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Understanding String Tension in Circular Motion
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Work & Zero Work in High School Physics Course
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Acceleration and for direction
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Mass Moment of inertia of a cylinder with 4 holes
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History of Uniform Circular Motion
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Work - Kinetic energy theorem Need more fundamental understanding
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Ind the distance traveled by the ball
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Gravity and Uniformed Circular motion
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Understanding Energy and Work Done
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Calculate Balloon Volume from Helium Mass: 199 kg
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What is the actual 'mechanism' of friction
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Example question on pressure of liquids
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Is there a Conceptual problem here? (Pressure in the Kinetic theory of gases)
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Why Is Potential Higher at the Positive End of a Conducting Rod?
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Is the Inductance of an Ideal Transformer Infinite?
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Kinetic particle theory's gas pressure
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Differing Mass, Same Size, In Atmosphere- gravitational acceleration
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Strange behaviour of viscoelastic materials
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Path of a car accelerating around a corner
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Direction of rotation, brushless or brushed DC motor
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Does the inertia of either a Bose-Einstein or Fermi-Dirac condensate
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Exploring the Last Four Jumps in Hydrogen's Spectral Lines
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Angular Momentum of a body after it loses mass
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Moving objects vertically with horizontal pressure
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Mastering Circular Motion Analysis: Tips and Examples | Motion Project Report
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What equation to use for simple kinetics quesitons?
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Does water displacement theory apply to other liquids?
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Will a falling object minimize air drag?
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EM Group velocity & phase velocity in dispersive medium
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Why doesnt net torque cause angular velocity to increase upto infinity?
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Work Origins: Searching for the Proof Behind the Equation
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Centripetal and Centrifugal force
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Is Constant Velocity Assumed in Work-Energy Problems?
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F=ma, no acceleration with constant velocity?
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How to Find Final Velocities in an Elastic Collision?
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