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Simple Harmonic Motion: why sin(wt) instead of sin(t)?
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Why do we need the Lagrangian formulation of Mechanics?
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Calculating Free Body Diagram Forces
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How Does the Chain Rule Apply to Newton's Second Law in Calculus?
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What is the relation between Bernoulli's principle & Pascal?
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Statistical Mechanics Part II: The Ideal Gas - Comments
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The approximation of classical mechanics
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Various Pressures in mass transfer
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Does an ideal fluid have zero surface tension?
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Gravitational Potential Reference Point
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Work Lifting Things With and Without Torque
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How does carbon monoxide cause soda cans to explode?
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Negative Velocity or Acceleration
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Force of friction in turning cars
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A cube tipping over on an inclined plane
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What causes a spinning ball to bounce forward?
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Difference between angular velocity and angular frequency
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Answer: Terminal Temperature of Water with Ice Cube
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In circular motion, What does it mean s = r.θ?
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Speed of sound in steel vs air
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Quantum Mechanics, What is it exactly?
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Work done under constant velocity
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Dependence of friction on area.
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Why is momentum conserved in elastic and inelastic collisions?
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Is the Sum of Torques Zero in a System with Equal Forces and Moment Arms?
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Can you stop rubber from bouncing?
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Why does friction play the role of centripetal force?
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Projectile orientation near apogee
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How to calculate each car tyre load during cornering?
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Gravitational acceleration based on density
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What does the direction of angular velocity indicate?
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Does Increased Pressure Affect Buoyancy?
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Representing Vectors in Newton's Notation: How to Use Overdot and Arrow Symbols?
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What is the equation for friction's role in walking?
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What is the fuel weight required for a Mars mission?
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Why work is force times distance?
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In projectile motion, why we take y-component for 'TF'?
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List of drag coefficient for basic shapes has no angles
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Cause of water pressure in pipework
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How Does Converting a Cylinder to a Sphere Affect Pressure Gradient?
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How is momentum conserved in phase mismatch?
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