Understanding Momentum

This week in class we learned about momentum and how it works. First and foremost I would like to explain what exactly momentum is. Momentum is a measure of motion. The equation based on momentum goes as follows: ΔP=mass*velocity. This basic equation can be used to solve the momentum of an object in motion. A conceptual way of explaining momentum is the force that something gets when it is being hit by another object exerting force. As there is conservation of mass, there is such thing known as conservation of momentum. Basically momentum cannot be created nor destroyed. It is just simply based on. Another aspect of physics that goes hand in hand with momentum is impulse. Impulse is the change in momentum. The equation for this goes as follows: I=ΔP (Pf-Pi). In class we used the example of a simple punch to further understand how impulse and momentum work. For a punch to have more momentum it must have more mass and more velocity. And if there is more momentum then there will be more impulse because impulse is just the change in momentum. Physics is all around and we can use it in everyday life.