Overview
Explain work, energy and power and give example of each Calculate: The workdone, given a force and displacement it produces in its direction. The gravitational potential energy at a height h above a given reference plane Calculate the lower in watts, given an applied force and the time it takes to produce a displacement. Identify the type of energy possessed by a body under given conditions. Distinguish between kinetic energy and potential energy Identify energy transformation from one form into another State the law of conservation of energy.
What you'll learn
- Concept of work, energy and power.
- Inter changability of work and energy
- Determination of work energy and power
- Work done in a force field.
- Types of energy (mechanical):
- Potential energy
- Kinetic energy.
- Conservation of mechanical energy.