Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Calculating Work Done by Forces
Through interactive practice problems and examples, students calculate the amount of work done by forces.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Definition/mathematics of Work
Through examples and interactive practice problems, motion will be approached from the perspective of work and energy.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Potential Energy
This introduction to potential energy contains illustrated examples, example problems, and interactive exercises for application of learning.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Kinetic Energy
Introduce students to the concept of kinetic energy through interactive practice exercises and illustrated examples.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Mechanical Energy
Introduce students to the concept of mechanical energy through interactive practice exercises and illustrated examples.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
By the end of this section, you will be able to define conservative force, potential energy, and mechanical energy; explain the potential energy of a spring in terms of its compression when Hooke's law applies; and use the work-energy...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: Block and Tackle
[Free Registration/Login Required] A video module where students learn about the relationship between force, work, energy, and mechanical advantage using a simple machine.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Momentum and Energy
In this module, students learn how work, energy, and power are related to one another in various ways. They also learn about collisions and the conservation of momentum.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Rotational Kinetic Energy: Work and Energy Revisited
By the end of this section, you will be able to derive the equation for rotational work, calculate rotational kinetic energy, and demonstrate the law of conservation of energy.
University of New South Wales (Australia)
University of New South Wales: School of Physics: Physclips: Energy and Power
Learn about energy and power in this learning module that contains videos and animation.
Other
University of Virginia: How Things Work
A site maintained by A. Bloomfield, the author of "How Things Work: The Physics of Everyday Life." You can read old questions or ask Bloomfield your own. Great explanations of everyday physics.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Power
In this interactive module, students learn the basic terminology and concepts of power as it has to do with work and energy.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Mechanical Energy Is Conserved
In this interactive exercise, explore the quantitative relationship between work and mechanical energy in situations in which there are no external forces doing work.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Application/practice Questions
Through illustrated examples and practice problems, students apply the relationship between work and mechanical energy change to a variety of motion scenarios in order to test our understanding.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Chart That Motion
This activity is an online, interactive energy bar chart tool that assesses student understanding of the work/energy relationship.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Work, Energy, and Power: Internal vs. External Forces
Through illustrated examples and interactive examples, students learn about the two categories of forces are referred to as internal forces and external forces.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Physics?
Article attempts to answer the question "what is Physics?" Takes a look at concepts such as force, motion, Newton's Laws, work, energy, and much more.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Rotational Kinetic Energy: Work and Energy Revisited
From a chapter on Rotational Motion and Angular Momentum in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses developing an equation for rotational work, how to determine the rotational kinetic energy along with a problem-solving...
Yale University
Open Yale Courses: Fundamentals of Physics
Intended for students with a strong math and science background, a course introducing physics concepts of Newtonian mechanics, special relativity, gravitation, thermodynamics, and waves. Twenty-four class sessions in video format are...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Physics 1961 Presentation Speech
The speech given by Prof I. Waller at the presentation of the Nobel Prize to Robert Hofstadter. Details the work both of Hofstadter and of Rudolf Mossbauer, who shared the prize. Elegantly said, with plenty of scientific detail.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Ap Physics: Gravitational Potential Energy
By the end of this section, you will be able to explain gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity, show that the gravitational potential energy of an object of mass m at height h on Earth is given by PEg = mgh,...
OpenStax
Open Stax: World Energy Use
From a chapter on work and energy in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter covers the difference between renewable and nonrenewable energy resources, the growth in the world's energy consumption, and the link between energy use...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12 Exploration Series: Simulations: Physics: High Energy Particles
[Free Registration/Login Required] A video module that allows students to uncover the relationship between speed and kinetic energy in the context of a particle accelerator.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Gravitational Potential Energy
In the following tutorial, students learn about gravitational potential energy in terms of work done against gravity. They will be able to show how knowledge of the potential energy as a function of position can be used to simplify...