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Graduate Calculating Friction Force with Wedge Action Modeling
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Undergrad Object is added to a water filled container, what is the change of pressure
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Graduate Infinite acceleration on a string?
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Graduate Is energy conservation violated in this system?
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Undergrad Centripetal force apparatus lab
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Undergrad On the work done on a frictionless surface
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Undergrad When the conservation of linear momentum is violated
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Undergrad W=F.dx rate of change of x approaches to zero?
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Graduate I proved a physics equation. Does any one know if theirs an equation like this?
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High School Confusion about gravitational potential
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Undergrad Is Work Equal to mgh Only When Acceleration is Zero?
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High School Coefficient of kinetic friction on inclined plane
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Undergrad Relationship between adhesion and friction
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Graduate Why is force invariant in Newtonian mechanics?
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Undergrad Looking to fly. need speed. Have other dimensions
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Graduate Strange behavior for orbits of inverse cube forces and higher?
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Undergrad Direction of Force of gravity on two people, concept?
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Undergrad Dashpot has constant velocity. Why?
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Graduate Help in split step Fourier method with initial rectangular pulse
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Graduate Calculating speed and angular momentum
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Undergrad Instantaneous centre of lock jaw pliers (4 bar link)
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Graduate Calculating Impact Force of a Schmidt Hammer
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Graduate What Equations Govern This Hypothetical Fluid Flow?
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Undergrad Determining the direction of friction force on rolling
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Undergrad Non-quasistatic process. Constant pressure.Work cero.
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Undergrad Ball speed on a rolling surface?
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Undergrad How is Uncertainty Propagated in Pendulum Period Measurements?
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Undergrad Why Did It Take 15 Minutes for My Water to Boil?
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Undergrad Is the Slipping Ladder Problem a Torque or Static Equilibrium Problem?
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High School Determining the Direction of Friction and Tension
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Graduate Why do the works of two objects in rotation differ when friction is present?
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Undergrad Force of surface tension quandry?
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Undergrad Explaining Pressure: Boiling & Melting Point Changes
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Graduate Can Time-Invariant Force Laws Accurately Predict Orbits?
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Undergrad Solubility in Relation to Partial Pressure vs. System Pressure
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Graduate How Is the Formula v=wr Derived in Vector Terms?
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Graduate Calculating Principle Moments of Inertia
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Undergrad Momentum conserved but Kinetic Energy not conserved?
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Undergrad Trying to compare two different weights during drop through analysis.
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Undergrad Torque is same all along lever?
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Graduate Triaxial MEMS accelerometer inertial navigation
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Undergrad Sensor - accelerations to displacements, error
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High School Vibration Massless spring static equilibrium
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Undergrad Fluid pressure on an object in open system
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Undergrad Rocket Propulsion: Explaining How Hot Gases Propel Rockets
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Graduate Straightforward and Rigorous Rocket Thrust Derivation
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Undergrad Pressure inside sealed container
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High School Measuring Acceleration of Falling Object: Mark Symbol?
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Undergrad How Fast Can a Racing Car Go Before Losing Traction Compared to a Standard Car?
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Undergrad Silly Question [single large force versus several small forces]
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Undergrad Calculating torque required to rotate objects
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Undergrad Gyroscope- Angular Momentum and Torque
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Undergrad Solving Air Lock / Vapor Lock Puzzle
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Undergrad How Do You Calculate Air Pressure with Varying Flow Rates and Orifice Sizes?
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Undergrad Contradiction in Couple Force: Can Its Point of Application Matter?
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Undergrad Solving for Particle A's Speed with Respect to Particle B
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Graduate What is the height of liquid in a horizontal cylinder with 1/3 volume filled?
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Undergrad Solving a Buoyancy Question Involving Air & Water
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Graduate Why is the chemical potential negligible at equilibrium?
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Graduate Moving Constraints: Virtual Work in Classical Mechanics
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Undergrad Distributing hinge force laterally?
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Undergrad Force - can you regulate it without storing it ?
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Undergrad Conserving Angular Momentum (Rigid Body Dynamics)
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Undergrad What is the initial velocity of the ball on a smooth ramp?
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Graduate Rope swinging with periodic radius changes
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Graduate Physical interpretation of Force=power/velocity
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Graduate How Do You Calculate Group and Phase Velocities in Wave Motion?
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Graduate Can Sound Waves Create Customized Noise Patterns in a Room?
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High School Mechanical Forces: Centrifugal/Centripetal Force Effects
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High School Calculate Distance Dropped to Reach Speed of 10m/s
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Undergrad What pulling force does my PTO winch actually have
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Graduate Can Vector Loops Simplify Theo Jansen's Linkage Mechanism Equations?
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High School How far can a battleship shell travel compared to a rifle bullet?
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High School Ground Reaction Force: What Causes It?
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Graduate Perpetual Motion: Can Mono Polar Magnets Create It?
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Graduate Adjusting Accelerometer Readings for Tilt and Rotation: A Scientific Approach
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High School Vaporization pressure in a fuel can
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Graduate Functional relationship between pressure and position(1d).
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Graduate Normal force of real pulley: Which direction is it?
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High School How is the moment of inertia related to the square of the distance?
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Undergrad How to improve force-vector lab?
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Graduate Modeling an Accelerating Structure as Static
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Graduate Energy Balance Spring Slider system
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High School Class 1 Lever Experiment: Wrong results
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Undergrad A little confusion on reference frames
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Graduate Measuring Flow Velocity in Pipe Expansion: Laminar vs. Turbulent | Explained
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Undergrad Acceleration does not matter when driving
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Undergrad How does density affect the speed of sound?
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Undergrad Acceleration in a Multiple Pulley System
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Graduate Compressor aftercooler power load
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Graduate Confused, velocity in motional EMF?
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Graduate Applied pressure through fluid to measure strain
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Undergrad Terminal velocity in a vacuum?
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Undergrad What factors contribute to the power of a punch?
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Undergrad Kinematics Problem -- 3 particles at the vertices of an equilateral triangle
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High School Is it possible to determine the value of static friction with unknown forces?
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Graduate Golf Ball Backspin: Understanding Compression and Groove Effects
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High School Does Carrying Weight in a Trailer Make Cycling Easier or Harder?
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High School What materials do we need to measure acceleration due to gravity?
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Undergrad Spring Constant and Spring Series
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