4: Linear Momentum
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- 18406
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- 4.1: Repackaging Newton's Second Law
- Our only experience with Newton's second law is as a description of the reaction of an object's velocity to a force. Here we take a look at the second law in a new light that we will soon find useful.
- 4.2: Center of Mass
- We discussed of center of mass in the context of Newton's second law without going into detail about what it is. It's now time to remedy that.
- 4.3: Momenta of Systems
- The power of our repackaging Newton's second law in terms of momentum starts to become clear when we apply it systems of objects.
- 4.4: Momentum and Energy
- We now have two physical quantities that exhibit conservation laws: energy and momentum. Here we look at their interplay, and get new insight into the work-energy theorem.
- 4.5: Collisions
- Momentum conservation is especially well-suited to dealing with collisions, because the forces between the colliding objects (which are typically quite complicated) can be ignored when it comes to momentum conservation of the system.
- 4.6: Problem Solving
- Let's see how we can apply momentum conservation to some classic problems.
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