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
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

Potential Difference Across Resistors in Circuit

  • jensenns
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Impulse-Momentum Theorem and acceleration

  • 92_stealth
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is the Frequency of the Lower Pitch Tuning Fork?

  • whitehorsey
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Elastic Collision / Energy Preserved

  • huntj106713
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Sound Of Music: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Harmonics of 370 Hz Pitch

  • whitehorsey
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Finding the Cross Product and Angle Between Two Vectors

  • yb1013
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Effective masses of spring-mass systems

  • ismaili
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

Escape Velocity Calculation for an Object on Earth

  • Stratosphere
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

How Does Water Flow Dynamics Work in a Tank System?

  • av8tor
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Energy per unit area of EM wave

  • x^2
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Why is the sign of the time term negative in EM plane wave equations?

  • maxsthekat
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Find moment of inertia for a door

  • XodoX
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Final Temp of Water Mixture: 28.46°C

  • Durin
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Cylinder+String Rolling w/o slipping

  • Imuell1
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculate Density of Ideal Gas at 250 kPa, 4 g, 50 cm^3

  • kmkindig
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Calculating Error in Quadrature Equation: y=10^x with dx and dy Values

  • Jack_O
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

How to Calculate Velocity of a 4-Wheeled Vehicle Using a Pulley System

  • henry1117
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Minimum acceleration to prevent cream pie sliding on vertical hand

  • Jericho_15
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12

Angular revolution deceleration

  • vorcil
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Angular velocity and normal force for a rotating mass on a table

  • bahramm
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Moment of Inertia (Atwood's Machine)

  • garyljc
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Magnetic Force on an a Particle

  • mlsohani
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Force and acceleration of a traveling proton in a magentic field

  • Crichar1
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

What is the fundamental frequency of the string?

  • mattmannmf
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Much Tension Is Needed in a Rope for Specific Wave Properties?

  • Jim4592
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Speed of an Electron and the Magnetic field

  • mlsohani
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Calculating Total Momentum of Objects Moving in Different Directions

  • ckaiser813
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculating Peak Current in an LRC Series Circuit

  • bgav88
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculate the force on the table

  • bahramm
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Motion in Polar Coordinates problem

  • Master J
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Replies
2

How Can You Prove the Efficiency of a Vibrating Spring in a Lab?

  • crazy_nuttie
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Finding particle velocity with electric and magnetic fields

  • mlsohani
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

How Is Fringe Spacing Calculated in a Double-Slit Experiment?

  • beibixx
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Momentum of electron from total energy of electron

  • umwolv16
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Electric field at the point within the sheet

  • cupcake
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Magnetism problem for General Physics 2

  • Jscrub
  • · Replies 16 ·
Replies
16

Relating Δx and Δy in projectile motion

  • marational
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Finding focal length of the eye and identifying myopia/hyperopia

  • ahrog
  • · Replies 5 ·
Replies
5

Work and Energy Theorem- change in acceleration

  • JhonnyO
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

What Is the Wavelength of Ultrasound in the Human Body?

  • whitehorsey
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Calculating Time for Sound to Reach Bottom of Mine Shaft

  • whitehorsey
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Merry-go-round => what is conserved?

  • TwinGemini14
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Ball throws upward, find maximum height

  • Amber3046
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Understanding Fluid Velocity in a Restricted Pipe

  • kmkindig
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Pressure and spring constant problem

  • kellyneedshelp
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12

How Can I Find the Velocity of a Collision with Only Displacements?

  • izzakizza
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Minimum work for 65 kg student climbing 8.0 m stairway in 12 s

  • brentwoodbc
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Tricky Spring-Mass Problem (Vibrations)

  • Saladsamurai
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Material coursework- young modulus of copper

  • roserose
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Acceleration of a mass-spring oscillation

  • Knfoster
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

How Do You Calculate the Mass of an Atom Using a Mass Spectrometer?

  • itsmarasilly
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Why Can't I Get a V-I Curve on My Agilent Oscilloscope?

  • Ai52487963
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Angular Acceleration, 2 Pulleys on common axle

  • Xlorep
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Rotational energy, find minimum, for nitrogen molecule

  • Yroyathon
  • · Replies 8 ·
Replies
8

Rate of change of radius through a a circular wire loop?

  • zyphriss2
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Energy loss: trouble with signs?

  • SbCl3
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Half Life / Alpha Decay Question - No IDea

  • wayneinsane
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What Is the Correct Ground State Energy of a Neutron in a Box?

  • wayneinsane
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

What Is the Distance Between Adjacent Nodes in Superimposed Waves?

  • vivekfan
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Proving time dilation formula for GPS satellites

  • Wingeer
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Vertical Elastic Collision Question

  • SO_ME
  • · Replies 9 ·
Replies
9

Simple Circuit Analysis - 2 Questions

  • Gorz
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Change in Amplitude with respect to Driven Frequencies

  • Azer
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Acceleration of water drops problem

  • abhikesbhat
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Angular Momentum: Check Answers to Gyroscope Motion Problems

  • TwinGemini14
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Calculate the time of flight of the bolt from ceiling to floor

  • M3_EVO8
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Heat and Kinetic Energy Question

  • a_narain
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Object sliding across ice with acceleration, constant speed, and deceleration

  • cash.money
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

How Does Mass and Distance Affect Gravitational Force?

  • cash.money
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6

How Does a Bead on a Ring Exhibit Circular Motion?

  • RoryP
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

What color does a green cloth appear in yellow light

  • jsmith613
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Can a charge at zero electric field move if V is constant?

  • Steven7
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

What is the maximum tension in cable ABAD?

  • Apprentice123
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

If there's a book resting a a table, (Newton's third law concept)

  • myusernameis
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Why Is the Virtual Image in a Convex Mirror Always Smaller?

  • IniquiTrance
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Replies
1

What is the equation for current in a sliding bar in a uniform magnetic field?

  • imnophysicist
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

Uncertainty principle regarding wave packet

  • maldicion
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1

How Do You Calculate the Angle Between Two Forces in Equilibrium?

  • BioBabe91
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Replies
2

Angular acceleration in revs/s^2

  • vorcil
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Solve Energy Word Problem: Find Height Swinging Rope w/ 3.5 m/s Vel

  • Thenewbie
  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3

Elementary Corrective Lens Problem

  • EstimatedEyes
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Why does x equal 2(x₁+x₂) for pulleys and springs?

  • Saladsamurai
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7

Calculating the Maximum Compression of a Spring

  • soul5
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4

Why do I get a negative under the square root for the loop speed?

  • mike_302
  • · Replies 2 ·
Replies
2

Hydraulic, Fluids at Rest Problem (barrel)

  • azrida
  • · Replies 7 ·
Replies
7