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Conservative Forces and Potential Energy

Lab Experiment
The Bowling Ball Lab
This lab illustrates the conservation of energy and conservative forces. It includes a picture, description, equipment needed, and discussion questions.
  The Bowling Ball Lab

Lecture Notes and Tutorials
Work and Energy
These notes from PhysicsLAB by Catherine H. Colwell contain detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  Work and Energy

Work and Kinetic Energy
These notes from Frank Wolfs at the University of Rochester contain calculus-level, detailed explanations of background material, annotated diagrams and illustrations, and solved examples.
  Work and Kinetic Energy
  The Conservation of Energy

Problem Solving
Multiple Choice Interactive from the Science Education Centre
This contains two sets of 10 interactive problems with immediate solution feedback.
  Energy, Work, and Power I
  Energy, Work, and Power II

Exploration
Work and Energy
A set of 10 multimedia animations from the Multimedia Physics Studio explores work and energy relationships. Each animation includes a brief tutorial and interactive exercises.
  Work and Energy



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