Work, power and energy

Celia, C. W.; Nice, A. T. F.; Elliott, K. F.

doi:10.1007/978-1-349-03566-3_6

C. W. Celia⁵,
A. T. F. Nice^6,7 &
K. F. Elliott⁸

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When a force moves its point of application it is said to do work. The work done by a constant force is defined as the product of the magnitude of the force and the distance moved by the point of application in the direction of the force.

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City of London Polytechnic, UK
C. W. Celia (formerly Principal Lecturer in Mathematics)
Mathematics Department, Lady Eleanor Holles School, Hampton, UK
A. T. F. Nice (formerly Principal Lecturer in Mathematics)
Middlesex Polytechnic, UK
A. T. F. Nice (formerly Principal Lecturer in Mathematics)
Division of Mathematics Education, Derby Lonsdale College of Higher Education, UK
K. F. Elliott (formerly Head)

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Celia, C.W., Nice, A.T.F., Elliott, K.F. (1982). Work, power and energy. In: Advanced mathematics 2. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03566-3_6

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