Module 6 —Work and Energy

Module Introduction

 

In this module you will study work and its relationship to different forms of mechanical energies. You will explore the connection between work and power. You will analyze kinematics and dynamics problems that relate to the conservation of energy in an isolated system and examine the change in mechanical energy in a system that is not isolated.

 

The essential questions that you will be looking at in this module are the following:

• How does an understanding of conservation laws contribute to an understanding of the universe?

• How can mechanical energy be transferred and transformed?

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