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If friction was added to the problem, some of the energy the car had at the top of the hill would be lost due to friction by the time the car reached the bottom. The energy lost due to friction would be the work done by the friction. Thus you would end up with the Kinetic at the bottom equaling...

Well, the speed of an object can be thought of as its Kinetic Energy (energy of motion). It sounds like a question relating to Conservation Of Energy in my opinion. Do you know about Conservation of Energy? If so, think about the energy the car has at the top of the hill (Hint: The energy the...

The course is being held at Columbia University as part of their program for High School students. Here is the link to this particular class: http://ce.columbia.edu/Summer-Program-High-School-Students/Mathematical-Boot-Camp-Budding-String-Theorists

Hello all, I am currently a Junior in High School with a deep interest in Physics/Mathematics, specifically in the area of theoretical Physics and String Theory. I was accepted to a summer course on String Theory and am quite excited. The course stated that the only prerequisite is Single...