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Collisions, Part 1
- The linear momentum of an object is a vector equal to the product of its mass and velocity.
- If a force acts on an object for a certain period of time, the average value of the force times the time interval is the impulse provided by the force.
- In a collision, total momentum before collision = total momentum after collision.
- In an inelastic collision, mechanical energy is not conserved; part of the internal energy appears as internal energy of the colliding objects. If two objects stick together when they collide, the collision is said to be completely inelastic.
- In a ballistic pendulum a bullet penetrates a vertically hanging block, which then swings to a certain maximum height whose value depends on the bullets velocity.
Collisions, Part 1
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- Intro
- Linear Momentum
- Example: Object of Mass m with Velocity v
- Example: Object Bounced on a Wall
- Momentum of Object Hitting a Wall
- Change in Momentum
- Force is the Rate of Change of Momentum
- Impulse
- Example: Baseball Hitting a Bat
- Force Applied for a Certain Time
- Magnitude Plot of Force vs Time
- Time of Contact of Baseball = 2 milliseconds (Average Force by Bat)
- Collision Between Two Particles
- Two Objects Collide at Time T
- Both Object Exerts Force on Each Other (Newton's Third Law)
- Collision Time
- Total Momentum Before Collision = Total momentums After Collision
- Collision
- Types of Collisions
- Elastic Collision ( Mechanical Energy is Conserved)
- Collision of Particles in Atoms
- Collision Between Billiard Balls
- Inelastic Collision (Rubber Ball)
- Two Objects Collide and Stick (Completely Inelastic)
- Completely Inelastic Collision
- Ballistic Pendulum
- Example: Determine the Speed of a Bullet
- Mass Swings with Bulled Embedded
- Kinetic Energy of Block with the Bullet
- Extra Example 1: Ball Strikes a Wall
- Extra Example 2: Clay Hits Block
- Extra Example 3: Bullet Hits Block
- Extra Example 4: Child Runs onto Sled
































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