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Momentum and its conservation during collisions is introduced. Kinetic energy can decrease or increase during collisions. When kinetic energy is conserved, we call it an elastic collision.
This lecture is part of 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, as taught in Fall 1999 by Dr. Walter Lewin at MIT.
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Momentum and its conservation during collisions is introduced. Kinetic energy can decrease or increase during collisions. When kinetic energy is conserved, we call it an elastic collision.
This lecture is part of 8.01 Physics I: Classical Mechanics, as taught in Fall 1999 by Dr. Walter Lewin at MIT.
This video was formerly hosted on the YouTube channel MIT OpenCourseWare.
This version was downloaded from the Internet Archive, at archive.org/details/MIT8.01F99/.
Attribution: MIT OpenCourseWare
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 US
To view a copy of this license, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/.
More information at http://ocw.mit.edu/terms/.
This YouTube channel is independently operated. It is not affiliated with MIT, MIT OpenCourseWare, the Internet Archive, or Dr. Lewin, nor do they endorse any content on this channel.
