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Undergrad Water Rise in Cappilary Tube - Where does the energy come from?
If a small tube (capillary tube) is dipped into the water, the water level rises. Which means someone is doing work on the water to rise it against gravity. My question is, who is doing this work? My guess is the internal energy of the molecules is doing the work. That also means that... -
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Undergrad What is the Meaning of Weight for a Freely Falling Body?
Imagine an object is resting upon the floor. The object is pushing the floor with a force mg, which is vertically downward. The floor is also pushing the object back with the same magnitude of force but it is vertically upward. My question is: which one of these force is called weight? My... -
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High School Need Book Suggestion for High School Algebra and Trigonometry
Thanks for this precious suggestion.. :) These books are really short and cheap too. But I think I will be getting the Beecher's one. So, should I buy these books along with that too? What's your suggestion? Will I need them if I have the Beecher's one?- xCross
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- Forum: General Math
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High School Need Book Suggestion for High School Algebra and Trigonometry
Hi, I need a good book for high school Algebra. If possible, Algebra and Trigonometry both in one book. By High School, I mean for age 15-17years. :P I have chosen Algebra and Trigonometry (3rd Edition) by Beecher/Penna/Bittinger. I think its a good book. Please suggest me more books...- xCross
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- Algebra Book High school School Suggestion Trigonometry
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- Forum: General Math
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Need Suggestion about Chemistry Book
this book is good.. thanks a lot for suggesting this book.. :)- xCross
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- Forum: Science and Math Textbooks
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Need Suggestion about Chemistry Book
Hi, I am looking for a good chemistry book for my studies. I am looking for something that is similar to this Physics book: Halliday/Resnick/Walker's Fundamentals of Physics. Any suggestion for me? Thanks in Advance.- xCross
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- Book Chemistry Suggestion
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- Forum: Science and Math Textbooks
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High School What Is the Fourth Dimension: Time, Space, or Something Else?
What is a fourth dimension?? Is this time or any other space coordinate??- xCross
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- Dimension
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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High School What is the exact definition of a wave?
Wave is a simple harmonic motion which carries energy and information through an object but do not move object's particles..- xCross
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- Forum: Classical Physics
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Graduate Physicists Theorize New Method for FTL Travel
New method would not break Einstein's Theory of Relativity -xCross Source: http://www.dailytech.com"- xCross
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- Ftl Method Physicists Travel
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- Forum: Beyond the Standard Models
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Undergrad Gravitation Force on the Earth's Centre
I am having some problem understanding this.. By Newtons Gravitation Law we know: F=Gm1m2/r^2 centre of the particle means r=0, am I right? if so, the equation says that the force will be infinite on the centre of the earth.. but we see that it has 0 force on the centre.. why such thing...- xCross
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- Force Gravitation
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Graduate Is the Universe Expanding from a Single Point and Can We Observe Its Center?
[SIZE="3"][FONT="Times New Roman"]You must not imagine that the big bang was like the explosion of some gigantic firecracker and that, in principle at least, you could have stood to one side and watched. There was no "one side" because the big bang represents the beginning of the spacetime... -
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Graduate Is the Universe Expanding from a Single Point and Can We Observe Its Center?
you can't point any place and say, big bang happened here.. -
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Undergrad Gamma Ray burst in the Milkey Way
had done that.. it's from DailyTech!- xCross
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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High School Why Don't We Feel Earth's Movement and How Do Tides Affect Well Water Levels?
think about you and your friend is in a train.. the train is moving.. are you moving?? or is your friend moving??- xCross
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics
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Undergrad Gamma Ray burst in the Milkey Way
[SIZE="4"]Star half way across the known universe exploded when existence was half its current age There is an old adage that goes, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?" A similar question was answered on Friday, “If a star blew up some 6...- xCross
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- Forum: Astronomy and Astrophysics