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Impulse - Momentum

The document discusses the impulse-momentum connection and its importance in analyzing collisions. It explains that Newton's second law, combined with the definitions of acceleration and change in velocity, results in the equation that impulse (force times time) equals change in momentum (mass times change in velocity). This impulse-momentum change equation governs the physics of collisions and states that the impulse experienced by an object equals the change in its momentum due to forces acting over a period of time, either speeding the object up or slowing it down.

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Impulse - Momentum

The document discusses the impulse-momentum connection and its importance in analyzing collisions. It explains that Newton's second law, combined with the definitions of acceleration and change in velocity, results in the equation that impulse (force times time) equals change in momentum (mass times change in velocity). This impulse-momentum change equation governs the physics of collisions and states that the impulse experienced by an object equals the change in its momentum due to forces acting over a period of time, either speeding the object up or slowing it down.

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IMPULSE MOMENTUM CONNECTION

Newton's second law (Fnet = m • a) stated that the acceleration of an object is


directly proportional to the net force acting upon the object and inversely
proportional to the mass of the object. When combined with the definition of
acceleration (a = change in velocity / time), the following equalities result.

If both sides of the above equation are multiplied by the quantity t, a new equation
results.

This equation represents one of two primary principles to be used in the analysis of
collisions during this unit. To truly understand the equation, it is important to
understand its meaning in words. In words, it could be said that the force times the
time equals the mass times the change in velocity. In physics, the quantity Force •
time is known as impulse. And since the quantity m•v is the momentum, the
quantity m• v must be the change in momentum. The equation really says that
the

Impulse = Change in momentum


 
One focus of this unit is to understand the physics of collisions. The physics of
collisions are governed by the laws of momentum; and the first law which we
discuss in this unit is expressed in the above equation. The equation is known as
the impulse-momentum change equation. The law can be expressed this way:

In a collision, an object experiences a force for a specific amount of time which


results in a change in momentum. The result of the force acting for the given
amount of time is that the object's mass either speeds up or slows down (or
changes direction). The impulse experienced by the object equals the change in
momentum of the object. In equation form, F • t = m •  v.

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