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Determining Displacement and Direction of Sailboard During Wind Gust

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Calculating Pressure of a Dilute Gas in Space

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Circuit Question - Combining/Redrawing Circuits

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Water poured into leaky container

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Conservation of Energy and Angular Momentum in a Satellite Breakup

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Help science project due tomorrow - Figure Skater Jump

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Conducting bar in a uniform magnetic field

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Unit conversion with density of gold

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What is internal energy and how is it defined in thermodynamics?

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Calculating Speed from Energy Arguments?

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Bug on a hinged square metal frame

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Beta particle interaction with matter

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Acceleration vector of an object (answer check)

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Ball thrown up, find max height - Given one velocity in midflight

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Charged particle final position equation

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Does Depth Affect the Hovering of a Neutrally Buoyant Object?

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Thermodynamics- Work done- Adiabatic process

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Maximum Load question given Safety factor

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Projectile motion: determine launch angle

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Ball performing small oscillations within a hollow cylinder

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Energy Density of Blackbody Radiation

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Answer check please - Moment of Inertia Calculations

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Anyone can check whether my answer is correct regarding friction?

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Wind velocity and aircraft (answer check)

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Charge after three time constants?

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Useful use of the wave equation

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Angle Between Accel & Velocity: Solving Circular Motion Problems

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D'Alembert's Principle:- A Falling Box

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Special Relativity quick problem

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Find Electric Field Magnitude at Center of Charged Semi-Circle

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How to find initial velocity given distance and angle

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Why Can't Rotational Equilibrium Be Achieved in This Problem?

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Electric field inside a uniformly charged spherical shell

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Calculating Velocity of a Free-Falling Object

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Angular Kinematics: Calculating Car's Angular Acceleration

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Confused about torque vs. energy (Joules)

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Are these resistors in series or parallel?

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Conceptual Check - Momentum: How Does Momentum Change When Objects Collide?

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Charged conductor in electrostatic equilibrium

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Understanding Basic Algebra: Rearranging Equations and Solving for Variables

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Direction of car's average acceleration vector as it turns

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How Does the Hour Hand's Velocity and Acceleration Change from Noon to 6pm?

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What is the Direction of the Particle Velocity in a Traveling Wave?

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Equation for Centre of Gravity of a Hollow Conical Frustum

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Solve Columb's Law Problem: q1 for q2=4.4nC, Dist 10cm and 20cm

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Rotational motion and an incline

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Electric Charge/Gravitational Pull

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Find Vector C when given Vector A & B.

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Block Hitting Spring: Time to Travel x=0 to x1

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How Do You Calculate Input Signal from Analog Meter Readings?

  • KTiaam
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How Can We Calculate Displacement and Average Velocity for a Complex Trip?

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What is the induced electric field in a wire of radius R?

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Moment of Inertia question (dead simple)

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What is the significance of h in relation to finding the distance AB?

  • princejan7
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Calculate Deutron Mass Given Binding Energy

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Projectile lands on an incline.

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How Is the Speed of Contact Point B Calculated in Rod and Block Dynamics?

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Degrees of Freedom Concepts - quick question.

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Astronaut at centre of tetrahedron

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Rotational Collision Door Problem

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Calculating Acceleration of a Sled on an Incline with a Pulling Dog

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Acceleration of a Charged Particle in 3D Vector Notation

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Electron launched at an angle in a parallel plate field.

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Why Can't We Calculate Work Done by Friction?

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Understanding Rotational Mechanics: Finding Components of a Rotated Unit Vector

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Axial B field from disc of charge

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Finding the Power Loss Through a Transmission Line

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Nonuniform circular motion question

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Free-body diagram velocity vector

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How to Determine the Mass of Bananas Using a Spring Scale

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Signal to noise ratio for thermal and shot noise

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What is the World Line Diagram for Light Pulses in Two Frames?

  • Andy93
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Proving an exponential function obeys the wave equation

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Simple Harmonic Motion: Giancoli Problem Help

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Equations of motion - trouble with signs

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Solving Coulomb's Law Homework Problem

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Relative Velocity Motorboat Problem

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Newton's Laws of Motion : Block Problem

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As Simple Hoist System Problem - Given Answer Wrong?

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Rate of Heat Transfer for a Two-Layer System

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Simple spring-constant equation

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How Do You Calculate the Ramp Angle with a 50N Force?

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Super elastic collision between two objects

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Electric Force problem involving HCl and Br- on coordinate axis

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RE:Newton's Laws of Motion Block Problem

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Calculating the potential difference across a lamp

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Interpreting Scale Readings in a Moving Lift

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Finding the electric field of a charged rod

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How Much Force is Needed?-Part Three.

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Optimal Blade Design and Reduction System To Lift 5lbs

  • Mastermime
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Rutherford experiment practical questions.

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Solving Wave Motion: A Water Wave on a Lake

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How to Excel in Thermodynamics and Circuits?

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What is the acceleration of block with mass of 3kg?

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Calculating Kinetic Energy Uncertainty

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Center of Mass in a system of cylinders

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