HOOKE'S LAW

Forces on a spring can be tensile or compressive. Springs are incredible and can be used to model a great deal of the natural world. Molecules, musical instruments, macro structures etc... Understanding the nature of springs can lead to some complex systems revealing a simple nature. Hooke's law is a principle of physics that states that the force F needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance X is proportional to that distance. That is: F = -kX, where k is a constant factor characteristic of the spring, its stiffness. [image:https://i.imgur.com/4IxU6P4.png]