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December 25, 2024 Solving the double pendulum with Hamiltonian formalism
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October 14, 2024 The entropy equation: decoding phase transitions in nature
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July 2, 2024 Keeping units in mind
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May 8, 2024 How to think like a physicist
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May 3, 2024 A brief introduction to radioactive decay
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April 19, 2024 An astrophysics hack: knowing units versus memorizing equations
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March 13, 2024 How to be an NFL quarterback: an example dynamics problem
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October 18, 2023 Studying physics like it’s biology? There’s another way.
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September 20, 2023 An introduction to potential energy
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September 6, 2023 Mastering MCAT physics problems through dimensional analysis
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August 16, 2023 Relativity: from Galileo to Einstein
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July 17, 2023 Centrifugal force explained
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July 12, 2023 The Taylor Series
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June 30, 2023 Attempting to become a theoretical physicist: initial steps
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June 28, 2023 Escape velocity
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June 26, 2023 How to map the Milky Way with tiny hydrogen atoms
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June 16, 2023 Graduate School Qualifying Exams: what are they and how can I prepare?
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March 13, 2023 How to ace intro to physics (using McDonald's)
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March 5, 2023 Electric potentials, fields, and forces
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December 30, 2022 Medical Physics: a little known career path
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December 7, 2022 Quantum Mechanics in 5 minutes
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November 16, 2022 The physics behind hybrid vehicles
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September 14, 2022 Capacitor confusion: basic pointers to salvage your sanity 
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August 26, 2022 Demystifying MCAT physics
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June 27, 2022 Units: the hints hidden in every physics and engineering problem
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November 30, 2021 What I love about physics
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May 24, 2021 Annual revenue at a Starbucks: the power of Fermi approximations
May 19, 2020 Working with lenses and mirrors: how to draw a ray diagram
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November 11, 2019 Checking your answers in physics
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August 28, 2019 What physics equation sheets can do for you, and what they  can’t
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May 9, 2018 The physics of martial arts
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April 16, 2018 How to make introductory physics exciting (when you're bored out of your mind)
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January 26, 2018 Introduction to physics: the language of the universe
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August 28, 2017 How to solve kinematics problems: a guide to vectors
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May 8, 2017 What is moment and how do you calculate it?
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March 8, 2017 How to solve kinematics problems, part 2
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February 8, 2017 What is kinematics? Physics answers made simple
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October 26, 2016 4 tricks for solving any physics problem
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April 27, 2016 Physics: learn, don’t memorize!
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March 18, 2016 How to use logarithms to simplify Arrhenius temperature dependence
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June 24, 2015 Astronomy vs. physics: two cultural differences
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May 27, 2015 Getting To Know ETS Physics Tests... Really Well
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May 14, 2015 Inertia experiments and rolling motion part II
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May 8, 2015 Inertia experiments & rolling motion, part 1
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January 5, 2015 3 tricks for physics standardized tests
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August 20, 2014 Physics Tutor: Problem-Solving Tips II--Framing the Problem
July 14, 2014 Physics Tutor: Problem-Solving Tips II--Is Your Answer Reasonable?
June 16, 2014 Physics Tutor: How to Stick the Landing
May 28, 2014 Physics tutor: Using analogies: what makes quantum mechanics quantum? (Part V)
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May 12, 2014 The MCAT Tutor: Free Body Diagramming, Jedi-style
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April 16, 2014 Physics Tutor: Using Analogies 4 (Let There Be Light!)
April 7, 2014 The MCAT Tutor: Physics and Periodic Motion
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March 28, 2014 Physics Tutor: using analogies, part 3
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February 28, 2014 The Chemistry Tutor: Keeping Thermodynamics and Kinetics Apart
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February 12, 2014 Physics & translational motion
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February 3, 2014 Physics Tutor: Using analogies to explore mechanical energy (part 2)
January 3, 2014 Using analogies to make sense of things in physics (part 1)
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October 9, 2013 Physics Tutor: Quantum Mechanics in the 5th Century
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September 18, 2013 Physics Tutor: Quantum Strangeness – Spooky Action at a Distance
September 4, 2013 Physics Tutor: Quantum Strangeness – Superposition and Measurement
August 12, 2013 Physics Tutor: Quantum Strangeness – Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
July 16, 2013 Tips from a Physics Tutor: Geometric Intuition, Part II - Symmetry
June 7, 2013 Tips from a Physics Tutor: Intuition in E+M - Lines + Planes
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May 27, 2013 Tips from a Physics Tutor: Geometric Intuition, Part I - Vectors
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May 18, 2013 Tips from a physics tutor: intuition in E+M, part II – Biot-Savart Law
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April 23, 2013 Tips from a Physics Tutor: Intuition in E+M, Part I - Coulomb's Law
April 8, 2013 The Intuitive Approach: A Personal Story from a Physics Tutor
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March 27, 2013 Physics tutor: doing the experiment - 3 simple rules for uncertainty
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February 20, 2013 Tips from a Physics Tutor: Doing the Experiment - Measuring Your Bias
February 12, 2013 Physics Tutor: Doing the Experiment - Discovering Your Bias
January 25, 2013 Physics Tutor: Doing the Experiment, Part 2 - Dealing with Noise
January 2, 2013 Doing the experiment, part 1: understanding error
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December 3, 2012 Putting Your Physical Intuition to Work
November 14, 2012 Using Units in Physics: Skip the Math and Know the Answer, Part 2
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November 12, 2012 Tips from a Biology Tutor in Cambridge: Taking science tests
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October 8, 2012 Using units in physics: Skip the math and know the answer, part 1
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September 19, 2012 Physics problem-solving or: How I learned to stop worrying and love abstraction

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