Physics 218: Mechanics Instructor: Dr. Tatiana Erukhimova Lecture 23

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A gun shoots a bullet at angle θ with the x axis with a velocity of magnitude V m. What is magnitude of the velocity when the bullet returns to the ground? How high it will go?

A block of mass M is on a horizontal surface and is attached to a spring, spring constant k. If the spring is compressed an amount A and the block released from rest, how far from unstretched position will it go before stopping if there is no friction between the block and the surface? How will this answer change is the block is not attached to the spring?? Spring problem revisited

Block of mass m has a spring connected to the bottom. You release it from a given height H and want to know how close the block will get to the floor. The spring has spring constant k and natural length L. H y=0

ENERGY DIAGRAMS

Potential Energy Diagrams For Conservative forces can draw energy diagrams Equilibrium points –Motion will move “around” the equilibrium –If placed there with no energy, will just stay (no force)