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183_notes:grav_and_spring_pe [2014/10/15 04:37] – [Spring Potential Energy] pwirving | 183_notes:grav_and_spring_pe [2018/05/29 21:30] – hallstein | ||
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===== Types of Potential Energy ===== | ===== Types of Potential Energy ===== | ||
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- | To determine the potential energy associated with a spring-mass system, consider the work done by a spring on an object (mass, $m$) attached to its end. The spring is stretched through a displacement ($\Delta \vec{s}$). The displacement and the gravitational | + | To determine the potential energy associated with a spring-mass system, consider the work done by a spring on an object (mass, $m$) attached to its end. The spring is stretched through a displacement ($\Delta \vec{s}$). The displacement and the spring |
To calculate the work that the spring does, consider the object as the system. Remember that the [[183_notes: | To calculate the work that the spring does, consider the object as the system. Remember that the [[183_notes: |