Uploaded October 2021 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago

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What is work in physics? We all do lots of work: homework, working on projects or working at a job. But in physics work has a very specific meaning. This video explains everything you need to know about how and when work is done in physics. Also explained is the relationahip between work and energy. Five different example problems will show you how to calcualte the work done on an object by a force, the distance the force is applied and the force needed to do a given amount of work. Everything is explained step by step.

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Chapters:
00:00 Work: Example Problems
0:45 Introduction
4:10 Example No. 1
5:00 Example No. 2
6:15 Example No. 3
7:25 Example No. 4
10:20 Example No. 5