - confusing question?

  • PhysicStud01
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When does work equal negative electric potential energy

  • sanhuy
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Why does friction point the opposite as gravity?

  • Shindo
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How Do You Solve Tension Problems with Friction and Acceleration?

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How Much Load Can a 300-kg Beam Support Before Exceeding Strut Safety Limits?

  • CoogsDownFall
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Calculating voltage division for an AC circuit?

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Force applied to a net after dropping

  • Toke
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What is the optimal format for posting physics problems on a forum?

  • john.lee
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What is the correct way to find the inertia of a bullet entering a door?

  • Raisintoe
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Bungee jumping problem with a twist

  • harihrn
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De Broglie wavelength of a tennis ball

  • Davidmb19
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What is the Angular Speed of the Bob?

  • David Swift
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Find Unknown Weight w/ Ideal Spring Problem

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Is my calculation for work done correct?

  • kaspis245
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Coefficient of Friction of Shoes in Different Temperatures

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Vector Diagrams for a Transformer

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Determine acceleration given work done and vertical distance

  • kaspis245
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Calculating Normal Force for Blacksmith's Anvil - Newton's Third Law

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What is the Equation for Water Pressure on a Dam Wall?

  • missdandy
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Solve Momentum Problem: Ice Skater & Cube

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Special Relativity and the Relativity of Simultaneity.

  • alingy1
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How do you calculate acceleration in this scenario?

  • imagesparkle
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How Do You Derive the Lorentz Transformation for Frame S''?

  • brainpushups
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Instantaneous currents in RLC Circuit

  • BrettJimison
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Minimum angle the ladder can make with the floor without slipping

  • sncobra
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Tipping cylinder tube with balls in it

  • Samuelriesterer
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How to find the mass of a planet when given the radius?

  • CluelessPhysics
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Find the temperature change of a person struck by lightning

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Calculating Stopping Distance of Car: Formula & Var. Explanation

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Solve Spring & Ball Puzzle: Find m1, m2, k & Sm1

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Calculating speed with mass and final velocity

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Question about frictional and normal force

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Find intensity of radiating electric dipole

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Electron in a One Dimensional Infinite Potential Well

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Some questions about Spectrum Techniques Lab

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LRC Series Circuit Voltage amplitude question.

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Centripetal Acceleration at top of Loop

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How Do You Calculate the Kinetic Energy of a Moving Body?

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Projectile Motion - Solving for initial velocity w/o time

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What is the acceleration of the crate?

  • Sylvia
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What Happens to Velocities in a Head-On Collision?

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