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!