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ERIC Number: EJ398262
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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The Nonlinear Spring and Energy Conservation.
Sherfinski, John
Physics Teacher, v27 n7 p552-53 Oct 1989
Describes an air track experiment demonstrating the transfer of mechanical energy from elastic potential to kinetic. Discusses four methods for calculating energy stored in the spring. Included are pictures, typical data, and graphs. (YP)
Descriptors: Energy, Laboratory Equipment, Laboratory Experiments, Laboratory Procedures, Mechanics (Physics), Physics, Science Activities, Science Instruction, Secondary Education, Secondary School Science
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners
Language: English
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