ABSTRACT
The message of the principle of relativity, whether it is Newtonian or Einsteinian relativity, is that all inertial frames are equivalent as far as the laws of mechanics are concerned. However, in practice, many problems can be solved more readily by a judicious choice of frame. In collision problems the best choice is usually the centre of momentum frame. This is the frame in which the total momentum of the system is zero. In this tutorial we illustrate the use of the centre of momentum frame. Some useful background is given in tutorial 4.
