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Uniqueness/Gauss Theorem - General Difficulty/Misconceptions?

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Why is Method 2 More Precise than Method 1 in Statistical Analysis?

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How Far Does the Goalie Slide on Ice After Catching a Hockey Puck?

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How Far Does a Goalie Slide After Catching a Puck?

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Dynamical friction due to gravity

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How Fast Does the Train Accelerate to Outpace the Car?

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Diffraction With A Single Slit And A Lens.

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Mass of an accelerated electron?

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Calculate Perihelion Distance of Mars Using Solar System Parameters

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Linear and angular momentum problem

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Electric circuit explanation question involving voltage changes

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Charge Between Two Conducting, Connected Shells

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Finding the magnitude and direction of current thro Kirchhoff law

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Hydrostatic problem - Impossible integral

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Calculating Free Fall Motion on a Drop Ride: Solving for Velocity and Distance

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Residual Gas in High Vacuum Systems

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Validating the kinetic energy for the two particle collision problem

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Convert 0.001 arcseconds to radians.

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Kinetic energy ratio in collision between two cars

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Calculating kinetic energy of a segment

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Where does constant voltage come from?

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How does air pressure affect pitch?

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What do we mean when we say 1 kg of bananas ?

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Iron and plumbum (lead) on a balance in air and water

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F = MA Exam 2012 # 23 (Measuring local gravitational acceleration)

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Solving Force and Motion Problems with the SUVAT Equations

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Calculate the force on a circular surface

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F = MA Exam 2012 #3 - (Triangle toppling down a plane)

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2012 F = MA exam #10 - (Rolling without slipping down a ramp)

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Finding relative star radius from magnitude with equal temperature

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Why does the first resonance occur at λ/4 in a tube closed at one end?

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Why does ∇'(1/X) equal x/X² in Griffiths derivation?

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Understanding Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle

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Why does a box move at constant speed with zero net force?

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Not enough information for question? [1st year special relativity]

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Tension in legs of an insect dangling upside down

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Classical Mechanics-Inclined plane tricky problem

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Moment of inertia particle problem

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Relationship between internal energy and PE and KE

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Work done on an object traveling down a slope

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What is the velocity of the mass in the lab's frame of reference?

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Circuits Question Node Voltage Method

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No idea what the textbook is doing

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Bead sliding down a smooth cord.

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Finding peak wavelength and frequency of CMBR using Wien's law

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Hydraulic piston pump force and ammonia gas pressure

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What is the point of angling projectiles?

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Why is momentum conserved in cases of linear and angular motion?

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What is the Definition of No Slipping in Physical Terms?

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What Happens to a Simple Pendulum in a Freely Falling Box?

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How Much Energy to Heat 4 Gallons of Water from 52°F to 145°F?

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100kg Bike- torque needed to go up 10' slope

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How to find the time for a curved path ?

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At what angle does a ball on a massless pendulum reach equilibrium?

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Planning and Designing a lab on Coupled pendulums

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How do linear and angular speeds differ?

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Pendulum clock when taken to moon

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True/False: Qualitative Thermodynamics Question

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Making a spool slide without rolling

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Fluid's temperature change in time.

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Simple Q-value calculation for n+14N -> 12C + t

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Double blocks on a incline plane

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What causes the change in direction of the magnetic field in motional emf?

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Weighted least squares formula derivation

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CG of a cone ( using hollow cone)

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MCQ about intensity of sound waves (formula manipulation)

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Problem 5.15 of Statistical Physics by Reif ( Calculation of entropy)

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So, why is the potential decreasing as we move away from the origin?

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If we fix one end of a spring and apply some force on the free end

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How Is the Fuel Level Angle Determined in a Turning Vehicle?

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Two charged spheres with different charges hang at different angles

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Hitting a moving target below when launched 100 m above at a 45 degree angle

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Man running up a wheeled block.

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Time for block of ice to reach 20 C in an isolating box.

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Weight on balance after submerging a stone in water

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Potential Difference of Hollow Circular Cylinder

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How do I use this confusing elastic collision equation?

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Showing the sine-Gordon equation is satisfied.

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Force on Three Parallel Electrical Sheets

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Orbital Velocity Calculation for an Asteroid at Perihelion

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Which Statement is Correct: Ram & Shyam Work & Power

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What is the Minimum Velocity to Throw a Ball Over a Pitched Roof?

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Mass to energy equivalence question

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Solving a 2kg Ball Collision Problem

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Been bothered by this equilibrium problem

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Calculating Magnetic Force on Charged Particle in a Magnetic Field

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Finding resistance between two ends with series and parallel resistors

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Rate Of Change Of Current In An Inductor

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Calculating Magnetic Field Strength in a Balanced System

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How Can You Calculate Minimum Cable Tension in a Catenary Equation Using Excel?

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RC circuits - questions about the solution

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What Are the Unknown Variables in a Circular Arc Pilot Dynamics Problem?

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