Thursday, December 5, 2013

AP REVIEW OF WORK ENERGY

Work
 • Recognize the difference between the scientific and ordinary definitions of work.
 • Define work by relating it to force and displacement.
 • Identify where work is being performed in a variety of situations.
 • Calculate the net work done when many forces are applied to an object
Energy
 • Identify several forms of energy.
 • Calculate kinetic energy for an object.
 • Apply the work–kinetic energy theorem to solve problems.
 • Distinguish between kinetic and potential energy.
 • Classify different types of potential energy.
 • Calculate the potential energy associated with an object’s position.  
Conservation of Energy
 • Identify situations in which conservation of mechanical energy is valid.
 • Recognize the forms that conserved energy can take.
 • Solve problems using conservation of mechanical energy

3 comments:

  1. When solving for the height, how are we to find an equation in terms of r to substitute into KE(1/2mv^2) at the bottom of the loop? I understand how to find it for the top of the loop but not for the bottom or what the FBD would look like for the bottom either.
    Jaz Popa

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    1. an equation for velocity in terms of r I mean
      Jaz Popa

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  2. If you have the formula for the top, then the bottom is easy. (Can you help me with finding the top?) The FBD would look like gravity + normal = centripetal force. We know that centripetal acceleration equals v^2/r, so ar=v^2.

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