Conservation of Mechanical Energy: Example Problems

This conservation of mechanical energy physics video works through two example problems to show you how to use conservation of energy to determine the potential energy, the kinetic energy, total mechanical energy and the height and velocity of an object as it moves along its path.

Because there are no nonconservative forces such as friction the total mechanical energy of the objects always remains the same. In both examples there is a continuous conversion of potential energy into kinetic energy and then back again.

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Chapters:
00:00 The Basics
00:45 Ramp Example
10:17 Roller Coaster Example

[TunezCottage]

awesome problems, love these thorough walkthroughs. Great inspo for what I can do when I'm teaching, thanks

[nas]

Thank you so much, I was lost with my problem luckily you were here, thanks 👍🏻😊

[saadamiens]

thanks, the car would eventually stop, if we assume it stops at h=0, both potential and kinetic become 0 and Em is no longer 660000

[theacagas]

thanks piru wa gapon ko kasabot ser HUhuHuHuhu

[glorymanheretosleep]

Do more difficult problems, more often than what you do. Impulses, etc.