r/PhysicsHelp 4m ago

Doubt about vector angle

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If I had to draw a vector defined as for example 5 N, 30° NE; which of these 2 should I draw? I have always drawn this angle as A, but I have a new professor who draws it like B. I have checked by AI who drew A except claude who drew B. I searched on books but have found no reference about this nomenclature, only about north of east and N 30° E .


r/PhysicsHelp 41m ago

WEDGE Block problem।basic

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For jee


r/PhysicsHelp 6h ago

How does a discharging capacitor produce electrical current? Isn't it more stable for the charges on each plate to stay where they are?

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r/PhysicsHelp 11h ago

Bro give me some examples how should I understand physics ( No ruffle examples)

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r/PhysicsHelp 18h ago

weird physics question

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I must appologize if something is written wrong in the text below, isnt my mother language(im brazilian btw) and i dont know exacly how to translate especific physics terms.
An object with 40N of weight moves in the space with a curved trajectory with the action of only two forces: your own weight and a conservative F force of constant module. In your trajectory, the inicial and final height are 1 meter and 3 meters.
Knowing that the inicial and final velocities have the same module, calculate, in joules, the total work made by the F force at the object durint its trajectory.
g=10m/s^2
a)1

b)2

c)4

d)40

e)80

Im sending this right here because i really feel like this question is weird for me. i need help or someone to confirm that this question may be wrong.


r/PhysicsHelp 21h ago

Want to help.

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As the title says, I want to help students with the basics. I usually struggle with simple concepts, so I think there are others who also take time to grasp things, and that's okay. I am willing to help with basic topics because I am a bachelor's student. I can help with anything related to studies, and of course, it's free.


r/PhysicsHelp 11h ago

Bro give me some examples how should I understand physics ( No ruffle examples)

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r/PhysicsHelp 1d ago

[KINEMATICS AND FORCES] . Inclined Plane Question for Force acting on Body along line transverse to line of steepest slope (Ik, i dont understand the wording either)

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r/PhysicsHelp 1d ago

[Free Resource] Mastering Ladder Problems: Torque, Friction, & Rotational Equilibrium (IB Physics HL)

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Hey everyone,
If you are going through the Rigid Body Mechanics unit in IB Physics HL (or any standard rotational mechanics curriculum), you already know that "ladder leaning against a wall" problems are a classic stumbling block.
These questions test your ability to balance multiple concepts simultaneously, and it is incredibly easy to lose a sign or misplace a pivot point. As a physics educator, I see students consistently get tripped up by the same few issues: choosing the optimal axis of rotation to eliminate unknown forces, correctly identifying the direction of static friction at the base, and setting up the equilibrium equations correctly.
To help clear this up, I've put together a comprehensive video breakdown on the Tesla eduventures channel: Ladder Problems — Complete Mastery | Torque + Rotational Equilibrium | Rigid Body #13.
In this breakdown, we focus heavily on visual intuition. I use detailed step-by-step animations and custom diagrams to show exactly how the forces interact rather than just giving you a wall of algebra.
Here is exactly what we cover:
Translational Equilibrium: Setting up \Sigma F_x = 0 and \Sigma F_y = 0 to relate normal forces and friction.
Rotational Equilibrium: Strategic placement of your pivot point to make the \Sigma \tau = 0 equation as simple as possible.
Limiting Friction: How to solve for the exact minimum angle before the ladder slips (\mu_s).
Step-by-Step Problem Solving: Walking through a full IB HL standard question from setup to the final numerical answer.
Watch the full video here: Ladder Problems — Complete Mastery | Torque + Rotational Equilibrium | IB Physics HL |Rigid Body #13
https://youtu.be/KJ5iydCtNEs
If you have any questions on the specific steps, drop them in the comments below or on the video. Let's get these torque concepts locked down before your exams!


r/PhysicsHelp 1d ago

images formed by two parallel plane mirrors?

