Momentum, Newton's laws and collisions
Background to: Newton’s laws of motion in terms of momentum. What is an external force? Collisions (including motor vehicles). Components and conservation. Elastic and inelastic collisions. The centre of mass frame. Approximations. Includes

• Analysis of skateboard collision
• Analysis of car collision
• Airtrack: Inelastic collisions
• Airtrack: Elastic collisions
  

Collision examples and calculations
Analysis of the hammer-brick-chest collision and of the ballistic pendulum. Some important problem solving techniques. Identifying similarities in problems. Includes

• Analysis of ballistic pendulum
• Analysis of the brick smashing problem

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Momentum