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Re: ENERGY WITH Q

At 11:12 26 11 2001 , you wrote:
In the following equation:
W=dKE+dPE
is dPE energy or something else?

dPE is the potential to get energy = negative conservative work if W == Wnc

We pretend that it is energy, but often get into trouble when we do, and
usually confuse the beejeebers out of the students in the process.

I can't believe that this question needs to be answered, but.....

Jim Green
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