Young’s Modulus & Elastic Potential Energy — A/L Physics

What should I read on Young’s Modulus & Elastic Potential Energy?

Work through these in order. Resources in English.

1. 1. Start here · Explanation
   AP Physics 1 — Searles Apparatus Experiment for Young’s Modulus Determination

   This link opens the whole course, not a page on this topic. It follows its publisher's own syllabus, not the NIE syllabus.

   Free lessons with short videos and practice exercises. Use it to learn the idea step by step before you attempt exam questions.

   Source: Khan Academy — AP College Physics 1
2. 2. Then · Interactive tool
   Hooke’s Law Simulation — Elastic Strain Energy (Energy = 1/2 F e)

   Free interactive simulations from the University of Colorado Boulder. Use it to change one variable at a time and see what happens.

   Source: PhET Interactive Simulations, University of Colorado Boulder

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Unit 10.2 · Year 2 · Term 3