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The Brachistochrone Problem: cycloid curve

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An interesting coupled oscillators problem (multiple springs and masses)

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How Far Does Ultrasound Travel in 0.2 Seconds?

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How Do Energy Levels Work for Electrons in a 1D Box?

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Calculating Angular Diameter of an Orbit Using Kepler's Law

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Kinematics Question with weird units

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Rolling without slipping: direction of rotational velocity

  • LCSphysicist
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How far does a 1 kg object travel with 6 N applied for 4 seconds?

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Pulley angular velocity problem

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How to calculate the demand of energy necessary to hold an object?

  • LCSphysicist
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Climbing a ladder in an elevator

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What is the average separation of these molecules?

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Charge rearrangement on conducting spheres

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Child going down a water slide (potential energy and energy conservation)

  • Thea Woods
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Why does an alpha particle curve less in a magnetic field than a beta?

  • flintstones
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Finding minimum energy for particle in a box with n=1, L=2a

  • tanaygupta2000
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Calculating Forces in a Pulling System: Fp, Wp, Wm

  • Thea Woods
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How do x, y and theta relate when pulling a cylinder?

  • LCSphysicist
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TISE solution for a hydrogen atom

  • Kynsuo
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Verifying Fresnel equations satisfy R+T=1 for s and p polarization

  • Athenian
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Different Temperatures of Ice versus the Refractive Index

  • Irremytr
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Find the period of a pendulum consisting of a disk of mass M

  • LCSphysicist
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Diffraction of Light (Single Slit)

  • hairey94
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Which system of units is coherent for mechanics?

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Struggling to find the equivalent capacitance of this circuit

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Theory of machines homework problem

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How can I accurately calculate the quantum number of a pendulum?

  • jjson775
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Solving Sinusoidal Equations with Theta

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Finding plane separation with Bragg's law for multiple orders

  • songoku
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Think of a body which is at rest but not in equilibrium

  • SSG-E
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Partial pressure of oxygen at a certain altitude

  • songoku
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How many molecules will hit the cylinder: Was my solution correct?

  • Nirmal Padwal
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AP Physics C sample question that I think is wrong (dart hitting a box)

  • aspodkfpo
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Collision, angular momentum and energy

  • LCSphysicist
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What was Newton's insight on rotational motion in Principia?

  • Klaudia
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Plotting a Bessel Function for Diffraction (Fraunhofer)

  • PhDeezNutz
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Does Summation Over n from -∞ to +∞ in Quantum Mechanics Equal Ψ(x)?

  • knowwhatyoudontknow
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Correct statement about this motion

  • songoku
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What are the assumptions for solving the charged conducting disk problem?

  • hairey94
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Determine the heat capacity at a constant volume for a Van der Waals gas

  • Like Tony Stark
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Impulse on Rubber and Metal Hammers

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The relationship between friction and mass

  • George2020
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Solving a Closed System w/Conservative Forces: Is E1=E2 Always True?

  • LCSphysicist
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Average translational kinetic energy given only P and V

  • hairey94
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Rotation of two cylinders inclined at an angle

  • PhysicsBoi1908
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Will the pebble meet with the block according to the given condition?

  • Mahfuz_Saim
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Finding the maximum height of a projectile

  • Qube
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What will be the number of collision per second in a unit area?

  • Mahfuz_Saim
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Trying to find the equation of position in a circular oscillatory motion

  • LCSphysicist
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Tackling a Classical Mechanics Problem at Pisa University

  • Pigkappa
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Using geometry to find refraction angles through multiple media layers

  • lpettigrew
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A block and a disk connected by a rope

  • LCSphysicist
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Increasing electric potential and electric field

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Voltage drops in a series circuit

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EMF and magnetic force on a wire moving through a magnetic field

  • Nomadyb
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A disk on a slippy surface (Rotation and Translation)

  • srecko97
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What Is the Stiffness Constant k of the Spring?

  • upender singh
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Mechanical advantage of a moving pulley vs an anchored pulley

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What I do not understand about mass spectrometers

  • TheGmc
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Correct statement about solenoid

  • songoku
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Solving a Damped Movement w/ Mass Spring System: Find K, Acceleration

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How the power of the voltage supply can be calculated?

  • requied
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What Is the Correct Equation for Equilibrium Temperature of Two Fluids?

  • trying_mybest
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Mass, luminosity and magnitude of a galaxy

  • astroYEEET
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What is the Differential Equation for Airflow in a Balloon?

  • Hansemannchen
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Calculating the elastic potential energy from a force-extension investigation

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Does a Capacitor Have a Magnetic Field?

  • Fabio97
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Electric field produced by a uniform charge density on a wall

  • Jamesdn
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Rod on a Plane: Calculating Angular and Linear Motion After Impact"

  • Nexus99
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To find the relative velocities of linear and circular motion

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How to apply Newton's second law to a problem

  • George2020
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Understanding Balloon Charges and Interactions

  • t3rom
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Easy problem about two bars connected by a spring

  • LCSphysicist
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Why is the power of a particle on a wave zero in a stationary wave?

  • Gourab_chill
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Adding velocity vectors for two tractors pulling a box

  • Dominator007
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What is the Total Capacitance After a Thread Cleanup?

  • JJJAKE
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Babinet's Principle: Effective Aperture Dipoles (Matlab)

  • PhDeezNutz
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Seat-belt effects on passengers during a crash

  • Alfos001
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Mass spectrometer with a Lead element

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Finding currents I1, I2, and I3 using Kirchhoff's laws

  • Jamesdn
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Solving the Melting Ice Problem

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What is the Electric Field Equation for an Electrified Sphere?

  • omar558
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A 2.00 kg rim with a radius of 20.0 cm is sitting on an 8.00 kg wedge

  • Alabaster1327
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Electric force between two equal parallel rings of charge

  • Flaming Physicist
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Forces acting on a support point after the system is released

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Plotting experimental results on resonant frequencies

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Dynamic Equilibrium -- Acceleration of a rock thrown from a bridge

  • Dman0500
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Transforming E^2(x,t) to A_y^2 + A_z^2 in Harmonic Waves

  • Athenian
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Understanding Wave Functions in a Semi-Infinite Potential Well

  • StillAnotherDave
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Solving Quadratic Equations with y=A/[B+(x-C)^2]

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Grade 9 Physics (Heat fusion, Heat Capacity)

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Root Mean Square Velocity of Gases

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Finding the Force Applied by a Support on a Falling Chain

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Calculating Cp for Ideal Gases using Thermodynamic Relationships

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Buoyancy force when a ramp is under water

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Motion of a particle under a tangential force

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What does it mean that a rigid body is in equilibrium?

  • Kolika28
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