Conservation of Energy

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  • Mechanical Energy and Centripetal Force
    Example and demonstration of a ball in a looping rollercoaster; proof that h≥2.5R for ball to make it around.
  • Wrecking Ball
    Conservation of mechanical energy demonstrated by swinging wrecking ball across room, stopping just short of Professor Lewin on the way back.
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Conservation of Energy

Conservation of Energy

Ballistic Pendulum

Ballistic Pendulum

Course: 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, Fall 1999

Instructor: Prof. Walter Lewin