Work and Energy
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Labs for this unit: It's All Uphill .:. Human Power Output .:. Roller Coaster .:. Energy Park
Assessments: 5.0 Work and Energy .:. 5.1 Efficiency and Power .:. 5.2 Conservation of Energy
Things you need to learn:
5A. Calculate Work using W = Fd using a variety of forces.
Calculating Work:
Other Stuff (optional)
Khan Academy:
Introduction to work and energy
Work and Energy (part 2)
Simple Work Problems: W = FdCos(Theta)
Work and Weight:
Work and Friction:
5C. Solve Problems with Power and Work. (JAMBALAYA!!!!!)
Power and Work JAMBALAYA!!!
5D. Solve problems with efficiency using e = Wo/Wi or e = Po/Pi
Solving Efficiency Problems:
5F. Do calculations with gravitational potential energy. (PE = mgh)
Noteguide5F-GravitationalPotentialEnergy.docx
Calculating Gravitational Potential Energy:
5G. Do calculations with kinetic energy. (KE = 1/2mv2)
Noteguide5G-KineticEnergy.docx
Calculating Kinetic Energy:
5H. Calculate Force in springs. (F = kx) (optional)
Calculating Force in Springs:
5I. Calculate energy in springs.
(PE = 1/2kx2) (optional)
Calculating Energy Stored in Springs:
5J. Solve problems with Power and energy.
Solving Problems with Power and Energy:
5K. Solve problems with conservation of energy.
Noteguide5K-ConservationOfEnergy.docx
Solving Conservation of Energy Problems: