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Unit: Introduction to energy

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Introduction to energy

Energy. It's everything. Seriously.
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Forms of energy

Heat. Light. Motion. Are these all really the same thing?
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Energy and fields

Why do magnets feel stronger when you hold them closer together?
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Energy at the microscopic scale

We explain everything else at the microscopic level, why not energy?
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About this unit

This unit explores energy, a property that we use to model and explore systems. Learn about the theory of energy, the different macroscopic forms it takes, and how the forms of energy are tied together at the microscopic scale.