| Learning Objectives (See related pages)
After completing this chapter, you should be able to
1. Define and give examples of impulse and momentum as vector quantities. |
| | | 2. Write and apply a relationship between impulse and the resulting change in momentum. |
| | | 3. State the law of conservation of momentum and apply it to the solution of physical problems. |
| | | 4. Define and be able to calculate the coefficient of restitution for two surfaces. |
| | | 5. Distinguish by example and definition between elastic and inelastic collisions. |
| | | 6. Predict the velocities of two colliding bodies after impact when the coefficient of restitution, masses, and initial velocities are given. |
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