Work and Energy Transfer
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Work and Energy Transfer

Definition of work done by a force and its relationship to energy transfer. Students calculate work done in various physical contexts, including variable forces.

MOE Syllabus Outcomes8866 5.a (show an understanding of the concept of work in terms of the product of a force and displacement)8866 5.b (calculate the work done in a number of situations)

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Definition of work done by a force and its relationship to energy transfer. Students calculate work done in various physical contexts, including variable forces.

Key Questions

  1. How is work defined in the context of physics?
  2. What is the relationship between work done and energy transfer?
  3. How do we calculate work done by a variable force from a force-displacement graph?

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