Definition of Work

In physics, work is defined as a force causing the movement or displacement of an object.

Examples of Work
There are many examples of work in everyday life. Few of them is a mother pushing a grocery
cart along the aisle of a grocery store, a boy moving a table or maybe a boy lifting a box full of
books.
In general, for work to occur, a force has to be exerted on an object causing it to move. So, a
frustrated person pushing against a wall, only to exhaust himself is not doing any work because
the wall does not move. But a book falling on a table and hitting the ground would be considered
work, at least in terms of physics, because a force (gravity) acts on the book causing it to
displace in downward direction.

Equation of work
The calculation of work is actually quite simple:
W= Fd
Here, “W” stands for work, “F” is the force, and “d” represents displacement (or the distance the
object travels).
The work done on an object is equal to a force applied to the object multiply the distance
travelled by the object. Where the force and the displacement are in the same direction.
The units use for work is joule (J), named after James Prescott Joule.
The joule is derived unit of energy to the International System of units. It is equal to the energy
transferred to (or work done on) an object when a force of one newton acts on that object in the
direction of its motion through a distance of one metre.