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Undergrad Genesis of the pendulum formula
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Undergrad Why is vector addition defined the way it is?
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Undergrad The Highest Point for bouncing Mac Application Icons
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Undergrad Does centrifugal force affect weight at different latitudes on Earth?
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Graduate Lagrangian Mechanics: Purpose, Advantages, Hamiltonian Reformulation
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Undergrad Does Tension Do Work on a Particle Rotating Around a Cylinder?
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Graduate The classic 'stone at the end of a thread problem'
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Graduate Understanding the Potential Energy of a Dipole in an Electric Field
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Graduate Challenging Susskind's "rule" for classical mechanics
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High School Calculating Kinetic Energy for an Object at an Angle
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Undergrad (Applied Force)⋅d= 1/2mv^2 versus (Net Force)⋅d= 1/2mv^2
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High School A Rotating motor compressing a spring
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Undergrad How is v1i-v2i=-(v1f-v2f) Derived?
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Undergrad Equilibrium of a spring and speed.
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Undergrad A question about fluids and tubes
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Undergrad Parallel Forces: Painter on scaffold x meters from 1 end.
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Graduate Generalized Coordinates - Landau & Lifshitz
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Undergrad Calculating the forward force of a sailboat
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Undergrad Calculate Real Freefall | GM/x^2 Integral
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Graduate How Holography Works: Explained
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Undergrad Net External Torque: Definition & Understanding
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High School Centripetal Force Washing Machine
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Graduate What does this two momentum transform look like?
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Graduate Deriving Function for Acceleration of Block on a Spring as a Function of Time?
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Undergrad Is kinetic energy enough to propel objects in 3D space?
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Undergrad Centrifugal Force: Balancing a swing bucket rotor
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Graduate Supersonic Flow Before and After the Shockwave
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Undergrad Why Does Force Impact Momentum More Directly Than Kinetic Energy?
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Graduate Stress due to compression of 3D object
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Graduate Totally Hypothetical, probably incorrect, Shock Wave Generation Mechanism
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Undergrad Why Is Tension Considered Positive in This Vector Problem?
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Undergrad Hydrostatic pressure and Gravitational Potential Energy
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Undergrad How to calculate pressure from steam
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Undergrad Dropping a mass on a slope, entering a loop and stopping.
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Undergrad Change in mechanical energy (gravitation)
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Undergrad How Does an Object Gain Gravitational Potential Energy When Lifted?
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Graduate How Do Elastic Collisions in 2D Affect Velocity and Rotation?
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Undergrad Understanding Interaction Forces: How Does Friction Play a Role?
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Graduate Still Water as an Approximate Blackbody
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High School Basic: Rule of Thumb for Newton's Cooling for ACs
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Undergrad What is the relationship between force and velocity in objects in side contact?
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Undergrad Proof of T.a=0 rule in mechanics (Laws of motion)
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Graduate Kinetic energy distribution in high speeds and large scales
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Undergrad Explanation (or Proof) for network theorems?
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Graduate How Does Angular Impulse Affect a Rotating Cylinder's Momentum?
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Graduate How does the velocity of a mass spun around a pencil change?
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High School Different formulae for moment of inertia
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High School Newton's Third Law: Action Equals Opposite Reaction
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High School Rocket Braking System: Applying Newton's I Law in Space
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Undergrad Very confused about normal Force
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Graduate A proper explanation of the "anti-gravity wheel"?
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Graduate Non-intuitive velocity change for object with changing mass
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Undergrad Calculating the force acting on a pulley in a hoist system
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Undergrad E=mc² Explained: Uses for Projectiles & Explosions
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High School Is it possible to get down by throwing hands upwards?
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Graduate Upstream effect on fluid thread
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Graduate Unlimited Work Done in Free Space: The Impact of Force on Small Masses
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High School Blocking Back Of Fan Creates Vacuum In Front?
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Undergrad Bounce Physics of Ball in Unity Game - Alex
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Graduate Equation of motion: Help with DiffEq (2nd order non linear)
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Graduate What is the power of a wave in a string?
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Undergrad When would a wooden barrel implode? (sinking under water)
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Undergrad Choosing when intitial velocity is zero
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High School How Do You Construct a Force Diagram for a Suction Cup on a Wall?
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Undergrad Why do open holes in air instruments act as pressure nodes?
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Undergrad Cantilever equilibrium problem
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High School Questions about density and being in the air
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Undergrad Several questions regarding Torque.
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Undergrad Load on a Horizontal Wire (Zip line)
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Undergrad Work done by gravity on an inclined plane
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High School Why do all objects move in straight lines?
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Graduate How Is the First-Order Equation of Motion Derived in a Damped System?
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High School Who is pushing who in Newton's Third Law of Motion?
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Graduate Why do we need to consider all points in a rigid body when calculating torque?
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Graduate Equations for fluid flowing down a slope
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Graduate Wave mechanics vs Statistical Mechanics
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High School Pressure washers constant pressure
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High School Understanding Watt & Newton: Questions for Physics Forum
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Graduate Moving an asteroid into earth orbit
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Undergrad Centripetal force and orbital motion....
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Undergrad What is the relationship between partial pressure of vapor and vapor pressure?
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Undergrad Equations of motion unsolvable with elementary method
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High School Function of Commutator: Reversing Electric Current
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Undergrad Why would changing to a larger brake master cylinder decrease braking pressure?
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Graduate Rotational inertia: a contradiction?
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Graduate Canonical definition of Angular Momentum,
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Undergrad Why is the negative sign in the equation for motional EMF often discarded?
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Graduate How Does Canonical Momentum Relate to Angular Momentum Conservation?
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Undergrad Surface Gravity vs. Gravitational Field Strength: What's the Difference?
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Undergrad Are there exceptions to the rule of speed and energy for waves?
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Undergrad Air speed and Differential pressure
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Undergrad Two balls dropped from the same height
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Undergrad What Generates Sound Waves and How Do They Travel Through Different Mediums?
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Undergrad Simple Work Energy Principle Question
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High School Momentum Concept Check: Understand p = mv and F=ma
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High School Q. How does weight differ between objects on Earth and on the Moon?
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Undergrad What is the equation for gravitational and electrical potential energy?
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Graduate Calculating Rocket Energy in Satellite Orbit Problem
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Undergrad Newtonian gravitation as a vector
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Graduate Working on a Physics Model, Requesting Info (See Inside)
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