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Solving for a with Ma=Eq, ΔV, and m/d

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Moving electron under two magnetic fields

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How Does Coil Configuration Affect Current in LR Circuits?

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How can the force of impact be reduced in an egg toss game?

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Rotational torque and kinematics of a rod

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Black body radiation and the derivation of Stefan Boltzman

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Find the electric field of a cylindrical charge

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Isenthropic compression 5000L, 5Bar, 2500L, 288K

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Is it possible to pull a wagon without wheels?

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Efficiency of heating up aluminum vs steel by induction

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What Does Unit Weight (kN/m^3) Mean?

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Finding the final velocity of a volleyball

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Electron with circular trajectory in a magnetic field

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Combination lens equation questions

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Find the forces applied to a rotating level

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Power related to the EMF of an adjustable coil in a magnetic field

  • garthenar
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Force Calculation: Incorrect Result

  • Alexandra Fabiello
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Operational Amplifier key parameters

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Find all forces & the coeff. static friction of a pulley at equilibrium

  • minadd
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Calculating Collision Frequency of Electrons in Copper Cube

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What is the correct moment of inertia for a spinning disk?

  • ac7597
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How to calculate the horizontal shift?

  • centinela20
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Horizontally Launched projectile landing on curved ground

  • bluemyner
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Sound dampened through an object

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Below 20K, The specific heat capacity c of silver varies with temperature

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Sound power: What is 100mW amplified by 2dB?

  • dbag123
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Why is tension (T) only added to one side of an Atwood Machine?

  • PhysicsCanuck
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What is the direction of the torque in this scenario?

  • ac7597
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Issac Physics 'Three Collisions' High School Homework - Kinematic

  • radhxy
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Can a tension constraint lead to the wrong results?

  • Physics freak
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Forces applied by a slot on a slider

  • Like Tony Stark
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Projectile Motion Calculator: Find Distance and Final Velocity

  • bluemyner
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Solving for a neutralizing B0 in a Thomson Cathode Ray (Algebra?)

  • garthenar
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Power supplied by a Capacitor and Inductor

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2 inclined plane problems, one with pulleys

  • physxishard
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Understanding The Concept Of Moments

  • tomtomtom1
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Thomson Experement, Derive deltaY between E=0 and E=E0

  • garthenar
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Woman standing on a scale in an elevator accelerating downward

  • IceCherryPop
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Differences in the Brightness of bulbs for 2 separate circuits

  • mhrob24
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Using Forces and Torques to solve a pulley problem

  • kepherax
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Moment of Inertia: Car vs Sphere

  • Heyxyz
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Removing connections between equipotential points in solving circuits?

  • gregorspv
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Issues Determining Change in Elastic Potential Energy

  • Sofa
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Mass attached to a rotating spring

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Finding the equation for final velocity in a perfectly elastic collision

  • hmorenom111
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Conservation of energy when placing two inductors next to each other

  • sudera
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Finding the open ckt voltage (Thevenin equivalent problem)

  • rugerts
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Finding electric potential at a point between 3 electrodes.

  • jangchen
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Optics Problem: What optical instrument does this?

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Work in tightening a nut, given max torque and friction torque?

  • Kermit_the_Phrog
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Two Beam Problem: Solve 6 Equations, 7 Unknowns

  • robot6
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Rod rotating about pin C suddenly hooks to pin D

  • studentofphysics83
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Find unknown values of current in multi-loop circuit

  • mhrob24
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Object movement under the infuence of Forces on the x,y axes

  • Michael_0039
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Help With Understanding Resultant Forces By Connecting Vectors

  • tomtomtom1
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The Pressure in Interstellar Space.

  • TOMMiB
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Undergraduate physics: Body flows inside liquid [ v(x)=? and V(lim)=? ]

  • Michael_0039
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Trouble understanding vector hat notation - Circular Motion

  • lightlightsup
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Why did I find 9.41 and not 9.81 m/s² ?

  • Ellio
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Solve velocity addition problems using 4-vector

  • Natchanon
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Whats the tension T' in string 1 if tension of highlighted string is T

  • Physics freak
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Why is the Electric Field outside this wire not zero?

  • bryanso
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Torque and inertia of a space object

  • ac7597
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Entropy and the second law of thermodynamics

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How to determine the number of turns of the winding?

  • Leonid92
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Angular speed, acceleration, and angle of a Ferris wheel

  • ac7597
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Torque and inertia of a wooden rod

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Angular acceleration and velocity in a circle

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Flux of Electric Field through a cone

  • Moara
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What are the variables in the equation λ=xd/L in Physical Optics?

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How Does Loudspeaker Movement Affect the Phase of Reflected Waves?

  • Sarah0001
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Angular momentum of a mass-rope-mass system

  • Santilopez10
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Acceleration for a non-inertial reference frame

  • Like Tony Stark
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Understanding a Converging Lens and Its Two Positions

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Understanding Newton's 2nd Law of Motion

  • tomtomtom1
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Quick question about the representation of error on a graph

  • Ellio
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Physics problem - Momentum and energy

  • Josep767
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Physical optics -- counting interfence fringes to measure a length change

  • denniszhao
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With what speed does the cart recoil?

  • posto002
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How to convert a slope to an acceleration?

  • Ellio
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How close should frequencies be to show 'beating'?

  • Master1022
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Arrow strike, Avg force, Conservation of energy

  • Sarah0001
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Can You Simplify Calculating Drag Coefficient for an Inverted Cone?

  • fizzyfiz
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Equations of motion of a point sliding on a line of arbitrary shape

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Catapult spring, Kinetic and Potential energy

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Clausius-Clapeyron equation to estimate sublimation pressure of water

  • WhiteWolf98
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Using Impulse to Solve For the Final Velocity

  • spacestrudel
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Packages acting on a conveyor belt

  • Like Tony Stark
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How to determine the power of this circuit?

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Moment of inertia of 2 uniform thin rods

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Optimal beam geometry for 3-point bending

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Find Wavelength of Light Wave for Optimal Constructive Interference

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How to find the max. compression of a spring given a block on an incline?

  • spacestrudel
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Kinematic in Quadratic Form Equation (missing something simple)

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Rotational Motion and moments of inertia

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Springs, Hooke's Law, Work, and Energy

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Kinetic energy as a function of time

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Equations of motion in a free fall with friction

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