Introductory Physics Homework Help Forum

Free introductory physics homework help step by step from qualified mentors. Algebra and calculus based general physics homework. High school and undergraduate level.

Threads

Replies
1

What is Newton's First Law of Motion?

  • Ahmad786
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculating Work Against Gravity for Orbital Launch

  • sour_lemon_1k
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Paraxial approximation on concave mirror

  • zicron
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Determining the Internal Resistance of Battery X

  • songoku
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

What exactly is current, and how come it is constant in a circuit?

  • rhfish
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

How far from camera person should stand?

  • agentas
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Calculating Mass from Weight and Distance

  • majormuss
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculate radius of earth using a pole

  • Mk
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Solving Frictional Force on Ladder

  • Power of One
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculate the number of moles in a real gas

  • larsb
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Magnetic Forces acting upon a slider on rails

  • Peto
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What is the direction of forces exerted on a plank by a wall in statics?

  • nahanksh
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Finding Speed Needed to Keep Particle on Rippled Surface

  • No Name Required
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Leakage Resistance of 100pF Capacitor with Mica Dielectric

  • Kev1n
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What does the triangle symbol mean in the power equation?

  • r1ch412d
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Answer Mech Energy of 32kg Cannon Ball at Max Height

  • therest
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Why is High Transition Probability Important in Semiconductor Lasers?

  • kpstp88
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Do You Calculate Distance and Direction Using the Law of Cosines?

  • finfanrb23-rw
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Elastic pendulum energy problem

  • holezch
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

2D Kinematics problem (hill projectile)

  • madeeeeee
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Conceptual questions involving electricpotential

  • tsh44
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Sketching a velocity-time graph for a car at traffic lights

  • madeeeeee
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Do I Know the Following Equations is Dimensionally Correct?

  • JustSomeGuy80
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How Do Speed and Direction Change for Two Colliding Pool Balls?

  • kapil1089thek
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Equivalent Capacitance of a network

  • Canopuswr
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

1 dimentional kinematics problem. due in 5 hours

  • the guy
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Physics Kinematics: Larry's Peach

  • lilwigz
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
4

Porsche challenges a Honda acceleration

  • Zhalfirin88
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How to Solve Basic Physics Problems Correctly?

  • Ahmad786
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Work done by a spring in a swinging motion

  • holezch
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Replies
5

Calculate the power temperature

  • JQ10
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What are the velocities of the balls after an elastic collision?

  • lemon
  • · Replies 18 ·
Replies
18

Calculating Charge and Electron Count of Dust Particle in Electric Field

  • Kourtney0115
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Standing on the top ledge of a 55 meter high ?

  • xterminal01
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is the relationship between wavelength and frequency?

  • Samurai Weck
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Replies
12

Maximum distance for person to walk on object in equilibrium?

  • Fanta
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Kinematics/calculating a line from a curve?

  • fruitbowl
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Electric force between two point charges

  • slugbunny
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Do You Calculate the Mass of a Particle in an Electric Field?

  • krony23
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Find Spring Constant: Prove 1/K_eff = 1/k_1 + 1/k_2

  • Fanta
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Finding string mass from pulse speed and tension

  • Samurai Weck
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

What is the displacement from Dallas to Chicago using a flat Earth model?

  • sneeterpop
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How Do Natural Frequencies Arise in a Clamped Metal Rod?

  • bleedblue1234
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Ball thrown upward at 50 m/s: finding time, distance, and acceleration

  • Player7900
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15

Calculating Mass Using Electric Field and Force Equations

  • krony23
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How Do PV Diagrams Illustrate the Behavior of Ideal Gases?

  • JQ10
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is the change in internal energy of the water

  • Kristmas
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Question on Natural Frequencies

  • bleedblue1234
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Verifying Nuclear Binding: Is it True and How Far Can it Go?

  • look416
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
2

Why Is My Calculation for the X Component of the Vector Sum Incorrect?

  • STEF2098
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Vectors in spherical coordinates

  • eoghan
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
5

Projectile motion question and minimum initial speed

  • justsomebody
  • · Replies 17 ·
Replies
17

Collision of a mass with a stick

  • conana
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Does Projectile Momentum Affect Block Movement?

  • mc8569
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Clarifying the Cooling Stages of a Carnot Engine

  • tiredryan
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Mass of sphere with density ρ(r) = ρ0(1 − r/R)

  • ~Sam~
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

What is the Point of Zero Electric Field?

  • Keithkent09
  • · Replies 13 ·
Replies
13

Energy required to transfer an object to a higher orbit

  • wrongusername
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Why is Gravity Considered Positive in Applications of Newton's Laws?

  • rambo5330
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Projectile Motion of Soccer Ball Problem

  • Precursor
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Normal force on a banked curve?

  • platina
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

How does a FTIR machine operate?

  • physical101
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Does eVo Equal Maximum Kinetic Energy in the Photoelectric Effect?

  • thefifthlord
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11

Projectile Motion - given angle, time; need displacement

  • jahrollins
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Finding resistivity from the y-intercept of an L/R vs. L graph

  • Deliria
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Magnetic field produced by two side by side wires - when do they cancel?

  • Greywolfe1982
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Find Initial Velocity of Cannonball Fired from Cannon

  • themadhatter1
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Is my speed calculation correct?

  • madeeeeee
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Is Coefficient of Restitution Used in Car Accident Reconstruction?

  • Krazykaveman
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Deriving the elastic collision formulas for two objects

  • GreenPrint
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Friction and tensions with two blocks on a string on an incline

  • rnien
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Wavelength with P/Q exponent equation-solve for P/Q

  • afg_91320
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What Causes the Doppler Shift John Experiences?

  • asl3589
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Cannon recoils 6.1 cm in 0.0218 s after firing tennis ball

  • zelda1850
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Finding Initial Velocity in Projectile Motion at an Angle

  • science_rules
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Finding the initial velocity of a projectile, given time, an angle, and distance

  • science_rules
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How High Did the Basketball Player Jump?

  • majormuss
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Replies
2

Vector resultant help

  • 02drai
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Max angular velocity when spring released from 360° twisted position

  • physicsfun_12
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Finding refractive index from total internal reflection circle

  • johndoe
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Friction force and coefficent of friction

  • zelda1850
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What Phase Difference Leads to the Largest Amplitude?

  • kavamo
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
6

Angular Acceleration of Electric Motor

  • physicsfun_12
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What is the Direction of the Net Force in this Loop?

  • chronicals
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Calculating Distance Traveled with Friction and Velocity

  • Onebetter
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Three balls thrown at different angles: comparing trajectories and final speeds

  • squintyeyes
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How Is Torque Calculated on a Dipole in an Electric Field?

  • swimmer052005
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Ξ cm = 4.9 sin (1.06 x - 0.77 t) - Determine Travelling Speed of Wave

  • 05holtel
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How Do You Calculate Electron Velocity in a Hydrogen Atom?

  • Wildcatfan
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How do you find the velocity with only the following given information?

  • aamir23
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Finding an angle of a projectile for a specific distance

  • trexmatt
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Finding spring constant k when 2 kg rock reaches 500 m height

  • themadhatter1
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3