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Errors in Mechanics Articles

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heat errors

Frequently Made Errors in Heat: Elementary Level

June 1, 2015
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1. Heat, Work, Internal Energy, and Kinetic Energy "If heat is the motion of molecules, why isn't it Kinetic Energy?"In everyday use, we may think…
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Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Springs

May 23, 2015
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  1. Springs in Series "A spring of constant ##k_1## is connected in series with a spring of constant ##k_2##.  What is the spring constant…
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Frequently Made Errors in Probability: Conditionals in Natural Language

May 22, 2015
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  1. Turning a verbal condition into Algebra An actual thread..."A study of auto accidents has found that 40% of all fatal accidents are…
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Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Momentum and Impacts

May 20, 2015
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  An impact is an impulse (change of momentum) that involves arbitrarily large forces acting very briefly. These result in near-instantaneous…
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matlab errors

5 Common MATLAB Error Messages and How to Fix Them

May 19, 2015
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MATLAB error messages like "Inner matrix dimensions must agree" or "Index exceeds matrix dimensions" almost always trace back to five common mistakes:…
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Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Hydrostatics

May 19, 2015
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  1. Archimedes' Principle X "When a body is placed in a liquid, the weight of the body equals the weight of the liquid displaced"That will…
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Frequently Made Errors: Equation Handling in Physics

May 13, 2015
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1. Algebra versus Arithmetic When numerical values are provided as inputs in a question, it is tempting to plug these into the equations straight away.…
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Frequently Made Errors: Kinematics Mistakes Explained

May 12, 2015
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Kinematics is the subset of dynamics that only concerns itself with time, displacement, velocity, and acceleration. A problem is a kinematics problem…
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Frequently Made Errors: Mechanics — Moments and Torque

May 10, 2015
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Entire List for Frequently Made Errors Series MechanicsForces Friction Moments Kinematics Hydrostatics Momentum and Impacts Springs Pseudo…
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Frequently Made Errors in Mechanics: Forces

May 6, 2015
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Entire List for Frequently Made Errors Series Mechanics Forces Friction Moments Kinematics Hydrostatics Momentum and Impacts …
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