Unit 7 Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• calculate the work done on an object by a force;
• use the relationship between work done and the change in kinetic energy to make calculations;
• state the work-energy theorem;
• describe the concept of potential energy and how it relates to work;
• compare and contrast conservative and non-conservative forces;
• apply energy concepts to rotational motion;
• solve dynamic linear and rotational problems using conservation of energy;
• illustrate what physicists mean by power.