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Kinetic Energy of a Charged Particle near a Charged Ring

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Find dissipative function for the non-linear force f=-bv^n

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Rotational Motion Problems: Tilting Pole, a Yo-Yo, and a rolling hoop

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Quarter- bridge strain gauge circuit

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Prove this equation using fields: show F=Bqv

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How Does Ampere's Law Apply to an Infinite Sheet of Current?

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Derive the Venturi Meter eqn from the Bernoulli eqn

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Period of Anharmonic Oscillator

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Determining Best Value of k for Compound Pendulum

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Two infinite charged lines -- find the locations where E=0

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Resistance of a hollow aluminum cylinder

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Equations of motion for a compound pendulum

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Can You Solve These Vector Questions About Wind?

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Focal length of a concave mirror

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Conceptual questions in Fluid Mechanics

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Pressure higher up in the atmosphere

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Boltzmann Distribution Relative Population of 2 atomic states

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Ray Tracing and Image Formation with a Concave Lens

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Electric field strength from a light bulb

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Find the total magnification for a system of 2 converging lenses

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Traveling proton and electric field problem

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How Do You Model a Mass-Spring-Damper System for a Rotating Body?

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Calculating Distance and Time for Traveling to a Star at 1.0x10^8 m/s

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Two Closed Thermodynamic Cycles Conceptual Question

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How Do You Calculate Vertical Acceleration in a Block and Pulley System?

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Half wave rectifier Ripple Voltage

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Derive Wheatstone Bridge's equation

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Understanding Law of Poles (Electric)

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Effective Spring Constant for Three Masses and Four Springs

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Torque, Equilibrium, and Center of Mass

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Magnetic Interactions in a Wire-Magnet System

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General calculation of the oscillation freq of a hydrogen molecule

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Calculating Enthalpy and Internal Energy of Melting Ice

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Maximum transverse velocity of a wave along a string

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Bifilar pendulum questions for my lab

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Rate of reaction, rate constants, and Arrhenius' Equation

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Which current and field directions produce a northward force on a wire?

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Thermal Expansion for an Ideal Gas

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Force table lab: equilibrium with weight holders and tilted surfaces

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What are some tips for improving a friction experiment?

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Moment of Inertia of a Triangular Prism

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Calculating Rotational Inertia of a Rectangular Prism

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Special relativity - two flashes at different places

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Current density, drift velocity and electric field

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Pulse vs Continuous transducers (Ultrasound)

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Calculating Force in System S' Using Lorentz Transformation

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Intensity of Electromagnetic Waves

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Particle sliding down a frictionless sphere

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Maximum range angle on inclined plane between vertical and slope

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Moment of Inertia of a turntable

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Which Collision Results in Greater Momentum and Energy Loss?

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Magnetic field variation with distance

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Finding angular speed/accel from tangential speed

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What is the magnitude of the current in this ionic solution?

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Equation of velocity on transverse wave

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Open Gas Turbine - calculate T2, T3, T4, efficiency

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What Happens in a Relativistic Elastic Collision with Equal Masses?

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Electric Dipole Force between Ammonia and a Proton

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Induced current of a coil surrounding a solenoid

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Finding multiple ways to calculate or find coefficient of friction (μ)

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Calculating Pressure and Velocity in a Venturi Meter Setup

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Finding spring constant, damping constant and Q for suspension of a car

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Finding the relationship between wave speed and tension in a standing wave

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Ranking induced emfs and currents {Faraday's Law}

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Transverse longitudinal waves : slinky lab

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Calculating h in a Venturi Tube

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Does Wave Speed on a Wire Change with Temperature Increase?

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How Is Kinetic Energy Transformed in Nuclear Fusion Reactions?

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How Do You Calculate the Focal Length of a Planar Convex Lens?

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Flow through a pipe, pressure, velocity, Bernoulli, etc

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Calculate the kinematic threshold energy of a proton

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How to Calculate Angular Acceleration and Kinetic Energy?

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Electric Potential : First concepts

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Heisenberg Uncertainy Principle

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Electric field, flux and magnetic field in a charging parallel plate capacitor

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Molar specific heat of a gas using equipartition theorem

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Wavefront refraction at vacuum/material interface using Huygens' principle

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Deriving Efficiency of a Diesel Engine Formula

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Calculating the Young's Modulus of Rubber - Calculation Check

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What is the minimum force needed to move a block with friction present?

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Banked Curve: Finding the normal force with friction

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Error estimation of moment of inertia of a flywheel

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Calculate velocity with initial height, range and angle

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What is the magnitude of the magnetic field inside the toroid

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Magnetic field from electron motion in two directions

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How Does Earth's Atmospheric Charge Density Vary with Altitude?

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How Do You Calculate Tension in Wires Hanging a Composite Shaped Plate?

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Calculate Thermal Indicated Thermal Efficiency Of An Otto Engine

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Albedo equations giving different results

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Electric Field inside and outside of Dielectric sphere

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Electric field with dielectric constant

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