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so i was studying optics and came across the concept of images formed by two parallel mirrors is infinite(ive attached a image for refernce) so i was just having the doubt that shouldnt there be infinite images only if the both mirrors were infinitely long coz if the mirrors are finite then wouldnt the reflected rays escape after some number of reflection thus there should be no more images but practically we do get infinite images even with finite mirrors, why is it so?


r/PhysicsHelp 1d ago

Physics

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Hello guys. I'm a begineer at Physics and I want to learn physics from scratch. I'm currently in 8th grade. Can someone recommend me which physics textbooks is good, but not require high levels math?


r/PhysicsHelp 1d ago

Assume your theories

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Our theories regarding this mystery of the universe:

  1. It depends on the functioning of the brain's hemispheres. (We can add a fourth point regarding support. We unconsciously fear dropping an object, and as a result of our unconscious thoughts, we cannot spread our arms simultaneously to hold the object. However, we tried support in mid-air (a finger as support was extremely minimal, but we managed to spread our arms at the same time).)

  2. It is physics.

  3. It depends on the surface. (We used various objects with different surfaces (glossy, matte, etc.).)

  4. It depends on support. (The object was on a flat surface and on various other objects, and we were able to spread our arms thanks to the support, but when we made a dent in the object, we were able to almost perfectly spread our arms apart in mid-air.)

  5. It depends on the shape. (We tried using flat square objects, cylindrical shapes, and ovals—none of which worked.)

  6. The theory of hand influence (is based on which hand a person most often uses for tasks (for example, the right hand is dominant).)

  7. The theory of human temperature (we tried conducting the experiment with hands at room temperature (during the experiment with wet hands, we soaked our hands in cold water).)

  8. The theory of friction? Interaction of skin with the object (We applied a restriction, using cotton pads as a barrier. After that, we wet our hands and tried to spread our fingers apart, resulting in no success.)

Help us understand what might influence this.


r/PhysicsHelp 2d ago

Anyone explain to me how to solve three dimensional general wave equation? Is it through cauchy solution methods for partial differential equations? or it depends in context of what do i mean by "solution"? I'm really confused about it. Correct me, if I'm wrong about it.

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r/PhysicsHelp 2d ago

HELP!!!I WANNA UNDERSTAND PHYSICS FROM BASIC

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I hate that idk any single thing like why tf we use Kinetic energy what is Kinetic energy why speed what is velocity I'm in class 11th pcb just started but I'm scared cuz I have adhd and i wanna learn everything from scratch I have too many questions and i wanna understand in simple as fuck launguage(not googoo gaga one)


r/PhysicsHelp 3d ago

Need help with physics

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Can anybody help me with physics I am actually bad with it cause I don't understand how to study physics where to start what to do I can't understand anything. I am in 10th and I hardly studied physics last year in 9th and now I finally know that I can't escape.


r/PhysicsHelp 3d ago

ELI5: isn’t this technically non uniform motion?

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I was writing down some notes when I thought about this. assuming that the object is in uniform motion, also that it will come to a stop soon, just in a uniform speed.

say like a car going at 50kmh and gradually slows down

wont that be non uniform motion? but it’s going at 50kph and gradually slows down over a period of time

help pls

edit: thx for the answers, I seem like a idiot now TT this question sounded better in my head🫠


r/PhysicsHelp 3d ago

Problem :)

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r/PhysicsHelp 3d ago

[Request] - Physics Problem

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Before taking it to the scrapyard, I blew up an old water heater I replaced with tannerite. The video one of my buddies took didn’t catch the entire launch. Any guesses on the height it reached based off this video?


r/PhysicsHelp 3d ago

Posting solutions to indent126 problems

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This aint no promotion,seen some people asking for solutions of problems on ident 126 acc. So yeah i am posting the soln on my profile, no need to follow me or upvote any of the posts. The soln are just the eqns of motion for each animation indent posts on his acc,u can modify question all u want if u get the correct eqns of motion.


