Sprint 61 · Chapter 5

Spring Energy And Potential Energy Graphs

Store energy in a spring as ½kx², use it for a crash-test bumper, and read where a particle can and can't go from a V(x) graph.

1. 1Hooke's Law and ½kx²
2. 2Crash-Testing With a Spring
3. 3Your Turn: A Stiffer Bumper
4. 4Reading a Potential Energy Graph
5. 5Graphs for the Next Two Tasks
6. 6Turning Back at ±2 m
7. 7Exercise 5.3: Four Potential Shapes