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Exploring the Mystery of Double Rainbows

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Mean drift velocity of a conduction electron in copper.

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How Do You Calculate the Mass of a Car Using Force and Acceleration?

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Fundamental Frequency (String Resonance) - stumped

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What is the Contact Force between Boxes in a Horizontal Force System?

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Finding center of mass of a right triangle

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Calculate Arrow Speed & Height | Spring Energy Problem Homework

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Force in relation to angular momentum

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Determining Friction of Table with 100g, 75cm, 2s

  • PhysicsAdvice
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Solving Binary Star System Homework Problem

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Interpreting Tipler & Mosca: Electric Field

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Forces on a truss (to calculate stress)

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How to determine direction of forces in free body diagrams?

  • Yoriko
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Two Blocks: Force, Mass, and Acceleration

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Understanding the Schrodinger Wave Equation for Multiple Electrons

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Combined cycle gas turbines (solar and natural gas)

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Solving Elastic Collisions: Mass and Speed Questions

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Centripetal Accelleration (Rotating object on a string)

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Hydrodynamics/Pressure Problem

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Bullet strikes block on friction surface

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Finding Height of Thrown Ball: Speed and Time

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Help with Graphs: Understanding v(t), v(x) and v(a)

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Acceleration of a Tennis Racket

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How Far Does an Object Travel with Given Friction and Initial Velocity?

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Find Moment of Force About Point A: Solution & Explanation

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Single circular loop of wire filled with a uniform magnetic

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Solve Tension Problem: A Sledge w/ Bricks & Coefficient of Kinetic Friction

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Pulley Systems: Ideal Mechanical Advantage & Efficiency

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EM: Gauss' law for electricity

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Rocket Acceleration: Find Magnitude & Direction

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Problem: Orbital Period - eclipse time - Illumination time ?

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How much work is done by the engine to get the car up the hill?

  • aurao2003
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Solve Rotational Motion: Angular Velocity & Revolution Time

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Solving Part 2 of Homework: Mass, Force, and Acceleration

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Dark fringes for single-slit diffraction

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How Far Does a Rock Travel Horizontally When Thrown from a Roof?

  • RyanJF
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Statics ladder and friction less wall question

  • TN17
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How High Will the Mass Go When Launched by a Spring?

  • Djhar
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How Fast Can a Car Go Around a 65m Curve with a Friction Coefficient of 0.54?

  • lilphatazngur
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Friction and Acceleration in Inclined Surfaces

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Circular motion - finding revolutions?

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Froce Required to Overcome Friction of Two Boxes

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How Do You Calculate the Coefficient of Kinetic Friction in a Pulley System?

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What happens to a gyroscope when carried upstairs?

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Sum of Normal Modes on a Vibrating String

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Solving Two Falling Spheres Homework Statement

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What Is the Normal Force in Newtonian Mechanics?

  • FakeGeek
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What Factors Determine the Stability of a Ladder Against a Frictionless Wall?

  • goldentrinket
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Mastering Acceleration: Easily Solve for Time with this Simple Formula

  • licorice
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Potential energy algebra problem

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Conversion of data when working out ave velocity

  • theguy123
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Where Do We Use This: Homework Statement

  • Endorser
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Calculate the net force of space shuttle

  • runningirl
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Conservation of Energy ball of mass

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Soldier landing force and stair climbing efficiency

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How High Does the Lighter Ball Rise After Collision?

  • JennV
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Solving Frictionless Slides: No Mass Required!

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Calculating Angle θ in Rotating Ball at Point P - Energy + Other Stuff

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Flux Density of Salt in Horizontal Tube: How Does Advection Affect Transfer?

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Static equilibrium of a window washer

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Astronaut and Wrench Momentum Problem

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What Speed Does the Second Car Achieve After a Collision?

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Solving the Friction Wagon Homework Problem

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How Do I Find the Angle of Force in This Scenario?

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Calculating Force Constant of a Spring

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Determining if force is attractive/repulsive from Energy diagrams

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Displacement of Water Leaking in a Boxcar

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Max acceleration experienced by the jumper?

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Work and Kinetic Energy of barrel

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Launch Velocity for Satellite from Mt. Everest to Orbit Earth

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Solving for Time and Max Height of a Kicked Football

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Is the Friction Force Determined by a Suspended Mass and Cart Movement?

  • PhysicsAdvice
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Help Force Question: Acceleration of Ice Slope w/o Friction

  • runningirl
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Tricking Theoretical Thinking Question

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Momentum & Impulse: VectorImpulse

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Find Acceleration of Sled Pulled by Chuck with 50kg Mass

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Finding minimum force to prevent block sliding down inclined plane

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Torque to generate angular acceleration

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Two rockets launched, Find net momentum

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Simple Energy Equation for Pendulum

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Bullet colliding into block, sliding across surface with friciton

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How much must the spring be compressed? helppp

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Will an Airplane Maintain Uniform Circular Motion While Banking?

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How do I find the amount heat energy generated from pushing a crate?

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Calculate work done on an object

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What Would Light Look Like If You Could Travel Alongside It?

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Finding minimum V and angle given horizontal and vertical travel

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Projectile motion of a kicked ball

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A2 thermal physics past paper help

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Calculating Motion on a Ramp Without Mass

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Calculating the Coefficient of Friction on a 4.8m Slide Inclined at 28 Degrees

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Physics Problem ( Inclined plane and friction)

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How to calculate force and acceleration in a space shuttle launch?

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