Learn about the force exerted by a spring. Model and predict spring forces using Hooke's law.

Now the spring force is less than the force of gravity and so gravity wins in that case and it keeps going back and forth. We're gonna ask ourselves the same question we did before.

Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for spring potential energy and Hooke's law. Understand how to analyze a spring force vs. displacement graph.

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Learn about the force required to compress a spring, and the work done in the process, and how this relates to Hooke's Law, which defines the restorative force of a spring.

Learn what affects the period of a mass on a spring (mass and spring constant), and what doesn't affect the period of a mass on a spring (amplitude and gravitational acceleration). Created by …

Check your understanding of spring force and Hooke's law in this set of free practice questions.

Review the key concepts, equations, and skills for spring potential energy and Hooke's law. Understand how to analyze a spring force vs. displacement graph.

Overview of key terms, equations, and skills for the simple harmonic motion of spring-mass systems, including comparing vertical and horizontal springs.

In many problems it is necessary to take into account the direction of the force due to a spring. Because the force is in the opposite direction to the direction of extension, a negative sign is …