The conservation of mechanical energy is a very important topic in Physics. Jason Gibson teaches students how to tell the difference between potential energy and kinetic energy and how to calculate these quantities, by working out actual energy problems involving conservation of energy and the trade of energy between potential and kinetic, one step at a time.

Originally released by TMW Media Group, 2007. Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on May 08, 2015.

Formulas for Potential Energy (11:04); --Conservation of Energy (10:08); -- Mechanical Energy Problem 1 (6:29); -- Mechanical Energy Problem 2 (10:33); -- Mechanical Energy Problem 3 (5:05); .