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Publication Date: 2017-Mar
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An Easy Way to One-Dimensional Elastic Collisions
Sztrajman, Jorge; Sztrajman, Alejandro
Physics Teacher, v55 n3 p164-165 Mar 2017
The aim of this paper is to propose a method for solving head-on elastic collisions, without algebraic complications, to emphasize the use of the fundamental conservations laws. Head-on elastic collisions are treated in many physics textbooks as examples of conservation of momentum and kinetic energy.
Descriptors: Kinetics, Motion, Physics, Teaching Methods, Scientific Concepts, Scientific Principles, Hands on Science, Problem Solving
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Language: English
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