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Horizontal spring and wood block energy and equilibrium question

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Why is relative velocity (v−u) not (v+u) in Doppler effect?

  • kelvin macks
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2 masses suspended over a pulley, finding a mistake

  • aquance
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Is My Solution to the Grade 11 Physics Problem Correct?

  • taotao
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Sound waves (node and antinodes)

  • kelvin macks
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The physics of rising air/bubbles displacing water below sealevel

  • kihel
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Calculate Work Done on 2.6m Ramp w/ 220N Force

  • esmeralda4
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Is the Velocity of Two Objects in a Head-On Collision Necessarily Zero?

  • gcombina
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Coil placed in a time-varying magnetic field

  • PKay
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(Problem 6) Fragments of explosion

  • gcombina
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Lorentz Transformations problem

  • Meekay
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Why is binding energy negative?

  • drywater123
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Bullet conservation of momentum problem

  • BrainMan
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Poisson's Equation in Cylindrical Coordinates

  • smileandbehappy
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A conservation of mechanical energy and momentum problem

  • BrainMan
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Time for object in free fall to reach bottom of reservoir

  • sciencegem
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Engine with constant power; Time taken to finish track?

  • Nathanael
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When does this ring leave the surface?

  • hokhani
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Potential of a conservative force

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Adiabatic, Isothermal and Isochoric Processes

  • jlhannah
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How to Find Force on an Electron Using Gauss' Law?

  • ichivictus
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Find the potential of a fluid with varying density

  • -sandro-
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String Wave Velocity and Tension

  • Rookie
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Basic Q's Net Force and Acceleration

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Interference of microwave transmitters of different wavelengths

  • DomPhillips
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Finding I(0)- and I(0)+ in First Order Circuit

  • darwinharianto
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Potential of a Coalescing Water Droplet

  • Satvik Pandey
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Harmonic Motion Spring Constant

  • Rookie
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Mobile Phone Tower Question - Wave Equation and No. of Photons Per Sec

  • FaraDazed
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Projectile problem (This is a quickie)

  • gcombina
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Solution to Schrodinger Equation

  • kdndk
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Calculating Average Recoil Force for Machine Gun Firing 50g Bullets

  • gcombina
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Rolling sphere, where to start when i dont know the radius?

  • bikkja
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Why Integrate Over Entire Conducting Rail Instead of Bar Area?

  • baby_1
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Kinematics, forces and free body diagrams for exam

  • ichigo
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Calculate Angle of 3.50 kg Mass on 1.59 m String Revolving at 2.99 m/s

  • gummybeargirl
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Finding gravitational potential and intensity in point A

  • aquance
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How Do You Calculate the Density of a Partially Submerged Cube?

  • AlphaLima
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How to Determine Final Speeds in a Glancing Collision Problem?

  • BrainMan
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Elastic Collision in Deep Space

  • Rookie
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How can I know when to use different trigonometric functions?

  • ann
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How long can a ship stay in a port with a harmonic tide pattern?

  • Karol
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Deriving the mass equation for a binary star system

  • unscientific
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Acceleration in Kinematics: How Does it Vary with Displacement?

  • ritik.dutta3
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Find the viscosity coeffienct of glycerol, using stokes law

  • RoryScanlan
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How Do You Solve Vector Problems in Physics?

  • emjay66
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What is the equation of motion for the mass in this system?

  • Karol
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Planetesimal Accretion Time Estimation

  • spinnaker
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Simple finding linear acceleration

  • mistermill
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How Do You Calculate Relative Velocity on a Moving Barge?

  • Danatron
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Uniform, semicircular rod of radius R and mass m in the center

  • aquance
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Calculating Final Speed and Kinetic Energy in an Elastic Collision

  • BrainMan
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Gravitational potential of a sphere

  • aquance
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Calculating resultant torque using cross product

  • steffercakes
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General Formula for Acceleration of a Disk Rolling Down an Incline

  • theboomking
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Two planets connected by a spring no gravity

  • physicsishard
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Wheel on a vertical plane. Find tangential speen and acceleration.

  • genioaddis
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How to ask homework questions on Physics Forums

  • brianyicheng
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SHM and Circular Motion Problem

  • acomet
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What Is the Height of the Tower?

  • phyphyphy
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Thevenin equivalent for an AC circuit

  • physiks
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Introductory Simple Harmonic Motion Problem

  • acomet
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How to calculate the frequency given a colour, angle, 100 slits/mm.

  • Ninja_Truth
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Electrodynamics problem (circuit with two sources)

  • Rugile
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How Is Acceleration Calculated in a Basic Table Pulley System?

  • gummybeargirl
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Tennis ball's final velocity without it's initial

  • danyork
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Multipole approximation outside conducting sphere

  • usn7564
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Kinetic energy of meteoroid falling from rest at infinity

  • spinnaker
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Why am I getting kg·m/s² instead of Newtons in this force problem?

  • gcombina
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Why does a falling rock gain equal momentum each second?

  • gcombina
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Regarding ' The Electric field inside a non conducting shell '

  • Uday
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What is the equation for the kinetic energy of a pendulum at any point?

  • velo city
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Planck's constant got from experiment lower than accepted value

  • lkl1226
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How Do You Calculate Force on an Inclined Plane with and without Friction?

  • questionable
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The change in entropy of the gas vs thermal reservoir

  • cuongbui1702
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Proving that central force is conservative and getting the energy

  • aquance
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Electromagnetism, calculation of B

  • usn7564
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Min Period of oscillation of a rod

  • Tanya Sharma
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Magnetic field from a conductor using Law of Biot-Savart

  • Jon.G
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Sinusoidal pressure wave in gas: bulk modulus, wavelength, and frequency

  • Plaetean
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Harmonics, Notes, Beat frequency

  • Bengo
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How Fast Will an Apple Fall from a 15m Building?

  • Zorric
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Bullet embeds in wooden block, maximum height 22 cm

  • Maxo
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Electronic field calculation of 2 wires

  • ThiagoG
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Why does friction work differently on a curved vs straight incline?

  • Karol
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Force equation for pulley FBD with symmetric tension

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Diffraction - opening smaller than wavelength

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The existance of Electric field

  • cuongbui1702
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Spring constant and basket mass from oscillation period measurements

  • Karol
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Finding normal force needed to push person against wall with friction

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Kirchoff's rules and capacitors

  • BOAS
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How Is the Total Number of Charge Carriers in a Conductor Calculated?

  • manimaran1605
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