Energy Energy is a state function commonly defined as the capacity to do work. Since work is defined as the movement of an object through a distance, energy can also be described as the ability to move an object through a distance. As an example, imagine that a bar magnet is placed next to a […]
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Classical mechanics
Energy : Potential and kinetic energy , Conservation of energy , Forms of energy and Electrical energy
Energy Energy is a state function commonly defined as the capacity to do work. Since work is defined as the movement of an object through a distance, energy can also be described as the ability to move an object through a distance. As an example, imagine that a bar magnet is placed next to a […]
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Waves and Sound : Waves, Wave Properties, Logarithms, Sound and Doppler Effect
Waves and Sound In This Chapter: ✔ Waves ✔ Wave Properties ✔ Logarithms ✔ Sound ✔ Doppler Effect Waves A wave is, in general, a disturbance that moves through a medium. An exception is an electromagnetic wave, which can travel through a vacuum. Examples are light and radio waves. A wave carries energy, but there […]
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Waves and Sound : Waves, Wave Properties, Logarithms, Sound and Doppler Effect
Waves and Sound In This Chapter: ✔ Waves ✔ Wave Properties ✔ Logarithms ✔ Sound ✔ Doppler Effect Waves A wave is, in general, a disturbance that moves through a medium. An exception is an electromagnetic wave, which can travel through a vacuum. Examples are light and radio waves. A wave carries energy, but there […]
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Waves and Sound : Waves, Wave Properties, Logarithms, Sound and Doppler Effect
Waves and Sound In This Chapter: ✔ Waves ✔ Wave Properties ✔ Logarithms ✔ Sound ✔ Doppler Effect Waves A wave is, in general, a disturbance that moves through a medium. An exception is an electromagnetic wave, which can travel through a vacuum. Examples are light and radio waves. A wave carries energy, but there […]
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Equilibrium : Translational Equilibrium , Rotational Equilibrium , Center of Gravity and Finding a Center of Gravity
Equilibrium In This Chapter: ✔ Translational Equilibrium ✔ Rotational Equilibrium ✔ Center of Gravity ✔ Finding a Center of Gravity Translational Equilibrium A body is in translational equilibrium when no net force acts on it. Such a body is not accelerated, and it remains either at rest or in motion at constant velocity along a […]
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Equilibrium : Translational Equilibrium , Rotational Equilibrium , Center of Gravity and Finding a Center of Gravity
Equilibrium In This Chapter: ✔ Translational Equilibrium ✔ Rotational Equilibrium ✔ Center of Gravity ✔ Finding a Center of Gravity Translational Equilibrium A body is in translational equilibrium when no net force acts on it. Such a body is not accelerated, and it remains either at rest or in motion at constant velocity along a […]
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Equilibrium : Translational Equilibrium , Rotational Equilibrium , Center of Gravity and Finding a Center of Gravity
Equilibrium In This Chapter: ✔ Translational Equilibrium ✔ Rotational Equilibrium ✔ Center of Gravity ✔ Finding a Center of Gravity Translational Equilibrium A body is in translational equilibrium when no net force acts on it. Such a body is not accelerated, and it remains either at rest or in motion at constant velocity along a […]
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Simple Harmonic Motion: Restoring Force, Elastic Potential Energy, Simple Harmonic Motion, Period and Frequency, Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration and Pendulums
Simple Harmonic Motion In This Chapter: ✔ Restoring Force ✔ Elastic Potential Energy ✔ Simple Harmonic Motion ✔ Period and Frequency ✔ Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration ✔ Pendulums Restoring Force When an elastic object such as a spring is stretched or compressed, a restoring force appears that tries to re- turn the object to its […]
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Simple Harmonic Motion: Restoring Force, Elastic Potential Energy, Simple Harmonic Motion, Period and Frequency, Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration and Pendulums
Simple Harmonic Motion In This Chapter: ✔ Restoring Force ✔ Elastic Potential Energy ✔ Simple Harmonic Motion ✔ Period and Frequency ✔ Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration ✔ Pendulums Restoring Force When an elastic object such as a spring is stretched or compressed, a restoring force appears that tries to re- turn the object to its […]
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