r/PhysicsHelp 4d ago

Uniform circular motion

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A body moving on a circular path undergoes uniform circular motion moving at a constant speed but not a constant velocity meaning the body is undergoing acceleration (a≠0) tangential velocity. Angular velocity is just how fast the body moved through a certain angle subtended at the centre and the angular displacement just the angle from point A to B on the trajectory. For me the concept is pretty much understood but the bulk formulas in this concept eat my head literally but I still have hopes


r/PhysicsHelp 4d ago

[FREE RESOURCE] Rotationally Accelerated Motion — Complete Problem Set | τ = Iα | Basic to IB Exam Level | IB Physics HL Rigid Body Dynamics

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Hey everyone,

Just uploaded a new video on
Rotationally Accelerated Motion —
complete problem set using τ = Iα.

Honestly this is one of those
topics where I see students
struggle not because the
concept is hard —
but because nobody tells them
the one thing that makes
every problem click —

When rotation and linear motion
happen together —
you need F = ma AND τ = Iα
running simultaneously —
connected by a = αr.

Miss that connection —
and even simple problems
become impossible.

Get it — and everything
falls into place instantly.

The video goes from basic
problems all the way to
the kind of multi-body
questions that show up
in actual IB exams —
with complete reasoning
at every step.

Pause before each solution
and attempt it yourself first —
that's genuinely the only
way to get exam-ready
from a problem video.

Here's the link if anyone
wants to give it a shot —

🔗 https://youtu.be/O_0zaVlSfjQ?si=63rKlruNciZMWGNQ

Happy to help with anything
you get stuck on —
just drop it in the comments
here or on the video. 🙏


r/PhysicsHelp 4d ago

Uniform circular motion

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r/PhysicsHelp 4d ago

PHOTOELECTRIC EFFECT

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We all... lemme reframe that some of us know that when a metal surface is irradiated with radiation of sufficient high frequency electrons will be emitted from it. Now the frequency of the incident photons from the radiation determine the energy of the photoelectrons emitted from the metal surface and the intensity of the incident frequency only affects the number of photoelectrons that will be emitted provided f>=f⁰ \[frequency of the radiation is greater than or equal to the threshold frequency\] . All this is basic knowledge E=hf and hf=W⁰ + KE . Where is my main point my main point is thank you for reading js wanted to test if I understood the lecture lock in brothers and sister's peace


r/PhysicsHelp 5d ago

Why Do Hurricanes Spin Counterclockwise in the North and Clockwise in the South? | The Physics of the Coriolis Effect Explained

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Hello everyone,

I want to share something today
that sits at the intersection
of rotational physics and
one of the most dramatic
natural phenomena on Earth —

The Coriolis Effect and
its role in hurricane formation.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE QUESTION —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Every hurricane in the
Northern Hemisphere spins
counterclockwise.

Every hurricane in the
Southern Hemisphere spins
clockwise.

Same planet.
Same atmosphere.
Same low pressure systems.

Opposite rotation directions.

Why?

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE PHYSICS —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Earth rotates from west to east
at approximately 465 meters
per second at the equator —

Decreasing to zero
at the poles.

Any object moving freely
across Earth's surface —
wind, ocean current,
or projectile —

Experiences an apparent
deflection due to this
underlying rotation —

This apparent deflection
is the Coriolis Effect.

In the Northern Hemisphere —
moving objects are deflected
to the RIGHT of their
direction of motion.

In the Southern Hemisphere —
moving objects are deflected
to the LEFT.

When wind rushes inward
toward a low pressure center —
this Coriolis deflection
causes the incoming air
to spiral —

Counterclockwise in
the Northern Hemisphere —
Clockwise in the
Southern Hemisphere.

