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This document provides various physics constants and formulas across many topics including: - Mechanics formulas like Newton's laws, kinematics, dynamics, work and energy - Electromagnetism formulas like light reflection and refraction - Waves and sound formulas like standing waves, Doppler effect, interference - Rotational motion formulas like torque and moments of inertia - Particle and quantum physics formulas involving photons, the photoelectric effect, and the uncertainty principle

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Formula Sheet 1

This document provides various physics constants and formulas across many topics including: - Mechanics formulas like Newton's laws, kinematics, dynamics, work and energy - Electromagnetism formulas like light reflection and refraction - Waves and sound formulas like standing waves, Doppler effect, interference - Rotational motion formulas like torque and moments of inertia - Particle and quantum physics formulas involving photons, the photoelectric effect, and the uncertainty principle

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g = 9.

81 m/s2

Possibly useful constants:

G = 6.67 x 10-11 Nm2/kg2

c = 3.0 x 108 m/s

h = 6.63 x 10-34 Js

vs = 343 m/s in air

earth mass = 5.98 x 1024 kg, earth radius = 6.37 x 106 m


sun mass = 1.99 x

1030

kg, sun radius = 6.96 x

108

nano = 10-9
micro = 10-6
milli = 10-3

electron mass: 9.11 x 10-31kg


proton mass: 1.67 x 10-27kg

Math and trig:


Circle: circumference = 2pr, area = pr2
Density = M/V
2p rad = 360 Sphere: area = 4pr2, volume = (4/3)pr3
sine rule: sina/a = sinb/b = sing/c
sinq = opp/hyp sin(2q) = 2sin(q)cos(q)
cosine rule: c2 = a2 + b2 - 2abcosg
cosq = adj/hyp 1/cos2q = 1+tan2q
Pythagorus: hyp2 = opp2 + adj2
tanq = opp/adj sinq = cos(90-q)

Quadratic formula: ax2 + bx + c = 0:


Dynamics:

giga = 109
mega = 106
kilo = 103

Kinematics:
vf = v0 + at
d = v0t + at2
d = (vf2 v02) /2a
d = (vf + v0)t
vT = (mg/c)0.5

b b 2 4ac
2a

Newtons 2nd Law: F = ma, or W = mg. Newtons 3rd Law: F12 = -F21
Gravity: Fg = GMm/r2, friction: f = mN, equilibrium: SF = 0, non-equilibrium: SF = ma

Uniform circular motion:


Work/Energy:

W = Fdcosq

T = 2pr/v

ac = v2/r and Fc = mv2/r

Satellite orbit: v

Power = DE/t j/s (Watts)

KE = mv2, U = mgh

vesc 2GM / r

W = KEf KE0 by net external force

GM / r

2pr 3 / 2
GM

Work-Energy Theorem: KE0 + U0 = KEf + Uf if mechanical energy conserved.


Momentum:

p = mv, FDt = mvf mv0, momentum is conserved.

xcm

1-dimensional elastic collision


between masses m1 and m2:

m x
i 1
n

i i

m
i 1

Q(rad) = arc/radius, w = Dq/t, a = Dw/t, vT = rw, ac = rw2, aT = ra


EQ: SF=0 and St=0
kinematics: wf = w0 + at, q = w0t + at2, wf2 = w02 + 2aq, q = (wf + w0)t
n

Rotational motion:

Torque = (magnitude of force) x (lever arm) = (perpendicular force) x (distance from axis).
xcg
Dynamics: St = Ia, I = Smr2, L = Iw, KER = Iw2, W R = tq
Moments of inertia: ring or point mass (mr2), disk or cylinder ( mr2), solid sphere ((2/5)mr2)
Thin rod axis perp through one end ((1/3)mL2), thin rod axis perp through center ((1/12)mr2)
Parallel axis theorem: I = ICM + Mh2
SHM:

m gx
i

i 1
n

m g
i

i 1

F=-kx, f=1/T, w=2pf, x = Acos(wt), v = -Awsin(wt), a = -Aw2cos(wt), w=(k/m)0.5, f=(1/2p)(k/m)0.5


PE(elastic) = kx2, w = (g/L)0.5 for pendulum
Doppler:
F=1/T, v=fl, I=P/A, b(dB) = 10log(I/I0) where I0 = 10-12 W/m2

Waves and sound:

1 vobs / vs
f f0

1 vem / vs

Standing waves: fn = nv/2L (nodes or antinodes at both ends)


fn = nv/4L, n odd (node at one end, antinode at other)
Beat f = f2-f1
Speed of waves on a string:
Light: Reflection: q =q , refraction: n sinq =n sinq , sinq = n /n
i

v F

Diffraction (single slit): sinq=ml/W for a dark fringe.


Interference (double slit or grating): dsinq = ml for bright fringe, dsinq = (m+)l for dark fringe
Doppler effect: f = f0(1 v/c)
Particles and waves:

Photons E = hf = hc/l, and p = E/c = h/l


Conversions:
Particles: l= h/p = h/(mv)
1 eV = 1.6 x 10-19 J
l(nm) = 1240/E(eV)
Photoelectric effect hf = KEmax+W
Uncertainty principle: (Dpy)(Dy) h/(4p) and (DE)(Dt) h/(4p)

m/ L

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