Unit 6: Energy and Work
In this unit, I will be focusing on mechanical energies, non-mechanical energies, the law of the conservation of energy, work as a change of energy, work-force relationship, and power.
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In this unit, I will be focusing on mechanical energies, non-mechanical energies, the law of the conservation of energy, work as a change of energy, work-force relationship, and power.
*Videos 3-11 are part of a PhysicsIn5 subscription. Please view Payment and Pricing for more information.
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- Energy Introduction (Definition, Law of Conservation of Energy, Energy-flow diagrams)
- Mechanical Energies (Kinetic Energy, Gravitational Potential Energy, Elastic Potential Energy)
- Energy Conservation Equations (How and when to define a reference point)
- Mechanical Energy Equations (Kinetic, Gravitational Potential, Elastic Potential, Hooke's law)
- Non-mechanical Energies (Stored Energy, Thermal Energy, Dissipated Energy)
- Work as a Change of Mechanical Energy
- Work and Energy-flow Diagrams (How and when to substitute work into an energy-flow diagram)
- Work-Force Relationship (Relating work, force and displacement. Positive and negative work)
- Energy-Work Problem Solving (How to solve free response questions that involve both energy and work)
- Escape Velocity (Energy in outer-space, minimum velocity necessary to escape gravitational field)
- Topic Review (Energy and Work)