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Discover Newton's Third Law, Conservation of Energy, and Collision Analysis in this comprehensive physics course section. Learn to calculate momentum, energy, and solve collision problems efficiently.
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Chapter 3 Physics A First Course Forces and Motion
Forces and MotionConservation Laws • 3.1 Newton's Third Law and Momentum • 3.2 Energy and the Conservation of Energy • 3.3 Collisions
Key Question: What makes moving objects keep going at the same speed in the same direction? 3A Investigation: Momentum and the Third Law *Students read text section 3.1 AFTER Investigation 3A
3A Investigation Topics • Perform collision experiments. • Measure time intervals. • Calculate speed using measured time intervals. • Calculate momentum. • Describe activity using the law of conservation of momentum.
Newton's third law momentum impulse law of conservation of momentum Use Newton's third law to explain various situations. Explain the relationship between Newton's third law and momentum conservation. Solve recoil problems. Chapter 3.1 Objectives and Vocabulary
Key Question: What limits how much a system may change? 3B Investigation: Conservation of Energy *Students read text section 3.2 AFTER Investigation 3B
3B Investigation Topics • Measure time intervals. • Calculate speed using measured time intervals. • Measure height. • Graph speed vs. height of the car. • Calculate potential energy. • Use energy conservation to derive a formula for the speed of the car in terms of energy.
energy joule work potential energy kinetic energy law of conservation of energy Describe work and energy. Calculate potential energy. Calculate kinetic energy. Apply the law of conservation of energy to explain the motion of an object acted on by gravity. Chapter 3.2 Objectives and Vocabulary
collision elastic collision inelastic collision Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collisions. Use momentum conservation to solve collision problems. Explain how momentum, impulse, force and time are related. Chapter 3.3 Objectives and Vocabulary