Week 9: Collision Theory
Lesson 26: Types of Collision
Lesson 27: Elastic Collisions
- 27.1 Worked Example: Elastic 1D Collision
- 27.2 Relative Velocity in 1D
- 27.3 Kinetic Energy and Momentum Equation
- 27.4 Worked Example: Elastic 1D Collision Again
- 27.5 Worked Example - Gravitational Slingshot
- 27.6 2D Collisions
Deep Dive: Center of Mass Reference Frame
- DD.2.1 Position in the CM Frame
- DD.2.2 Relative Velocity is Independent of Reference Frame
- DD.2.3 1D Elastic Collision Velocities in CM Frame
- DD.2.4 Worked Example: 1D Elastic Collision in CM
- DD.2.5 Kinetic Energy in Different Reference Frames
- DD.2.6 Kinetic Energy in the CM Frame
- DD.2.7 Change in the Kinetic Energy