Elastic collisions in two dimensions
Section overview:
The PowerPoint below provides an overview of material in this topic, including explanations and examples - for the full experience, open in a new tab then download it. All exercise references are to the new specification Pearson textbook - you can access the digital version for free or buy your own for extra practice.
Written summary notes are also given below for quick revision of key points, plus a selection of exam-style questions (with solutions) to test your understanding.
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Explore further: See an introduction to the physics of snooker at the bottom of the page or extend further here.
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Extra resources:
Use the videos below to support your understanding of the topic. The ones on the left are specific to the course, building up to demos of exam-style questions; the ones on the right are for your own amusement, although the alternative outlook may provide you with a deeper overall understanding and appreciation of the topic.
Topic videos:
- Oblique impact with a fixed surface
- Loss of KE in an oblique impact with a fixed surface
- Successive oblique impacts with plane surfaces
- Oblique impact with a stationary sphere
- Oblique impact with a moving sphere
- Loss of KE and deflection during an oblique collision
[Note that momentum and impulse with vectors was included on the Y12 page: Momentum and Impulse]
Extra fun!