Momentum and Collisions

7A. Understand what momentum is, and do calculations using p = mv.

7B. Define impulse, and do calculations with impulse = Ft.

7C. Relate momentum and impulse, and do calculations with Ft = mv.

7D. Understand how rockets work, and solve rocket propulsion problems.

Other Stuff

Wiki site for the Saturn V:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_V

Cool Vids about Saturn V Launch:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzCsDVfPQqk

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKtVpvzUF1Y

Saturn V explained using the 1000 most common words by xkcd:

http://xkcd.com/1133/

Economist article about the shuttle program:

http://www.economist.com/node/18895018

A somewhat less critical view of the Space Shuttle:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/

shuttle/main/index.html

The DAWN NASA Page:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/

dawn/main/index.html

Ion Propulsion at NASA:

http://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/

technology/Ion_Propulsion1.html

Dog Eating with knife and Fork:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muFx7JYcth4

7E. Solve problems using conservation of momentum.

Khan Academy:

Introduction to Momentum

Momentum: Ice skater throws a ball

How to calculate pi using collisions:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEfHFsfGXjs

7F. Solve problems with energy and momentum

7G. Solve problems with elastic collisions