Explore the work-energy approach to determine the spring constant needed for launching a spacecraft! This physics tutorial demonstrates calculations, concepts, and applications for energy, forces, and ...

Jump start physics problem with a mass on a spring. This video explains the setup, key assumptions, and the step-by-step physics needed to solve for motion, energy, and forces in a spring–mass system.

This resource is part of Science Friday’s Educator Phenomena Forum and was developed collaboratively by Jose Rivas, an engineering and AP science teacher in Lennox, California, and Sarah Han, a PhD ...