The discussion revolves around a physics problem involving the impulse experienced by a ball dropped from the same height in two trials, where it bounces back with different velocities. The subject area includes concepts of impulse and momentum.
Participants are actively engaging with the problem, questioning definitions and exploring the relationship between impulse and momentum. Some have provided insights into the calculations needed, but there is no explicit consensus on the conclusions regarding the impulses in each trial.
There is a focus on the time the ball is in contact with the ground during the first trial, and participants are considering how this may affect the impulse in comparison to the second trial. The discussion is framed within the context of homework constraints and the need for careful analysis of the given data.
Ok. What are the momentum changes in each case? And what is the other way of specifying impulse? (Working out speeds and times is easy, from the facts you have.)melofc said:change in momentum