This page organizes the solved example problems from momentum into several common categories. Most problems appear in more than one category. The entire list of momentum problems is shown in the table at the right.
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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).