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

Evaporation from a swimming pool

  • jabbie3
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How far has the spring been compressed?

  • Ry122
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Depth of lake (Pressure/fluids)

  • Elbobo
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Solving Billy and Speakers: 16m, 0.8m, 3000 Hz

  • axgalloway
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What Is the Focal Length of Veronique's Glasses for Clear Vision?

  • phy112
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is her speed relative to the ice surface?

  • Ry122
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Normal force between two boxes pushed horizontally

  • Lee Colombo
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

When and where do two thrown coconuts collide?

  • 5.98e24
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Rotational Inertia of a Rigid Body with Joined Rods

  • Shatzkinator
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Distance a spring has been compressed

  • Joe_I_Am
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Angular and tangential motion of bugs on a spinning fan blade

  • srjs8812
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Protons in a particle accelerator

  • AliAliAli
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Final temperature of compressed air in engine cylinder

  • wcbryant87
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

What Is the Speed and Average Acceleration of the Minute Hand on a Clock?

  • StupidGenius
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Calculating the Average Force of a Weather Balloon on an Airplane

  • maylilla
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Rotational speed of a tire at 2500 rev/min with 40cm radius

  • zombie4000
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Finding the charge on a capacitator

  • Dell
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Change in potential and kinetic energy

  • science_rules
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Energy dissipated by a resistor in an RC circuit

  • ehilge
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
1

Throwing a ball in zero gravity and force from a firehose

  • XodoX
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Vacuum Chamber Suction Pressure: -100 Kpa or 0 Kpa?

  • nastaynas
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Acceleration produced from dragging a box up a hill?

  • FREEDOGGY
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Finding initial velocities in an inelastic collision between truck and car

  • onecoolcat
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Projectile motion in a spring loaded gun

  • Darknes51986
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Calculating Coefficient of Friction for a Skier on an Inclined Slope

  • Alexi
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10

Dipole in an Uniform Electric Field concept?

  • fallen186
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Replies
1

Superposition of 3 forces on a point charge

  • jenzao
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Equilibrium gel height when transferring between two closed tanks

  • katchum
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Spring Passing Equilibrium Position

  • TwinGemini14
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Question:Parallel capacitors and electric beams

  • Joop!!
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Inclined accelerating pendulum question

  • cloughenough
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Much Ice Is Needed to Cool Water from 25°C to 10°C?

  • Finland
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How Does m=2 Affect the Path Difference in Double-Slit Interference?

  • lha08
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Period of Oscillation for a Standing Transverse Wave on a Flexible String

  • collegegirl13
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Calculate the Effective Spring Constant using Coulomb's Law

  • jamba88
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Why Do Incandescent Bulb Light Patterns Differ with Slit Experiments?

  • Funktimus
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Calculating Post-Impact Velocity in a Golf Club-Ball Collision

  • Ry122
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Isothermal Expansion: Work and Heat

  • minidee
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Entropy of Macroscopic Collision

  • begbeg42
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Convex Mirror Image Calculation

  • roxxyroxx
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Parallel Lightbulbs- resistance total

  • GDGirl
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Calculating Coefficient of Kinetic Friction from Given Forces

  • Ry122
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Work and electric potential in a field

  • rrr3221
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is the PHYSICS metric unit for the measurement of:?

  • amandamolegir
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Determine the normal force on the track

  • Ry122
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Second Law of Thermodynamics - heat pumps and air conditioners

  • elcaptain
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Light & Optics Physics Contest: 2 Questions Need Help

  • ballaholic8
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
2
Replies
1

How Do Bats Hear High Frequencies?

  • m.l.
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Inelastic collision, kinetic energy

  • lemonpie
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Energy added to Ice- determine final temperature

  • markdflip
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Motion in the field (electric, magnetic) questions

  • 385sk117
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Solving Spring Homework: Angular Frequency & Amplitude

  • XJellieBX
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Image Distance of a concave mirror ( with algebra)

  • Cheezay
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Spring Compression from 8.0kg Mass Sliding 7.00m Down 51deg Incline

  • Ry122
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Is the Net Electric Field Calculated Between Two Negatively Charged Disks?

  • StephenDoty
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

How much work done by friction? (coefficient given)

  • Lothar
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Proving a block completes a circular loop with energy conservation

  • nrahim
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Ratio kinetic energy of alpha particle / kinetic energy of proton

  • 385sk117
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Batter hits a ball momentum problem

  • mandy34874
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Mass equivalent to one hydrogen atom?

  • littlkj5
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

How Do You Calculate the Period of a Spacecraft's Elliptical Orbit?

  • KayleighK
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Nuclear Physics, photons, electrons and positrons

  • aimslin22
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Nuclear Physics, portons and neutrons

  • aimslin22
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Does amplitude affect the period of a mass on a spring?

  • okgo
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculating Sound Intensity and Level of a Whisper

  • xgoddess210
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What is the ball's maximum acceleration?

  • lijoeman
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2
Replies
9

Probability Density for Interferometer

  • Einstein2nd
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
5

Can someone explain the inclined plane picture to me?

  • Lothar
  • · Replies 19 ·
Replies
19

Circular motion normal force, elastic collision, and momentum conservation

  • kiarrahannice
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Solve Gravitation Problem: Find Planet Radius from 11 kg Satellite Orbit

  • ChazyChazLive
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

What is the oscillation frequency?

  • lijoeman
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Lagranguan / Coupled Oscillator

  • Trenthan
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Inclined plane (ranking normal force)

  • jtulloss
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Proton speed for same momentum as 6.0-MeV photon

  • stayfocused
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How to draw a freebody diagram of a non ideal pulley

  • Gorz
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

De Broglie and other Quantum Questions

  • DizzyDoo
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Force and pressure from raindrops hitting a skylight

  • begbeg42
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Coursework - Determining Resistivity

  • coolnufc
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Mechanics by Landau: Solving a Lagrangian Problem

  • Advent
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Cylinder gas, pressure question

  • yopy
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14

Second derivative notation in kinematics

  • R A V E N
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Mass/charge balance of Beta decay/nuclear reactions

  • cashmoney805
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
5

Bright Fringes (Intro to Quantum Physics Qestion?)

  • megaoka
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Electron transition from n=4 to n=2 and photoelectric effect on silver

  • beibixx
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7
Replies
4

System of particles, linear momentum (easy problem)

  • lemonpie
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Unpolrized light passes through 2 polarizers

  • Cheezay
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

How to Calculate Satellite Launch Speed for an Elliptical Orbit?

  • clarabelle
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Why Is My Calculation of Angular Momentum Incorrect?

  • vorcil
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Elevator problem: energy, power, intensity,

  • Jack Brodie
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Does Destructive Interference Occur With Different Sound Wavelengths?

  • keemosabi
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Does Angular Acceleration Affect Angular Velocity?

  • ymehuuh
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Center Gravity and Moment of Inertia

  • ymehuuh
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4