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- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Georgia_State_University/GSU-TM-Physics_I_(2211)/09%3A_Work_Power_and_Energy/9.01%3A_WorkTo calculate the work done by a spring force, we can choose the x-axis along the length of the spring, in the direction of increasing length, as in Figure \PageIndex6, with the origin at the equ...To calculate the work done by a spring force, we can choose the x-axis along the length of the spring, in the direction of increasing length, as in Figure \PageIndex6, with the origin at the equilibrium position x eq = 0. (Then positive x corresponds to a stretch and negative x to a compression.) With this choice of coordinates, the spring force has only an x-component, F x = −kx, and the work done when x changes from x A to x B is
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/University_Physics/University_Physics_(OpenStax)/Book%3A_University_Physics_I_-_Mechanics_Sound_Oscillations_and_Waves_(OpenStax)/07%3A_Work_and_Kinetic_Energy/7.02%3A_WorkIn physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and dis...In physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and displacements can be along various paths between two points. We first define the increment of work dW done by a force acting through an infinitesimal displacement as the dot product of these two vectors. Then, we can add up the contributions for infinitesimal displacements, along a path between two po
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Muhlenberg_College/MC%3A_Physics_121_-_General_Physics_I/08%3A_Work_and_Kinetic_Energy/8.02%3A_WorkIn physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and dis...In physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and displacements can be along various paths between two points. We first define the increment of work dW done by a force acting through an infinitesimal displacement as the dot product of these two vectors. Then, we can add up the contributions for infinitesimal displacements, along a path between two po
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Workbench/PH_245_Textbook_V2/04%3A_Module_3_-_Conservation_Laws/4.01%3A_Objective_3.a./4.1.01%3A_WorkIn physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and dis...In physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and displacements can be along various paths between two points. We first define the increment of work dW done by a force acting through an infinitesimal displacement as the dot product of these two vectors. Then, we can add up the contributions for infinitesimal displacements, along a path between two po
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/Physics_201_-_Fall_2019v2/Book%3A_Custom_Physics_textbook_for_JJC/08%3A_Work_and_Energy/8.02%3A_WorkIn physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and dis...In physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and displacements can be along various paths between two points. We first define the increment of work dW done by a force acting through an infinitesimal displacement as the dot product of these two vectors. Then, we can add up the contributions for infinitesimal displacements, along a path between two po
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Joliet_Junior_College/Physics_201_-_Fall_2019/Book%3A_Physics_(Boundless)/07%3A_Work_and_Energy/7.02%3A_WorkIn physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and dis...In physics, work represents a type of energy. Work is done when a force acts on something that undergoes a displacement from one position to another. Forces can vary as a function of position, and displacements can be along various paths between two points. We first define the increment of work dW done by a force acting through an infinitesimal displacement as the dot product of these two vectors. Then, we can add up the contributions for infinitesimal displacements, along a path between two po
- https://phys.libretexts.org/Courses/Kettering_University/Electricity_and_Magnetism_with_Applications_to_Amateur_Radio_and_Wireless_Technology/03%3A_The_Electric_Potential/3.02%3A_Work_and_EnergyIn this section, we summarize some basic principles of physics related to work and energy, including kinetic energy and potential energy.
