Energy and momentum problems including the ballistic pendulum.
Uncover the law of conservation of momentum by examining a variety of bumper car collisions
Practice with the concepts of conservation of momentum and energy by analyzing a special case of the ballistic pendulum.
An example involving both the conservation of momentum and energy in collisions and pendulums is solved.
Demonstrates how the ballistic pendulum would actually work in real life and explains how to use it to calculate the speed of a BB.
Decide whether to solve a problem using momentum or energy; solve more complex problems of collisions and events.
A list of student-submitted discussion questions for Energy and Momentum Problems.