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Graduate How to spot conserved quantities from Lagrangians
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Undergrad The effects of diameter changes to a manometer.
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Undergrad Physics of Baseball: Understanding Angular Velocity
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Graduate Static Equilibrium and D'Alembert's Principle
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High School What is the difference between conservative and nonconservative force?
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Undergrad Can the Trajectory of a Bullet Be Modeled with a Single Mathematical Function?
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High School What do YOU think the most important FirstYear Phys topic is?
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High School How is a Newton a Unit of force, doesnt include direction
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Graduate What 'Thing' Does the 'Work' in a Constant Universe of Mass and Energy?
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Graduate How can I accurately simulate projectile motion with variable factors?
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Undergrad Drift velocity formula derivation confusion
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High School Definition of Force confused about how it includes direction
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Graduate Linearization and energy equation
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Graduate Contextual Relationships Between Momentum, Energy, and Force.
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Undergrad Frictional Force Equation Doesn't Make Sense
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Undergrad Calculating Steam Pressure in Closed Container
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Graduate Design Strong Water Pipe: Physics of Milking Smoke
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Undergrad Confusion regarding direction of kinetic friction on inclined plane.
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Graduate Calculus of Variation - Classical Mechanics
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Undergrad How does momentum, inertia and drag affect the motion of an object?
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High School Is Angular Momentum Conserved in Real Life Situations?
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High School Force to keep the folding doors
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Undergrad Calculate Peak Power of a Motor Based on Max Torque & RPM
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What substance(not really a lube) can reduce friction signifigantly?
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High School Barometric pressure and the math behind it. Very interesting, I think.
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Undergrad Simulating deformation from impact with static load possible?
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Undergrad Predicting How to Hit a Moving Target.
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Undergrad Little confusion regarding centripetal force in vertical circle
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Undergrad Equation of Gravity's Acceleration Misunderstanding
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Undergrad Moon & Tidal Forces: Earth & Titan Mysteries
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Graduate Understanding Mechanical Energy in the EM System: A Griffith Perspective
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Graduate 3D Rotations - Confused with multiple rotations
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Undergrad Centripetal force carousel angle
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High School Simple pendulum, changing amplitude vs changing the length of string
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High School What is the important dimension in this brain teasing system?
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High School Is Air Dragged into Water When Using a Spoon with a Hole?
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Undergrad Calculating Sugar Poured in Tea: A Fun High School Math Problem
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Graduate Transforming Fields in Inertial and Rotating Frames
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Graduate Mass conservation for pulsating sphere
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Graduate Inverse Dynamics - 2 Rigid Bodies connected with hinge
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Undergrad Moment of inertia of an ellipse formula
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Undergrad Friction direction of a set of contact points
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Graduate Does the Dip Angle Change on a Rollercoaster with a Rotating Compass?
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Undergrad Conservation of energy and gravity
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High School Direction of Axle Force on Pivoted Disk
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Graduate Dependence of deceleration of a moving body with the medium's density
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Undergrad Comparing Atmospheric Pressure to Explosion Force
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Undergrad Conservation of Linear momentum and Kinetic energy
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High School How did Newton discover law of gravitation
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High School Problem in Vector Resolution and Component
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Graduate Is friction the only force that does work when we walk?
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Graduate Relation between Cooling rate and Viscosity in Newtonian fluid
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High School Does a Double Pulley System Double the Stretch Distance of a Spring?
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Undergrad Why is normal force in the direction of vector normal?
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Undergrad Could projectile motion be used for mass transport?
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High School Why there is no work done when one is holding weight?
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High School Incline Planes: question about distance?
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Undergrad What is the direction of radial velocity using the right-hand rule?
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Undergrad Distance travelled of an object falling from non-negligible height
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Undergrad What is the relationship between generator output and RPM?
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Undergrad Why Is the Velocity of Sound in Gases Unaffected by Pressure Changes?
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Graduate Help explaining why this will or will not work
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Undergrad Please explain velocity vectors
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Undergrad Solving problems in Kinematics with simple calculus
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Undergrad Why do we have two tides due to moon?
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Graduate Why do power signals have finite power and infinite energy?
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Graduate Rotating disk/ sphere and moving mass along it
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Graduate Distance from earth an object would have to fall from to reach speed x
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High School Define Individual Forces Acting on a Body
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Undergrad How do you calculate torque produced by high speed winds on a turbine
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Undergrad Calculating the Trajectory of Attracting Pucks Moving at Constant Velocity
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High School Understanding Normal and Gravity Forces in Stacked Block Structures
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Undergrad Acceleration and thrust of a rocket
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Undergrad Torque has dimensions of energy
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Undergrad Question about precession in the case of frisbees
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Graduate Shallow water wave approximation
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Undergrad Centripetal force/friction on a car in circular path
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High School The Impact of Running on Mass: Albert Einstein's Theory
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Undergrad Questions on pressure and non-ideal gases
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High School 12g CO2 cartridge energy in J?
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Undergrad [Hanging/Sliding Chain Problem] Confusion in Normal Force
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Graduate Can a Heron Fountain Design Achieve Water Equalization Without Perpetual Motion?
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Undergrad Lift of a helium spherical balloon
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Undergrad Torque on shaft of wind turbine
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Undergrad Solar cell (recording the power)
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Graduate Rotational Kinetic Energy of Body in another body reference frame
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Graduate Conservation of angular momentum
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Graduate What actually are Newton's axioms of classical mechanics
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Undergrad Calculate amplitude(displacement) from accelerometer
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Undergrad Is Net External Work Only the Work Done by the Hand in a Spring System?
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Graduate Passengers in a falling plane, author request
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Graduate Out of balance rotating system
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Undergrad Can a Propane Campfire Be Used to Generate Electricity?
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Graduate Is an Accelerating Reference Frame Valid for Line Follower Robot Calculations?
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Graduate Phase space. Phase trajectories.
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Undergrad Non-uniform circular motion formula
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Undergrad Relation of cylinder wall pressure and flow inside
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Graduate Why would we want to unify general relativity and quantum mechanics?
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Graduate When is work done on an object?
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Graduate How Does Retracting Robot Arms Affect Angular and Linear Momentum?
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