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Impulse for Two Objects being Attracted to One Another
In a universe devoid of anything else, two identical spheres of mass, m, and radius, R, are released from rest when they have a distance between their centers of mass of X. Find the magnitude of the impulse delivered to each sphere until...
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pump head pressure basics
Pump head pressure basics, learn why pumps read pressure in height and call it head pressure
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Angular Momentum and a Pulley Mass System
Angular momentum is used to determine the acceleration of a pulley mass system. two alternate solutions are shown, and the acceleration is demonstrated. This is an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic.
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Using Impulse to Calculate Initial Height
A 66 g beanbag is dropped and stops upon impact with the ground. If the impulse measured during the collision is 0.33 N·s, from what height above the ground was the beanbag dropped?
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How Centrifugal Pumps Work
This video explains how centrifugal pumps work. Centrifugal pumps are used to transfer fluids and other materials in a wide variety of applications. This video is a helpful primer on the hows and whys of centrifugal pumps, and is useful...
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Conservation of Energy Part 5: Mechanical Energy and Conservative and non Conservative forces
Here I pool the results of all the previous videos together to get a fascinating result - the conservation of Mechanical Energy
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Practice Problem: Pendulum Velocity
Now you're really getting advanced with your building skills. Check out this pendulum. It's a good thing we know about potential energy and kinetic energy, because that will allow us to calculate the velocity of the pendulum at any...
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Wind Turbines: Harnessing the Power of the Wind
Wind turbines are devices that harness the power of wind to generate electricity. They consist of propeller-like blades that rotate when the wind blows, turning a generator that produces electricity. Wind turbines come in different...
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Practice Problem: Kinetic and Potential Energy of a Ball on a Ramp
Look at this nifty ramp you made! Let's roll some stuff off of it, shall we? Good thing we know all about potential energy and kinetic energy, because that will allow us to calculate all kinds of things, like the velocity of the ball at...
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Mechanical Energy example spring compression
This video covers a basic example which involves the work energy equation.
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Wall / Circuit Analogy
Comparing the electric potential energy of a charge moving throng a circuit to a wall falling off a wall.
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Deriving the Binding Energy of a Planet
Binding energy of a planet is defined and derived.
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Sound Energy
This live-action video program is about the word Sound Energy. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word Sound Energy through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and...
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mechanical energy problem 2
A simple problem demonstrating how to apply the mechanical energy formula directly
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Conservative and Nonconservative Forces
Conservative and Nonconservative forces are defined and many demonstrations are analyzed to determine which forces are conservative and which are nonconservative. Want Lecture Notes? http://www.flippingphysics.com/force-... This is an...
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Simple Harmonic Motion - Graphs of Mechanical Energies
Kinetic energy and elastic potential energy as functions of time graphs for a horizontal mass-spring system in simple harmonic motion are demonstrated. Conservation of energy is shown.
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Derivation of Pendulum equations method 1
Derivation of Pendulum equations method 1
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Electric Potential - Review for AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism review of Electric Potential including: derivation of electric potential energy, derivation of electric potential and electric potential difference, a discussion of the electronvolt, electric...
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Deriving Escape Velocity of Planet Earth
Escape velocity is defined and illustrated. The escape velocity of planet Earth is derived.
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Nonuniform Circular Motion - Ball in a Vertical Circle
Analyzing the velocities, accelerations, forces, and nonuniform circular motion of a ball on a string moving in a vertical circle. Want Lecture Notes? Content Times: 0:00 Reviewing Uniform Circular Motion 0:30 Nonuniform Circular Motion...