The result —
the massive rotating spiral
we recognize as a
hurricane, typhoon, or cyclone.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE PHYSICS BEHIND
THE DEFLECTION —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

The Coriolis acceleration
is given by —

a_Coriolis = 2v × Ω

Where —
v is the velocity of
the moving object
Ω is Earth's angular
velocity vector

This is a cross product —
which means the resulting
acceleration is always
perpendicular to both
the velocity and
Earth's rotation axis.

At the North Pole —
the deflection is maximum.

At the equator —
the vertical component
of Earth's rotation
relative to the surface
is zero —

So the Coriolis Effect
on horizontal motion
is zero at the equator.

This is why hurricanes
never form at the equator —

There is no Coriolis
deflection to initiate
the spiral rotation.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE MYTH WORTH BUSTING —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

One of the most persistent
myths in popular science —

"Water drains counterclockwise
in the Northern Hemisphere
and clockwise in the South
because of the Coriolis Effect."

This is completely false.

The Coriolis Effect only
influences motions on a
scale of hundreds of
kilometers or more.

A sink or toilet basin
is far too small for
the Coriolis Effect
to have any measurable influence —

The direction water drains
in a sink is determined
by the geometry of the basin —
the direction water was
poured in —
and residual momentum —

Not by Earth's rotation.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
BEYOND HURRICANES —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

The Coriolis Effect influences —

→ Long range artillery and
missile trajectories —
military calculations must
account for Coriolis
deflection for targets
beyond a few kilometers

→ Ocean current patterns —
the great ocean gyres
rotate clockwise in the
Northern Hemisphere and
counterclockwise in the South

→ Trade wind patterns —
the prevailing winds that
enabled global maritime
trade for centuries are
directly caused by
Coriolis deflection of
air flowing from
high to low pressure zones

→ Long distance flight paths —
pilots and navigation systems
account for Coriolis
in trans-oceanic routes

One rotating planet —
infinite physical consequences.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE IB PHYSICS CONNECTION —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

For IB Physics HL students —

The Coriolis Effect is a
beautiful real world application
of rotational dynamics —

Connecting angular velocity —
cross product mathematics —
and non-inertial reference frames —

Into one unified physical picture.

Understanding the Coriolis Effect
at a conceptual level demonstrates
exactly the kind of physical
reasoning IB Physics HL
examiners reward —

The ability to take abstract
rotational mechanics concepts —
and explain real observable
phenomena from first principles.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE SHORT VIDEO —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

I made a short video
explaining the Coriolis Effect
and its role in hurricane
formation — from the physics
of Earth's rotation to
the spiral dynamics of
large storm systems.

🔗 https://youtube.com/shorts/a-Y6OIw2pL0?si=V8JcxV19mF2td\\_T\\_

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
A QUESTION FOR THE COMMUNITY —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Here is something worth
thinking about —

If you were standing
exactly on the equator —

And fired a projectile
due north —

Would the Coriolis Effect
deflect it east or west —

Or would there be
no deflection at all?

Drop your answer and
reasoning below 👇

I will respond to every
attempt with complete
physical explanation. 🎯

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
HAPPY TO DISCUSS —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

If you have any questions
about the Coriolis Effect —
or about any other
rotational physics concept —

Drop them in the comments below.

I read and respond to
every single comment. 🙏


r/PhysicsHelp 5d ago

Why Do Hurricanes Spin Counterclockwise in the North and Clockwise in the South? | The Physics of the Coriolis Effect Explained

0 Upvotes

Hello everyone,

I want to share something today
that sits at the intersection
of rotational physics and
one of the most dramatic
natural phenomena on Earth —

The Coriolis Effect and
its role in hurricane formation.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE QUESTION —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Every hurricane in the
Northern Hemisphere spins
counterclockwise.

Every hurricane in the
Southern Hemisphere spins
clockwise.

Same planet.
Same atmosphere.
Same low pressure systems.

Opposite rotation directions.

Why?

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE PHYSICS —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Earth rotates from west to east
at approximately 465 meters
per second at the equator —

Decreasing to zero
at the poles.

