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General Physics I 07

This document outlines the key concepts covered in Chapter 7 on Kinetic Energy and Work, including: 1) Kinetic energy is a quantity associated with an object's motion, and is only concerned with translational motion. Kinetic energy increases when a net force accelerates an object to a higher speed. 2) Work is defined as the transfer of energy via a force. Work is done when a force causes an object to move in the direction of the force, transferring energy and potentially changing the object's motion. 3) The work-kinetic energy theorem states that the net work done on an object by all forces acting on it is equal to the change in the object's kinetic energy.

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General Physics I 07

This document outlines the key concepts covered in Chapter 7 on Kinetic Energy and Work, including: 1) Kinetic energy is a quantity associated with an object's motion, and is only concerned with translational motion. Kinetic energy increases when a net force accelerates an object to a higher speed. 2) Work is defined as the transfer of energy via a force. Work is done when a force causes an object to move in the direction of the force, transferring energy and potentially changing the object's motion. 3) The work-kinetic energy theorem states that the net work done on an object by all forces acting on it is equal to the change in the object's kinetic energy.

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Chapter 7

Kinetic Energy
and Work
Things to learn
We will learn the concepts of (kinetic)
energy, work, and power.
We will learn work-kinetic energy theorem.
We will calculate works done by two kinds of
forces: gravitational force & spring force.
7-2 What is Energy?
7-3 Kinetic Energy
Energy is a number that we associate with
a system of one or more objects and, when
carefully assigned, energy can be used to
predict its behavior (motion).
Energy has many different forms: we only
deal with kinetic energy in this chapter.
SI unit of energy is joule (J); 1 J = 1 kg m
2
/s
2
7-4 Work
By accelerating an object to a greater speed
by applying a force, the kinetic energy
increases.
In a transfer of energy via a force, work W is
said to be done on the object by the force.
Transfer: not material flow; rather like the
electronic transfer of money between bank
accounts.
Pushing against wall : no work done !!!
(contrary to our common sense (common
definition of work))
7-5 Work and Kinetic Energy
Kinetic energy K
Uniform acceleration (from constant force)
(+) work: force has
a vector component
in the same direction
as the displacement;
Increase K.
SP
7-2
7-8 Work done by a general
variable force
Problem 33 Problem 32
7-8 Work done by a general variable
force
: Work-kinetic energy theorem
If a body moves under a net force, the net
work applied to the body is transformed into
the difference in its kinetic energy K.
7-6 Work done by a Gravitational
force
If a body falls (y<y0), kinetic energy will increase.
INDEPENDENT OF THE PATH
Question 5
Rank the slides according
to how much work the
gravitational force does
on the pig during the
descent?
Lifting & Lowering
Work done by me
W>0 lifting
W<0 lowering
W=0 if y=y0 (horizontal)
INDEPENDENT OF THE PATH
SP 7-6
Work done by gravity
Work done by the tension
7-7 Work done by a Spring Force
Work by a spring force
+: closer to relaxed state
Work by an applied force
If the block is stationary before and
after displacement,
Hookes law
Spring force: restoring force
Relaxed state
k: a spring constant
(or force constant)
; stiffness of spring
SP 7-8
Find out the maximum displacement.
Use the energy conservation
7-9 Power
Unit
SP 7-11
Power due to F1
Power due to F2
Net Power = due to net force

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