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Understanding Centripetal Force: How It Works in an Inertial Frame
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Taking mechanical physics next fall
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Why Does Distance from a Pivot Point Reduce Effort in Mechanics?
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Torque and Power required to turn a plate
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How does dynamic pressure affect static pressure?
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Some questions about Analytical Mechanics
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Weightlessness in a common swing
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Does Centripetal force cause a tangential force?
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How Does the Principle of Virtual Work Apply to Particle Equilibrium?
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Does acceleration cause a string to stretch?
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Does the Normal Force Defy Newton's Third Law on an Inclined Plane?
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What mindset is required for Classical Mechanics
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Elliptical motion of surface buoy.
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Water in a spinning bucket: a better explanation
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Releasing mechanical energy over time
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Conservation of Linear Momentum+ Elastic and Inelastic collision
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Ultrasound velocities in h20/propylene glycol mixtures
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Pressure field of an irrotational vortex
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What happens to wavelength of sound in liquid?
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Why Is Normal Force Less Than mg at the Top of a Hill?
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Determinism of classical mechanics
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Constructing a DC motor driver
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Tennis Court Speed Measurement
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How Do I Calculate the G Forces of a Car on an Elliptical Path?
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The Nature of Work: Exploring the Relationship Between Force and Displacement
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Why speed of the molecules is bigger the less they weigh?
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Difference between emf and potential difference
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Can an Ether Frame Be Approximated by Analyzing Superimposed Rotating Frames?
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Rate of effusion dependance on pressure
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Projectile Mechanics: 3-D List for Researching
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Conservation of momentum/energy
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Underwater projectile affected by Coriolis Effect
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What makes two sounds similar?
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Fluid mechanics, why does the air flow faster over the wing?
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Does pressure affect the weight of water?
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Simple Torque from Gravity Problem
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Understanding the Relationship Between Force, Acceleration, and Momentum
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Simple (?) question: Effect of mass when placing vs dropping object on spring
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Trajectory Path from 2 Distance Sensors
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Computational and Experimental Work
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Pascals principle and hydraulic lift
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Can conversion of medium occur in sound?
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Understanding Newton's Second Law: How kgm/s2 Relates to Force
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Mechanical waves compressions and rarefactions
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What is significance of torque
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How to calculate theoretical initial velocity?
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Conceptual issue with rolling sphere and friction.
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Wind Turbine Power: Calculating Max Output
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Rotational kinetic energy explaination
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Problems with Inertial Reference Frames
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Two boxes with same initial velocity on a 2d track but one is at top of a hill
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How Much Impulse Is Needed to Stop a Baseball with Unrealistic Momentum?
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Gravity and Weight: Newton's Second Law
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2 springs attached by a rigid massless bar
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Calculating Force of Two Objects Colliding at 17 mph
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Integrating a squared velocity
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What Is the Drag Coefficient of a Missile Compared to a Torpedo?
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How Does Calculus Resolve Zeno's Paradox of Motion?
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What is the difference between potential difference and potential?
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Designing a resonance tube with a defined ambient wind speed
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Upward speed of an object in water
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Seeing the Unseen: Can You View Objects at Light Speed?
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Why do we treat velocity and position as independent in a lagrangian
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Using Sound for Estimations: Calculating Time and Distance in Relation to Sound
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Kinetic energy and crumple zones
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How can I incorporate wind into a basic projectile simulation?
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Exploring Vibration Modes of Cantilever Under Piezoelectric Driving Force
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The acceleration of an Elephant and a Paper Clip
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Cooling 27L of Water from 100°C to 20°C in 5 Minutes
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Physics of Cars: Steering, Oversteer, Understeer, & Braking
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Need Help with a Formula to convert Change in RPM to torque applied
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Kepler's Law vs Newton's Amendment
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