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Undergrad Combining Newton's Laws: Solving for Acceleration and Moment of Inertia
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High School Proof of Equation for Period of Spring: T = 2pi (root x)/(root a)
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Graduate Motion under a direct-square force.
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High School How is Mechanical Energy Conserved in a Gravitational System?
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Graduate Multipole moments using spherical harmonics
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Undergrad Angular Acceleration and tangential acceleration
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Undergrad Moment of Inertia of Uniform Cone: 3/10*M*R^2
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High School How Fast Does a Rock Accelerate When Swung on a String?
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High School Coefficient of friction problem
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Graduate Divergent nozzle problem (find velocity)
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Undergrad Where does the value of G come from in displacement experiments?
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Undergrad How does turbulence affect the boundary layer and create drag on swimsuits?
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Undergrad Discover the Relationship Between Escape Speed and Circular Orbit Speed
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Graduate Rotional Motion Time Traveling
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Graduate Motion of a Particle on a Sphere
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High School How Is Kinetic Energy Transferred from a Hammer to a Nail?
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High School Steel on steel or steel on glass?
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Undergrad Maximizing Safety: Pendulum Swing Help for Jack and His 653 N Weight
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Undergrad Man went to the moon with only Newton's equations?
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Undergrad Calculating Relative Acceleration and Velocity with Newton's Law of Gravity
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Undergrad What causes the sideways motion in circular motion?
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Undergrad A different type of pulley question -help
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Undergrad Birds flying in a plane, does the weight change?
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High School Help! Lost in Beginner Physics Class - Test Tomorrow!
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Undergrad Where Does Potential Energy Go When Descending Slowly?
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High School Understanding Vector Notation for Physics Homework Help
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Undergrad Accelerating Frames: Apparent Weight of Crate at Equator
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High School Steel Marble Bouncing: Steel vs. Glass Plate Comparison
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High School This should be an easy one: Work required to change speed
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Undergrad Physics Problem Proof With Friend
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Undergrad Angular acceleration question with spring and damper
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Undergrad A Problem on Friction Coefficient
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Undergrad What happens to the spring constant in a parallel and series spring system?
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Undergrad Solve 850-N Painter's Force on Stepladders
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Undergrad How does the Cavendish Experiment relate moment of inertia to elasticity?
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Undergrad Tension & friction prblem (limiting case)
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High School Discover the Water Depth in a DIY Trough for Beginners in Physics
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High School Why is the acceleration due to gravity the same for all objects?
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High School Torque Help: Solving a Stepladder Tension Problem | Quick and Easy Guide
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High School Torque: Understanding with a Simple Example
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High School Applying Newton's Laws to Exercise: Understanding the Physics of Fitness
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Graduate Pendulum Using Lagrange And Hamilton
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Undergrad Is F=-kx^2+ax^2+bx^4 Conservative?
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Graduate How Do Generalized Coordinates Define Motion Without Knowing Force Laws?
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Undergrad Location-dependent acceleration
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High School What are the coefficients of friction for different materials?
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High School I need advice on how to make a car
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Undergrad Young's modulus of the material
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Graduate Is Angular Momentum Conserved in an Accelerating Frame of Reference?
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Undergrad How Does Inertia Affect Earth's Rotation in Circular Motion?
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Undergrad Welcome to the Board: Quick Questions on Physics & Chemistry
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Undergrad Reduction of Gravity: Effects on Object Motion
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High School Circular motion of bucket of water
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Undergrad Calculating Moment of Inertia for Rod w/ Weights at Ends
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Graduate Calculating Film Thickness on Rotating Cylinders with Fluid Gap?
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A question about water and wood.
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High School Why can a rocket coast to the moon without its engine running?
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High School The difference between speed and velocity
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Undergrad Are Newton's three laws of motion essentially correct
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Undergrad Calculating Kinetic Energy Before and After Collision | Physics Problem Solution
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Undergrad Optimizing Projectile Distance from a Plateau: A Challenging Kinematics Problem
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Undergrad Do disk brakes resist being pulled out?
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High School Atmosphere, Kinetic, related question.
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High School Which Moves First: Block on a Wedge?
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High School Projectile Motion Challenge: Find a Difficult Problem
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Graduate Inelastic Collision in the Centre of Mass Frame
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Undergrad Torque Calculation for Motor Simulations
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Graduate Newton's Law of Cooling and Stefan's Law
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High School Instantaneous Power: Velocity & Force Formula
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High School What Forces are Involved in Walking: Normal, Weight, Push, and Friction?
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High School What Are Some Basic Newtonian Problems?
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High School What Makes a Bouncing Ball Bounce?
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Undergrad Find the gauge pressure at a second point in the line
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High School Energy Balance During Bungy Jumping
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High School Can you allways use speed = distance /time relation
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Undergrad Velocity of the middle compartment
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Undergrad Simple Pendulum Problem: Solving for Amplitude without Small Angle Approximation
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High School Learn the Basics of Physics Equations - X, a, X(t), Vf2
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Undergrad Work Done on 'B' when 'A' is Pushed to the Right
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Undergrad Mass stays the same:volume-density weight?
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Undergrad What is the center of mass of the remaining part of the sphere ?
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High School Find its maximum height and initial velocity
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Undergrad Newton's Cradle Problem: Exploring Momentum and Energy Conservation"
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Undergrad Tackling the Work-Energy Theorem
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Undergrad Having difficulty with this Oscillation problem
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High School Where can I find good books on physics principles and mechanics?
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High School Understanding Surface Gravity and Acceleration in the Moon and Earth
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High School Silly Gravity / Radius Question
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Undergrad Relative Motion with Two Moving Figures: What's the Best Way?
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Undergrad Work & Force: Distance Explained
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Undergrad Velocity more efficient than volume?
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