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Calculating Work on an Inclined Plane

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Conceptual center of mass question - No calculations

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Binary Star Explosion: Calculating Total Energy and Period

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What is the actual focal length?

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Formula for water pressure, flow and power

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Potential Difference: Negative Potential Explained

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Find Difference in Satellite Distances After Impulse

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Need help with this as soon as possible please (fluid flow in pipes)

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How to Solve Pulley and Normal Force Problems Using Newton's Laws

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Spring Constant and Oscillations -

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Solving a Challenging Physics Problem: Need Help?

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Power, the rate of energy transfer

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Calculating Mass of Iron and Aluminum in a Metal Object Using Thermal Energy

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Removing heat energy from a block of ice

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Calculating the Number of Gas Molecules in an Excellent Laboratory Vacuum

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Find the final temperature of the sample.

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Electrostatic potential energy in a circuit with and without a battery

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Solving a Physics Problem: Impulse and Momentum

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Problem in magnetic effects of current

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Special relativity: find speed and kinetic energy

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Diamond Lattice: Tetahedral Bond Angles & Direction Cosines

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What is the wavelength of the emitted light in the infinite well problem?

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Finding Req in parallel circuit

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Simplify the following circuit (all impedances)

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Speed and Momentum of a Beta Particle

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Find the size of force acting on the body

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Uncertainty principle and bound states?

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Kinmatic question involving differential equation

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Find Time to Reach Max Height for Kinematic Q w/ g,k,u Variables

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Energy to Increase Orbital Radius

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Momentum Multiple Choice Question

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Pendulum and spring oscillation

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Simple rotational mechanics problem

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Unspecified gas, preasure known, looking for number density.

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Solving Schrodinger Equation for Y(x)=A Sin (x)=0

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Using Magnetic Field to get Radius

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Period of Rotating Pendulum: 2.2m, 9.0cm, 4.5kg

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Force of Gravity/Friction Question

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Opposing spring oscillation with mass

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Distance between Points: Is This Triangle a Right Triangle?

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Solving F = MA Problem: Confirm Solution & Extend Problem

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Solve New F=MA Problem - Attachment Included

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Find Mass of Pulley in Atwood's Machine Homework

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How to Calculate Acceleration and Force in a Car

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EM: accelerated charge and E field

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Tension in the strings (with diagram)

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Efficiency of Ramp Pulling: Friction vs. No Friction

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How Thick is the Oil Layer for Strong Reflection of Green Light?

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How High Are the Stairs If Climbed in 25 Seconds with 95 Watts of Power?

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How Do You Calculate Frictional Forces on a Car on an Incline?

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Grade 11 Physics: Solving for Distance with Friction, Energy, and Variables

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Sketching the Potential of a Spherical Shell with Uniformly Distributed Charge

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General physics electrostatics problem

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Thermal Efficiency of a power plant

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Optics reflection/refraction problem

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Calculating Torque on a Pulley: Simple Theory and Homework Practice

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Resolving Vector W: Tips & Tricks for Uniform Circular Motion

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Period of a Pendulum and moment of inertia

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How to Calculate Velocity and Distance for Block on Slab with Friction

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Questions regarding applied waves?

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Calculating the Resulting Speed of a Student on a Turntable

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Thermo - Heat Engines, Heat Pumps

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What input work is required for this machine

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How Do You Calculate Carrier Concentration in Doped Silicon?

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How to Calculate dS/dU for a Solid in Thermal Equilibrium?

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Solv. Conservation of Energy & Angular Mom. for Mass M System

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Basic Forces- Just seeking a simple answer

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Figuring out the kinetic energy of springs with mass

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Simple resistance question on D.C. Circuits

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Speedboat Acceleration: 3.2m/s in 2.05 secs

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What is the change in kinetic energy of the cart during the move

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Electric Force on Point Charges

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How Does Mercury Expansion in a Thermometer Relate to Temperature Changes?

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Linear Momentum - Person on a Plank on a frictionless surface

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Find the equation of motion for a fixed particle in a wave

  • TheTourist
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Finding the Coefficient of Static Friction for a Cube

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Where Did I Go Wrong in This Conservation of Energy Problem?

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Tension (Conceptual Misunderstanding?)

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Use dimensional analysis to show that increase in g due to lead

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Comparing Escape Energies of Earth, Moon, and Jupiter

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Annie's Wagon: Dragging a Crate with 1200 N of Friction

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Energy density of photons and matter

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Plastic Deformation: Calculating Total Work Done

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Finding mass enclosed my a stars radius from center.

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How Is Mutual Inductance Calculated Between Coaxial Solenoids?

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Solving Momentum & Conservation of Energy for Elastic Collision

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Pendulum with horizontal spring

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What is the mass of air in a hot air balloon with these conditions?

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Designing a Circuit with Series and Parallel Components

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Angular Acceleration without Angular Speed.

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Calculating Slit Width from Diffraction Pattern

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What is the Electric Field and Potential of a Non-Uniformly Charged Sphere?

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