Remarks on the conservation of mechanical energy in introductory mechanics

dc.creatorSantos, F C
dc.creatorSoares, V
dc.creatorTort, A C
dc.date2005-06-08
dc.date2005-06-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:55:02Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:55:02Z
dc.descriptionWe discuss the work-kinetic energy theorem and the mechanical energy conservation theorem in the context of general physics courses. The motivation is the fact that all modern texts on introductory mechanics show the same conceptually dangerous statement that besides obliterating the concept of mechanical work, diminishing the importance of the work-kinetic energy theorem, leads to erroneous applications of the energy conservation theorem and at the same eliminates its relationship with the principle of the conservation of the mechanical momentum.
dc.descriptionLatex file, 8 pages, no figures; typos corrected
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506065
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0506065
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/87175
dc.subjectClassical Physics
dc.titleRemarks on the conservation of mechanical energy in introductory mechanics
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