TY - JOUR AU1 - Norbury, John W AB - A set of examples is provided that illustrate the use of work as applied to simple machines.The ramp, pulley, lever and hydraulic press are common experiences in the life of a student,and their theoretical analysis therefore makes the abstract concept of work more real. Themechanical advantage of each of these systems is also discussed so that students canevaluate their usefulness as machines. TI - Working with simple machines JF - Physics Education DO - 10.1088/0031-9120/41/6/010 DA - 2006-11-01 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/iop-publishing/working-with-simple-machines-111HdHwNm5 SP - 546 VL - 41 IS - 6 DP - DeepDyve ER -