Springs Have out Target Guide Worksheet: Significant digits part 2 Reading: What is Hooke’s Law? Note guide: Lesson 105 part 2
Mechanical Engineering of Springs How its made: Springs (5:00 min) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omLKbKakDoY List some of the uses of springs mentioned in the video. Why might a mechanical engineer design and produce a spring for a car suspension differently then a spring for a mechanical pencil? What characteristics of the spring should be considered? Your research on Springs used in American Manufacturing
Reading: What is Hooke’s Law? Equation: 𝑭=−𝒌𝒙 Relationship between Force acting on a spring Displacement of a spring “k” is the spring constant – tells us the stiffness of the spring (or about the elasticity of the spring)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGmeuxohAC0