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Why is a spring a conservative force?
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Normal reaction in banked road circular motion problem
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Possible to solve for the initial speed of a projectile?
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Moment of inertia and angular KE confusion
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Why do air compressors make sounds?
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I left a soda in the car and it still feels cold.
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Work in moving through zero potential difference
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Gravitational Potential Energy
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What force keeps a radially accelerating object in the air?
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Can drag force and lift force be in the same direction here:
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How to calculate atmospheric pressure?
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Centre of mass velocity special relativity
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Energy transfer in particle collisions
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Partial derivative of Lagrangian with respect to velocity
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How to tell if energy was conserve in a momentum problem?
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Why is the speed of orbiting satellites constant?
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Coriolis force in rotating space station
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Do electrons have kinetic energy in an electrical circuit?
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Problem with classical mechanics
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Equations for bending steel in a car crash?
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Are Newtonian physics universal?
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Tank tracks treads friction coefficient
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How is conservation of momentum present in an airbag?
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Work & Displacement: Scalar vs Vector
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Calculating the error in <x^2> from the error in <x> (Molecular Dynamics)
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D.E. Littlewood's comments about escape velocity
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Equation to express the effect of velocity on mass
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Rolling of body cone depends on whether ellipsoid is prolate or oblate?
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Power Output Given Certain Torque
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Finding acceleration of snow boarder
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