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Equations of motion of a 2-DoF Free damped vibration system

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Is it okay to add error bars into a histogram plot?

  • tryingtolearn1
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When do formulas for adiabatic processes apply?

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Mass flow and rolling carts (Kleppner 3.11)

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RLC Circuit Analysis -- Two sources and two switches

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Is My Approach to Solving a Source-Free RLC Series Circuit Correct?

  • wcjy
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Understanding Power Calculation: 1.5MW vs 1.47MW Explained

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Bayes' theorem and disease prevalence

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Why Might a Rotating Ring in a B-field Ignore Certain Torques?

  • phantomvommand
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Electric Field -- Potential between the ends of a 2 meter stick

  • Fikremariam
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Roller coaster dropped 65m to rest: why is net work zero?

  • john merrick
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Problem on thermal radiation and lenses

  • phantomvommand
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Calculating Fermi Coupling Constant (muon)

  • tryingtolearn1
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Rate of heat flux from from hot gas in a pipe to water outside

  • phantomvommand
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Find the power of a man running (work and potential energy)

  • Jujubee37
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Work done by electric field to move capacitor plate

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Does coefficient of kinetic friction depend on speed?

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Dipole moment of a rotating disk

  • VVS2000
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Problem on induced electric field, electrodynamics

  • phantomvommand
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Can Someone Help Me Solve Physics Problems?

  • lpettigrew
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How Is the Average Force Calculated When a Pole Vaulter Lands?

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What is the force exerted by the pivot on the stick?

  • hidemi
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Electric field at the center of a charged ring

  • takelight2
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Checking my diode power calculation

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Periodic vs. oscillatory motion

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Nuclear physics - solar neutrinos interacting

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Finding the directions of eigenvectors symmetric eigenvalue problem

  • Andrew1235
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Does Throwing an Object Overboard Affect Pond Water Level?

  • TomK
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Rocket moving away from the Earth

  • Frostman
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What is the final angular velocity of the system after the collision?

  • hidemi
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What is the angular momentum of the clay-rod system?

  • hidemi
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Why is my kinetic energy result in wrong units?

  • Krokodrile
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Calculate current through resistors

  • Andrei0408
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Magnetic and electric fields in relativity

  • Frostman
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Work done on an Object - Pulling a wagon while lifting up at an angle

  • jigsaw21
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Difficult capacitance problem -- 3 long concentric metal cylinders

  • phantomvommand
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Spin-Lattice and Spin-Spin Relaxation Time Question

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Solving a Vector Triangle Differential Equation

  • phantomvommand
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Feynman irreversible and reversible weightlifting machine

  • Est120
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Relative velocity of objects on a rotating carousel

  • guv
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Change of angle if refractive index changes for 10^-6

  • AncientOne99
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What are the units for the slope in an Acceleration vs Mass Graph?

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Rolling kinetic energy for sphere, cylinder and hoop

  • hidemi
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Radiation - finding emissivity of a sphere

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Solving a Problem with Velocity: Stuck and Need Help

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Current flowing through a resistor in an RRL DC circuit

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Does a charged insulating ring turn if a B-field is switched on?

  • phantomvommand
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Linear Expansion - Finding temperature

  • JoeyBob
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Potential energy due to an external charge and a grounded sphere

  • phantomvommand
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How many undecayed nuclei will remain?

  • Physicsman788
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Rotational motion and angular momentum

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Determine the currents I1, I2, and I3.

  • RushiOfFlames
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Calculating Velocity in the Millikan Oil Drop Experiment

  • happyparticle
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What is the purpose of the decay time distribution equation?

  • tryingtolearn1
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EMF induced by a magnet falling through a coil

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Force needed to hold together a capacitor

  • phantomvommand
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Why is the pressure on a charged sphere only exerted on the contact area?

  • phantomvommand
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Electric Potential of point outside cylinder

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Electric Field at the end of a Half-Infinite Cylinder

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How is the energy tranported at a certain time and point?

  • hidemi
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Finding second furthest distance of const interference from 2 sources

  • JoeyBob
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Bowling Ball is rolled down a steep hill

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What is the difference between negative charge and free electron?

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Change in entropy of an irreversible adiabatic process

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Student jumping on a moving carriage: is book or my solution right?

  • phantomvommand
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Finding My Calculation Error: Where Did I Go Wrong?

  • hidemi
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Direction of friction in a yoyo rolling on an inclined plane

  • dahoom102
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Simple Harmonic Motion of a Mass Hanging from a Vertical Spring

  • momoneedsphysicshelp
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Uncertainty of Speed of Sound in water, using Mackenzie's Equation

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Linear momentum problem with n particles

  • hquang001
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Impedeance of parallel RLC circuit

  • hidemi
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Why doesn't V=2πr/T work for geosynchronous satellites?

  • guyvsdcsniper
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Why I*ε Cannot be Used to Calculate Power

  • hidemi
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A Car on a Banked Curve Moving in Uniform Circular Motion

  • RoboRaptor
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Brake mechanism in a car and pressurised oil

  • brotherbobby
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Michelson interferometer -- Plotting experimental data to determine t

  • joelkato1605
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Understanding Inductor Behavior When Transistors Are Off

  • PhysicsTest
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Black body radiation -- Spherical shell surrounding a star

  • Eitan Levy
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Why does the bat Doppler problem set both frequencies equal in the second step?

  • physicsfan999
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Why is m*dv/dt 0 in the Falling Chain Problem?

  • al_9591
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Finding Acceleration of a Car Where Crumpling Occurs (Momentum)

  • Rippling Hysteresis
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What is the temperature change of a bullet upon impact?

  • AleksW
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Why do we need to consider phase change in R, L and C circuits?

  • hidemi
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How to determine the pressure when you dont have the volume

  • arhzz
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How do I solve a nuclear decay differential equation?

  • Benlaww
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What is Boundary Interaction in Echolocation and Internal Body Structures?

  • Physicsman788
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The greatest power will be dissipated in the resistor if R =?

  • hidemi
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Finding pressure of gas in u shaped tube with liquid

  • JoeyBob
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Dimensional Analysis and units of time

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Why is static friction not considered in the work-energy theorem?

  • phantomvommand
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What is the power factor in a series circuit?

  • hidemi
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How does current division apply to find current in QA and QB?

  • Harsharma17
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