Thanks MockingJay,
You are right, nothing is cleared up yet, but you have given me some possibly productive lines of thought to pursue. It's too late tonight to pursue right now though... it will have to wait for later.
I sincerely appreciate the thoughtful answer you have taken the time...
Hi, and thanks, glad to be here.
Yes, it can be confusing. I hope you can help clear up the confusion, or bring in someone who can.
I have pushed many a car. I follow your point. To reiterate briefly:
1. If it does not move: no work.
2. If it moves the same direction I am...
This is exactly the question I searched out and found Physics Forums to solve. So I joined.
I searched. I read. I finally found. But I am still not clear. I am a career mechanical
engineer who has always enjoyed physics, and now am beginning to teach it in High School. I took 3...