Conservation Laws: The Most Powerful Laws of Physics

9/21/03


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Conservation Laws: The Most Powerful Laws of Physics

Announcements

Introduction

Conservation Laws Why they are so powerful

Conservation Laws Examples outside physics (May be not be exact like physical laws)

Momentum and Kinetic Energy Two Different Measures of Motion

Conservation of Momentum

Conservation of Momentum

Conservation of Momentum

What about Energy?

Conservation of Energy First Law of Thermodynamics

Conservation of Energy

Conservation of energy (continued)

Gravitational Potential Energy

Gravitational Potential Energy & Kinetic Energy

Gravitational Potential Energy

Other types of Potential Energy

Work

Work

Solving problems using Cons. of Energy

Heat

First law of thermodynamics

Conservation of Energy: Roller Coaster

Exercise: Cons. of Energy

Exercise II: Cons. of Energy

The Bowling Ball Pendulum: Faith in Physics! Broken Nose?

Exercise: Gravitational Energy

Power

Exercise related to Power

Summary

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Author: R. M. Martin

Email: rmartin@uiuc.edu

Home Page: http://online.physics.uiuc.edu/courses/phys150/fall03/index.html