Open Stax: Conservation of Energy

In the following tutorial, students will learn about the law of conservation of energy. They will read about some of the many forms of energy. They will understand the definition of efficiency of an energy conversion process as the fraction left as useful energy or work, rather than being transformed, for example, into thermal energy. The tutorial presents a set of steps to follow when solving problems about energy. Includes an interactive for exploring the kinetic, potential, and thermal energies of springs.