Recent content by al2six

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    High School Momentum Units: Measurement in kg*m/s

    would you give a measurement of mometum units? like kg*m/s?
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    Low number of kids passing BC Calc

    this is kind of off topic... but anyway, I'm a freshman in engineering at purdue and i was really suprised by the low number of kids who passed out of 2 semesters of calc like i did. in my high school of about 1000, we had about 40 kids in BC calc. Only 4 didn't get a 5 on the ap exam. is my...
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    High School Should I Take AP Physics Without Pre-Calculus?

    my physics teacher taught us virtually no calculus. if you weren't in BC calc, you were screwed.
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    What is the velocity of the Earth's core?

    while we're on the topic of the Earth's core, has anyone seen the movie the core? its good for a laugh! there is absolutely no regard for sciencentific evidence in that movie
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    High School Is 2+2 Really Equal to 5? The Surprising Answer Inside!

    a great song by a great preapocolyptic math rock band. finally got to see them live this summer. it was a euphoric experience.
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    Can You Explain Conservation of Momentum?

    Its pretty simple. Momentum equals the mass times the velocity(p=mv). Conservation of momentum usually has to do with collisions. In a collision, the sum of the momentum of the two objects is equal to the momentum after the collision. for example, take a bullet of mass=m and a piece of wood of...