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Bill N
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30+ years teaching university level physics, Ph. D. in nuclear physics, Navy, first language = FORTRAN-IV, also coded DEC-10 assembly, RPG; now learning Python, using LaTeX; bass player, motorcycle rider, classic Mustang driver, Bible reader, and getting older.

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$$ \text{I like to know how things} \int \vec{F}\cdot d\vec{r} $$

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How is it possible that it can get hotter in the car than it is outside?
Jul 20, 2015
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How can wifi penetrate through walls when visible light can't?
Dec 23, 2016
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Why does the Earth follow an elliptical trajectory rather than a parabolic one?
May 9, 2019
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Why does the sun make me feel warm?
Aug 27, 2015
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4-momentum of photon
May 26, 2015
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Platinum seems to have higher kinetic friction coef. than static - how is this possible?
Nov 10, 2021
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Can radioactivity be slowed through time dilation?
Feb 24, 2016
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Do all equations have identical units on the left- and right-hand sides?
Apr 24, 2016
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Does the total kinetic energy change during an elastic collision?
Dec 14, 2018
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Why do lightning rods have a sharp point at the top?
May 16, 2015
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Is PSE getting "flash mob" questions?
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Getting permission to reproduce an answer (with authorship credit) for a class handout/text
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Has the PSE philosophy about homework-style exercises and check-my-work problems changed since 2012?
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Are we going to enforce the prior research aspect of good questions or not?
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How to dispose of engine coolant?
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Why have a 0.1 uF capacitor in parallel with 2500 uF in a power supply filter?
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Simplifying square roots
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Reboring a cylinder: compression ratio of new piston
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Returning tokens for the 10 token limit: which ones?

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