PHY 101 - Meeting #4


Topic(s) EXAM 1 -- over meetings 1, 2, and 3
  • Linear and angular momentum and conservation laws
Reading List Pages 96-110
Objectives
  • Define linear momentum in words and by an equation
  • Be able to calculate the momentum of a single moving object
  • Define inpulse
  • Understand the reationship between the net force and the change in linear momentum
  • Be able to define a "conserved quantity" and explain its significance
  • Apply conservation of momentum to simple problems
  • Understand why a rocket does not need air to "push on"
  • Be able to describe in words angular momentum
  • Be able to predict the motion of a system using conservation laws as guides

 

Homework
  • Chapter 6 Questions:  2, 6, 8, 14, 17, 25, 30, 31, 39, 45
  • Chapter 6 Exercises: 5, 8, 15
  • No Computer Exercise This Week!