Conservative Force and Potential Energy

The equation which relates a conservative force to potential energy is derived. Examples are shown which prove the equation to be correct. An example is worked through and a gravitational comparison is made. Want Lecture Notes? http://www.flippingphysics.com/conservative-force-energy.html This is an AP Physics C: Mechanics topic. Previous Video: Conservative and Nonconservative Forces http://www.flippingphysics.com/conservative-nonconservative.html Thank you to Mrs. Zeiler and the rest of my wonderful Patreon supporters. Please consider supporting me monthly at http://patreon.com/FlippingPhysics Thank you to John Paul Nichols and Josh Williams for being my Quality Control Team for this video. http://flippingphysics.com/quality-control.html Content Times: 0:00 Deriving the Conservative Force Equation 1:27 Showing the equation works 3:21 Understanding the Problem 4:15 Solving the Problem 6:31 Understanding why the answer is negative #APPhysicsC #ConservativeForce #PotentialEnergy