Examples from Momentum

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Impulse

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Watch Your Head — Consider the impulse and average force delivered to the head of a player performing a "header" in soccer.
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Head-on Collision — Compare the forces on the occupants of two cars in a 1-D totally inelastic collision.
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Momentum Transport — Analyzing a continuous momentum flux (water from a hose).

One-Dimensional Collisions

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Head-on Collision — Compare the forces on the occupants of two cars in a 1-D totally inelastic collision.
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Momentum Transport — Analyzing a continuous momentum flux (water from a hose).

Two-Dimensional Collisions

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Out of Bounds — A typical perfectly inelastic collision in 2-D.
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Cue the Right-Angle Bracket — Learn a valuable shortcut for dealing with a specific kind of elastic collision.
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A Walk on the Pond — How far will two children slide after a perfectly inelastic collision?

Totally Inelastic Collisions

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Out of Bounds — A typical perfectly inelastic collision in 2-D.
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Head-on Collision — Compare the forces on the occupants of two cars in a 1-D totally inelastic collision.
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A Walk on the Pond — How far will two children slide after a perfectly inelastic collision?

Elastic Collisions

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Cue the Right-Angle Bracket — Learn a valuable shortcut for dealing with a specific kind of elastic collision.

Constant Momentum

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Out of Bounds — A typical perfectly inelastic collision in 2-D.
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Let it Rain — Analyzing a continuous momentum flux (falling water).
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Cue the Right-Angle Bracket — Learn a valuable shortcut for dealing with a specific kind of elastic collision.
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Head-on Collision — Compare the forces on the occupants of two cars in a 1-D totally inelastic collision.
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A Walk on the Pond — How far will two children slide after a perfectly inelastic collision?
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Momentum Transport — Analyzing a continuous momentum flux (water from a hose).

Continuous Momentum Flux

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Let it Rain — Analyzing a continuous momentum flux (falling water).
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Momentum Transport — Analyzing a continuous momentum flux (water from a hose).

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