Work, Energy and Simple Machines

This pathway explores the fundamental concept of energy, and how energy can be transferred between objects. Different types of energy are defined, and the law of conservation of energy is explained. Simple machines are explained as a way of making energy transfer between objects easier. Problems are provided to check understanding.

Topics

• simple machine
• ramp
• work
• work-energy theorem
• pendulum
• potential energy
• gravitational potential energy
• energy
• conservation of energy
• masses
• mass
• spring