How can we calculate elastic potential energy for an ideal spring? Our article on Hooke's law and elasticity discusses how the magnitude of the force F due to an ideal spring depends linearly on the …

Potential energy is the stored energy in an object due to its position, properties, and forces acting on it. Common types of potential energy include gravitational, elastic, magnetic, and electric.

Potential energy, like all energy, is a quantity that can be measured in joules (J). But determining the number of joules of potential energy in a system requires comparing the system's arrangement to a …

To check your understanding and work toward mastering these concepts, check out the exercise on calculating spring force and the exercise on calculating elastic potential energy.

Sal graphs elastic potential energy and kinetic energy for a mass on a spring and compares the total energy when with and without dissipative forces (friction).

If it's something elastic like a bouncy ball, the energy will temporarily be stored as elastic potential energy in the ball, and then convert back into kinetic as the ball springs up.

The amount of potential energy in a system depends on the distance between the interacting objects. When the distance between two attracting objects increases, the potential energy stored in the …

Overview of equations and skills for the energy of simple harmonic oscillators, including how to find the elastic potential energy and kinetic energy over time.

"Energy" is a word that's used a lot. Here, you'll learn about how it's one of the most useful concepts in physics. Along the way, we'll talk about work, kinetic energy, potential energy, and conservation of …

Using a graph, see how force increases proportionally with displacement, and how one can use the area under the graph to calculate the work done to compress the spring. Finally, relate this work to the …