We solve problems pertaining to the Conservation of Momentum using various scenarios. In this Closer Look segment on conservation of momentum, we solve problems pertaining to the conservation of ...

Conservation of momentum explains why a gun or cannon recoils backwards when it is fired. When a cannon is fired, the cannon ball gains forward momentum and the cannon gains backward momentum. Before ...

A sphere moving on a smooth horizontal surface (the xy-plane) impacts a set of 13 cubes at rest on the same surface. This impacts leads to a number of subsequent impacts among these cubes. The ...

There are analogous notions once we include relativity or quantum mechanics, but for our present purposes the version that Galileo and Newton would have recognized is good enough: in any interaction ...

Momentum and value investing are two distinct investment approaches with their own strengths and risks. While momentum investing relies on following existing price trends, value investing focuses on ...

Momentum, the tendency of past winner stocks to outperform past loser stocks over the next several months, is one of the most well-documented and well-researched asset pricing anomalies. In our book ...