Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Momentum & Impulse 1




3.1 Momentum & impulse
1.     Impulse, J = FDt
2.     Change in momentum: Dp = m (v2 – v1)
 3.     Impulse-Momentum Theorem
The impulse of the force F acting on a particle equals the change in the momentum of the particle caused by that force
J = FDt = m(v2 – v1)