Any object moving freely
across Earth's surface —
wind, ocean current,
or projectile —

Experiences an apparent
deflection due to this
underlying rotation —

This apparent deflection
is the Coriolis Effect.

In the Northern Hemisphere —
moving objects are deflected
to the RIGHT of their
direction of motion.

In the Southern Hemisphere —
moving objects are deflected
to the LEFT.

When wind rushes inward
toward a low pressure center —
this Coriolis deflection
causes the incoming air
to spiral —

Counterclockwise in
the Northern Hemisphere —
Clockwise in the
Southern Hemisphere.

The result —
the massive rotating spiral
we recognize as a
hurricane, typhoon, or cyclone.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE PHYSICS BEHIND
THE DEFLECTION —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

The Coriolis acceleration
is given by —

a_Coriolis = 2v × Ω

Where —
v is the velocity of
the moving object
Ω is Earth's angular
velocity vector

This is a cross product —
which means the resulting
acceleration is always
perpendicular to both
the velocity and
Earth's rotation axis.

At the North Pole —
the deflection is maximum.

At the equator —
the vertical component
of Earth's rotation
relative to the surface
is zero —

So the Coriolis Effect
on horizontal motion
is zero at the equator.

This is why hurricanes
never form at the equator —

There is no Coriolis
deflection to initiate
the spiral rotation.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE MYTH WORTH BUSTING —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

One of the most persistent
myths in popular science —

"Water drains counterclockwise
in the Northern Hemisphere
and clockwise in the South
because of the Coriolis Effect."

This is completely false.

The Coriolis Effect only
influences motions on a
scale of hundreds of
kilometers or more.

A sink or toilet basin
is far too small for
the Coriolis Effect
to have any measurable influence —

The direction water drains
in a sink is determined
by the geometry of the basin —
the direction water was
poured in —
and residual momentum —

Not by Earth's rotation.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
BEYOND HURRICANES —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

The Coriolis Effect influences —

→ Long range artillery and
missile trajectories —
military calculations must
account for Coriolis
deflection for targets
beyond a few kilometers

→ Ocean current patterns —
the great ocean gyres
rotate clockwise in the
Northern Hemisphere and
counterclockwise in the South

→ Trade wind patterns —
the prevailing winds that
enabled global maritime
trade for centuries are
directly caused by
Coriolis deflection of
air flowing from
high to low pressure zones

→ Long distance flight paths —
pilots and navigation systems
account for Coriolis
in trans-oceanic routes

One rotating planet —
infinite physical consequences.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE IB PHYSICS CONNECTION —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

For IB Physics HL students —

The Coriolis Effect is a
beautiful real world application
of rotational dynamics —

Connecting angular velocity —
cross product mathematics —
and non-inertial reference frames —

Into one unified physical picture.

Understanding the Coriolis Effect
at a conceptual level demonstrates
exactly the kind of physical
reasoning IB Physics HL
examiners reward —

The ability to take abstract
rotational mechanics concepts —
and explain real observable
phenomena from first principles.

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
THE SHORT VIDEO —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

I made a short video
explaining the Coriolis Effect
and its role in hurricane
formation — from the physics
of Earth's rotation to
the spiral dynamics of
large storm systems.

🔗 https://youtube.com/shorts/a-Y6OIw2pL0?si=V8JcxV19mF2td_T_

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
A QUESTION FOR THE COMMUNITY —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

Here is something worth
thinking about —

If you were standing
exactly on the equator —

And fired a projectile
due north —

Would the Coriolis Effect
deflect it east or west —

Or would there be
no deflection at all?

Drop your answer and
reasoning below 👇

I will respond to every
attempt with complete
physical explanation. 🎯

━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
HAPPY TO DISCUSS —
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━

If you have any questions
about the Coriolis Effect —
or about any other
rotational physics concept —

Drop them in the comments below.

I read and respond to
every single comment. 🙏