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Kinematics of Linear Motion: Solving Problems with Constant Acceleration

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Solid Sphere Impulse: Find Velocity, Angular Velocity, & Kinetic Energy

  • ZxcvbnM2000
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How many helium balloons does it take to lift a person?

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Springs: Speed when released & distance traveled.

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Orientation of Magnetic Field and Coil

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Can I find time without knowing initial velocity?

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Maximum and Minimum EMF in a generator

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Friction and Newton's second law

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Finding final temperature of a mixture

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What is the rate of temperature change for a pizza floating in space?

  • charmedbeauty
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How Do You Count the Number of Waves in a Ripple Tank Experiment?

  • roam
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Pressure, Volume and Temp Change WORK done?

  • sweetpete28
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What Determines the Radial Acceleration of a Swinging Ball?

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Finding the angle for an electrostatic force

  • Kaani
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Help filling in a formula correctly? Not sure about SI units etc

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What is the Initial Phase Angle and First Maximum Current in an AC Circuit?

  • steveandy2002
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Cannot make any sense out of this one

  • AudioFlux
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Two infinite sheets of different charge density

  • purplegreen
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Mechanics -projectile motion calculating angle

  • umm...
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Static and dynamic(kinetic) coefficients of friction

  • thestudent101
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Help quite hard pendulum problem

  • charmedbeauty
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Rocket in Deep Space: Momentum Maximization

  • Sekonda
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Simple Particle Motion (Dynamics)

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Isothermal, isovolumetric, and isobaric processes in ideal gases

  • charmedbeauty
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Finding the contact force in a hinge?

  • SopwithCamel
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Finding the Minimum Distance Between Two Points Using Graphing Calculator

  • xzibition8612
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Calculate Spring Force on Car Impact Speed

  • charmedbeauty
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Why cant charge move in an insulator?

  • aaaa202
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Cutting edge introductory info re: field emission microscopy and imaging methods

  • physicsartist
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Marble around the loop-the-loop

  • Lydia22
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What Is the Meteor's Altitude Due to Length Contraction?

  • debroglieman
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How Does the Velocity of Two Colliding Balls Change After Impact?

  • Samyuerux
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Heat Engine Carnot Efficiency question

  • DrDonaldDuck
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Frequency of Black body radiation HELP

  • re496210
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Physics electrostatics question

  • priyanshm
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Why Does the Tube's Velocity Become Zero After Collisions?

  • ZxcvbnM2000
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Projectile motion over angled edge

  • Samyuerux
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Change in I.E. for a reversible process

  • gravrider
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Uniformly Accelerated Motion: A Puzzling Problem?

  • ilp89
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Deriving formula for Relativistic Kinetic Energy

  • karkas
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Translational Velocity Problem (Sphere)

  • DrDonaldDuck
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Thermal Physics: Dry Steam Heat 200g Water from 25°C to 95°C

  • DJ-Smiles
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Calculating the Weight of Gold in a Crown: A Density Problem

  • techgeek17
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2D Collision : Glancing Collision

  • n3w ton
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Conservation of Momentum and Relative Velocity

  • whoareyou
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Solve 2D Momentum Problem: Car1 Velocity at Impact

  • Probie1
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Ring of radius R and uniform charge

  • arl146
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Solve Perfect Gas Homework: A to B Volume Ratio

  • liambwfc
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Time taken to charge capacitor to 2/3 V in

  • mogley76
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How I can find time by this formula S=ut+1/2at^2

  • manal950
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Get Physics Lab Help: Find Theoretical Distance X

  • ji707
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Electron in infinite well equation

  • ZedCar
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Change in GPE of the moon as the radius increases. Getting extreme answers

  • psychicgerm
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What is the work done by rocket motors in deep space?

  • Taylor_1989
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Mass of an electron lab discussion?

  • Wh1994
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Help with electrostatics : Charging and reconnecting a capacitor .

  • nishantve1
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Using e = hc/λ to find wavelength of light emitted

  • miniradman
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Buoyancy - Maximum mass a styrofoam sphere can hold in water.

  • Masschaos
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Conserved Energy in a moving frame of reference

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Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle - find minimum uncertainty in position

  • daleklama
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Compton scattering problem - how much did wavelength change by?

  • daleklama
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Determining the Radius of the Moon (Ratio and shadow measurements)

  • BenMur
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Electric field by infinite line of charge

  • Sam99
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Commutators for functions of operators (momentum/position)

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Electric Force, Equilibrium Config of Charges

  • arl146
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Uniform Circular Motion (free-body diagram)

  • Joshuarr
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Number of collisions/sec for a gas atom

  • ZedCar
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Which General Physics Topics Are Considered Easier to Understand?

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Finding vector perpendicular to other vectors

  • amit25
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Pressure at the bottom of cylinder immersed in two liquids

  • songoku
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Displacement of an object in circular motion

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Solving SUVAT Questions: Find Time for a Ball's Descent

  • jendrix
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Thermodynamics: Pouring Cream into Coffee

  • AvgStudent
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Centripetal Force required to hold electron

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At What Distance Above the Ground Will the Mass First Come to Rest?

  • ZxcvbnM2000
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Simple block kinematics problem

  • jean28
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Kinematics problem with constant acceleration

  • livestrong136
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Differentiate De Broglies Theorem

  • ZedCar
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SHM spring system, Tension direction confusion.

  • binbagsss
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Helium tank filling parts to a specific pressure?

  • rothrj
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Why does a pendulum overshoot equilibrium

  • jsmith613
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Vector Perpendicular to Two Other Vectors

  • mhz
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The Doppler Shift Method for Calculating Recession Speed

  • jsmith613
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Finding the uncertainty of this problem

  • charmedbeauty
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Fundamental Particles - Meson Decay Question

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Biomechanics Quadratic Equation problem

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What is the Velocity of Ozone Formed from Inelastic Collisions?

  • l00kitsjake
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Calculating the Number of loops in the solenoid

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Calculating Minimum Speed at Top of Vertical Loop

  • SamLing2000
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Kinematics of Rotational Motion (Gears)

  • freshbox
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Quick question: Finding the wavelength?

  • nukeman
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How Much Force Does a Man Feel in a Train-Truck Collision?

  • centrix
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Work done on a gas as volume decreases

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Physical Science Question on Electrical Power and Energy

  • CEF721
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Confirm My Suspicions: Calculating Velocity on an Incline Plane

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Higher potential in electric field

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