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    Gas Compressibility Factor Interpretation

    the ideal gas assumption also includes zero molecular volume. The ratio you mention doesn't exist. To go from ideal gas ##\ \displaystyle {\left ( {pV = nRT}\right)}\ ## to real gas ##\ \displaystyle {\left ( {pV = ZnRT}\right)}\ ## two phenomena are brought in: molecular size and...
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    How to teach errors and uncertainty in an undergraduate setting?

    Hi, :welcome: I strongly advise the quadrature approach. The linear method is a dead-end path. At bachelor level some calculus and some statistics should be taught so students understand the underlying math for gaussians, least squares, confidence level *), etc. *) your k=2 is related to the...
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    Find the acceleration of a block (some sort of double Atwood machine?)

    :welcome: The picture is fine, but the hieroglyphs are more difficult.: is hard to decipher ... In PF you often get more questions than answers: :wink: I suppose the problem statement says no friction between surface and ##m_0## ? How can you write ## \ T-m_1g=m_1a_1 \ ## and ##\ m_2g - T...
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    MATLAB MATLAB GPU Cross-Correlation Code Fails with OOM on 8 GB Supercomputer

    Hi, good thing a friendly moderator (Berkeman) added the [CODE=MATLAB] tags for legibility ! Still: over 300 lines scares off most potential helpers ! Then: I don't have MATLAB, only OCTAVE so I had to fumble a bit. Even then, can't run beyond about halfway up to...
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    Polar integral

    Can't help it ... looks as if you want to integrate $$\int\limits_{-\pi/2}^{\pi/2}\ \int\limits_0^{a\cos\theta} \int\limits_0^\sqrt{a^2-r^2} \ r\ dz\,dr\,d\theta $$ Well, copy/paste the ##\LaTeX## code to Wolframalpha (with a=1 out of pure ignorance) and sure enough: which is exactly one...
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    Polar integral

    Hi, may I remind you of the Homework Help Guidelines for Students and Helpers and ask for a few clarifications ? I spent some time finding your problem in my son's copy of Stewart 5th ed Ch 15.8 exercise 14: (a) Find the volume of the solid that the cylinder ##r=a\cos\theta## cuts out of the...
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    How do I determine the resistance for RLC low pass filter?

    Hi, Interesting exercise. Your post is rather incomplete though, and also hard to follow. Cosmetically: you want to enclose code with the tags [code=matlab] ... [/code] function Vout = myFilterCircuit(Vin,h) n_V = length(Vin); f_7 = 4470;; % Undesired frequency h_7 = h; % delta time % These are...
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    What Determines the Minimum Mass of a Block in a Collision Scenario?

    Hi, See rules etc: explain (in words) what you are doing; make a sketch (Height versus time) of what happens. We are a bit reluctant to reverse engineer your writings, so you have to help us help you :cool: ##\ ##
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    Adding and subtracting vectors using vector diagrams

    :welcome: Look at the picture: Doesn't it seem strange that Check your math -- and is your calculator set up for radians or for degrees ? ##\ ##
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    Finding the number of ways to arrange identical balls in a circle (3 different colors)

    No, the ##(5-1)!## gives you the number of circular permutations for the five balls and the ##\displaystyle{\frac 1 {2!2!} } ## corrects for the identicals. ( expression works for 1 yellow, 3 red, 3 blue: ##\displaystyle{\frac {(7-1)!}{3!3!}}=20## which matches the brute force result...
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    Windows look/style/appearance in Visual Studio VB

    Hesitating to do that -- afraid of making things worse -- but probably the only way out. Funny to see that MDI child windows look as expected, but the parent window doesn't: formborderstyle of normal windows do follow Sizable/Fixed expectations; only the looks are wrong. Oh, well... [edit]...
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    Windows look/style/appearance in Visual Studio VB

    Thanks for replying. But it's not that easy: Only one that gives a different picture is "None" (which does what it should do). ##\ ##
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    Windows look/style/appearance in Visual Studio VB

    Embarrassed having to ask: My windows in VS 2022 (on W10) look like when I would like them to look like and I can't *&*&* find what caused it and how to get back Any suggestions where to look ? ##\ ##
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    Current through an inductor as a function of time

    Hi, Can you explain why this is allowed ? Can you explain why this is necessary ? Your calculation does not involve the relevant equation ... And your answer does not provide a current as a function of time, so yes, you are missing something ! ##\ ##