State energy table

Method — Compare the system’s energies at successive states in a table.

Present in chapters

04

Linked atoms

7 linked atoms.

04 Energia e lavoro

• Thermal energy and specific heat
• Worked example — block on an inclined plane with spring and friction
• Worked example — apple and spring
• The energy table
• Problem — Two springs and a box
• Problem — Ball, spring, friction and flight (4 states)
• Multi-state problems