Energy conservation

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Introduction

Summary

The total energy Em=Ec+Ep remains constant. It is shared between potential energy and kinetic energy in accordance with the energy conservation laws.
Click on the mass to modify its initial conditions.

Goals

• To illustrate the link between energy and motion.
• To understand how potential energy transforms into kinetic energy while conserving the total amount of energy.

Features

Click and drag the moving mass to set new initial conditions.

Tags

kinetic potential-energy conservation spring elastic work shm oscillation harmonic