Abstract
After reading this chapter, the student should:
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Learn about work done by a force.
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Understand energy and the law of conservation of energy.
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Learn about gravitational potential energy.
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Determine escape velocity of an object.
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Ghosh, A. (2018). Work and Energy. In: Introduction to Dynamics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-6095-3_4
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