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Physics Notes: Simple Harmonic Motion and Waves on a String

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By Rhett Allain
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This is the last chapter in the main sequence for the first semester of algebra-based physics. If you are following along, here are my previous notes. I’ll probably add a couple of “side quests” for extra material — but this is good enough for now. Review Although we have covered quite a bit of content, we really need to go back to just two things. First is the force exerted by a spring.
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What Is Entropy, Really?

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By Rhett Allain
| Tech News Tube
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What Is Entropy, Really?

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By Rhett Allain
| WIRED Magazine Verified
Entropy is one of the most maligned and misunderstood concepts in science. Maybe you’ve heard it defined as the “amount of disorder” in a system. And the second law of thermodynamics says the entropy of a closed system always increases over time. So you might think, why should you clean up your office if it will only get messier? That might be true, but you can’t blame it on entropy.
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