Unit 3 · Work, Energy, and Power
Chapter 3.2
Potential Energy
A drawn bow holds energy with nothing moving. Where is it kept, and why do you get to decide where zero is?
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By the end
- 01Explain potential energy as a property of a system of interacting objects, with a freely chosen zero
- 02Compute spring potential energy and near-surface gravitational potential energy changes
- 03Use the general gravitational potential energy of two masses, and add pairwise terms for several