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Lifting/breaking an object with circular motion
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Direction of frictional force acting on car
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Question about conservation of momentum
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Conservation of Angular Momentum and Energy?
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Why do objects follow different trajectories in freefall and orbit?
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Is tension really just a matter of perspective?
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Conceptual derivation of (classical mechanical) energy?
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Tension force at molecular level
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Why Use Impulse in Experiments?
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Change in pressure and Internal Energy
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Why are liquid surfaces at constant pressure?
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Maximum acceleration of the body in elliptic orbit.
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Sign Convention for Spring and Pendulum Equations of Motion
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Work Force x Displacement: What Counts?
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Range of Water Flow with 2bar and 45° Angle
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Change volume and pressure of a given amount of liquid?
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Average Velocity vs Instaneous Velocity
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How do I calculate mass when I have the height and weight?
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Which would have greater pressure at the end, an L shape or Y shaped
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We wouldn't exist without hydrogen. Right?
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Ideal Gas Law/Estimate of Cooling Power
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Weight of the support of a pendulum with initial speed
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Rotational Mass and Energy Required
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Particle Accelerators effects on Earth
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Velocity from acceleration if acceleration is a function of space
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Equation of motion from matrix
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Why is there an induced current in a dc motor?
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Calculating Velocity After Impact: What Went Wrong?
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Minimum Speed for the Water to not spill
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Central Forces and Angular Momentum
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Components of Weight on an Inclined Plane
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Speed and relative damage in car crash
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Will nuking jupiter start a helium/hydrogen fusion reaction?
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Centripetal/radial velocity in a water tank.
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Acceleration, and displacement
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How to measure and calculate drift of falling object in air
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Inclined Plane Friction: Independent of Mass?
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Water flow feed rate for hydroponic grow unit
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Why stream of water sent in upward direction spread like fountain?
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Density question - can a heavy object float in water ?
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Is there a formula to predict the loudness of an impact in deciBels?
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Dynamics midterm coming up don't understand pulley questions
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If i use a certain amount of energy/work - lets say 0,36 J - to wind
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Questioning the law of conservation of mechanical energy
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Power supply and power dissipated in a circuit
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Formula for sound dissipation in air?
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Help with frictional force concept
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Lateral force of water on the walls of a tank
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Collision response calculation doubts and issues
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Perfectly inelastic, rigid collision, vel. ever 0?
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Pressure questions filling smaller tank from larger
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Questions on speed of an object from different reference points.
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Transformation of KE of Gummy Bear in Inelastic Collision
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How much suction required to lift?
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Resistor which reacts to moisture in soil or water.
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Time taken for pressure to equalise?
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Why is my body so sensitive to a van de graaff generator
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3 GPS Satellites & Receiver Clock Synchronization
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Effect of Immersed Iron Piece on Spring Balance Reading | Physics Q&A
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Kinetic+potential+internal; also, Joules
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What is the work and kinetic energy of a ball displaced by gravity?
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Why Does Acceleration Down Make an Object Weigh Less?
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Rock climber force diagram and acceleration
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Car crumple zone deformation physics
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Tension in a string,changing force and equilibrium.s
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Figuring out a motor for a potter's wheel
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Calculate Water Condensation from Cold Plate
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Can internal energy levels of atoms affect chemical potential of ideal gas?
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Why Is the Derivation of Kinetic Energy Confusing?
Feb 25, 2012
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How do I determine lifting force
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Rotational and translational equilibrium
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Why do Newton's laws only apply in inertial reference frames?
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Does size and scale affect speed
Feb 24, 2012
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Interpretation of Gyroscopic effect and rotation
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Pressure drop for viscous fluid in conducts with an obstacle at the outlet
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Viscosity & Drag: Linear Coeff & Medium Density
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Impulse, momentum, and force during motion around a circle
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Adhesive force and surface tension
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What Happens to Water Released in Space?
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