What are the similarities and differences between these two dropped eggs?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KIqwT_NBh0

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Conservation of Energy | Systems and Energy, Collisions

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OpenStax Reading


This link takes you to the Elastic Collisions section in the OpenStax textbook.

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This link takes you to the Inelastic Collisions section in the OpenStax textbook.

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Post-Lecture Study Resources

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Learning Objectives

Summary

The work energy theorem, combined with knowledge of potential energy functions, allows for the construction of the final form of the conservation energy equation. The goal is to apply the conservation of energy equation to various systems and understand the transformational nature of energy.

Atomistic Goals

Students will be able to...

  1. Define a system and identify internal and external objects, forces, and work.
  2. Show that conservative forces yield work that is independent of the path taken.
  3. Identify conservative and non-conservative forces and work.
  4. (UPMF) Use the independence of path for conservative work to create a function of position to account for conservative work. We call that
  5. function a potential energy function for all internal conservative work.
  6. Construct the final form of the work-energy theorem using the concept of potential energy.
  7. Show that energy is conserved for systems where the net external work is zero. 
  8. Show that application of an energy analysis involves bookkeeping an initial and final state of the system.
  9. Use the gravitational potential energy function, for near Earth objects, in an energy analysis. 
  10. Use the spring potential energy function for Hooke's law springs in an energy analysis.
  11. Construct the graphical representation depicting the kinetic, potential, thermal, and total energy as a function of position. 
  12. (UPMF) When non-conservative work is internal to a system, there is a form of energy associated with that work and it is not called potential energy. E.g. work done by friction converting macroscopic kinetic energy to microscopic kinetic energy (aka thermal energy)
  13. Identify other forms of energy such as thermal, chemical potential, electric potential, sound, light, … etc.
  14. Identify energy transformations within a system and energy transfers into/out of a system.
  15. Apply a conservation of energy equation for a system from its initial to final state.
  16. Apply conservation of energy to system with multiple internal objects.
  17. Define elastic collisions and apply a conservation of energy and momentum analysis to the collision. 
  18. Define inelastic collisions and apply a conservation of energy and momentum analysis to the collision.
  19. Derive the relationship between kinetic energy and momentum.

 

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YouTube Videos


Here's a Crash Course on Collisions.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-QOfc2XqOk

Elastic collisions between bowling balls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51IFubnEAsU

Simulations


This simulates billiard balls colliding. Check the "Show Energy" box to see energy as a function of time.

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Demos


Nose Basher or wrecking ball demonstration with Walter Lewin,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhIOylZMg6Q 

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History


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Multiple Representations

Multiple Representations is the concept that a physical phenomena can be expressed in different ways. 

Physical


Physical Representations describes the physical phenomena of the situation in a visual way.

 

 

Mathematical


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Graphical


Graphical Representation describes the situation through use of plots and graphs.

 

Descriptive


Descriptive Representation describes the physical phenomena with words and annotations.

 

 

Experimental


Experimental Representation examines a physical phenomena through observations and data measurement.