ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS C EQUATIONS

MECHANICS ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

x  x0  ax t a = acceleration 1 q1q2 A= area

FE 
1 2 E= energy 4p 0 r 2 B= magnetic field
x  x0  x0 t  at F= force C= capacitance
2 x
2
 2
 2ax  x  x0 
f = frequency E 
FE d = distance
x x0 h = height q E= electric field
I = rotational inertia e = emf
F F Q
a  net J = impulse E dA  F= force
m m
K= kinetic energy 0 I = current
dp k = spring constant J = current density
F  £ = length dV L = inductance
dt Ex  
L = angular momentum dx  = length
J  F dt  Dp m= mass DV   E dr n = number of loops of wire
P= power per unit length
p  mv p = momentum N= number of charge carriers
1 qi per unit volume
r = radius or distance V 
4p 0 ri P= power
IF-f I 1~
FN I T= period i
t = time Q= charge
1 q1q2 q = point charge
U= potential energy UE  qV 
DE  W  F dr 4p 0 r R= resistance
v = velocity or speed
1 W= work done on a system r = radius or distance
K  m 2 Q
2 x = position DV  t = time
C
= coefficient of friction U= potential or stored energy
dE V = electric potential
P q = angle 0A
dt C 
= torque d v = velocity or speed
= angular speed = resistivity
P F v Cp  Ci
= angular acceleration i
F = flux
DUg  mg Dh = phase angle = dielectric constant
1 1
 FM  qv B
2 Fs  k D x Cs i Ci
-.
2
ac   r
r 1 dQ 0 B d £ 0I
k  Dx 
2
Us  I 
2 dt
r F
x  xmax cos( t   0 I d£ r
1 1 dB 
UC  QDV  C  DV  2 4p r2
  net 2p 1 2 2
I I T   e
f R F  I d£ B
2 2 A
I  r dm  mr

xcm 
mi xi
Ts  2 p
F m
k E  J
Bs 

FB 
0 nI

.
B dA
mi Tp  2p f I  Nevd A

E .d £  
g
r DV 0
- dF B
I  dt
Gm1m2 R
Lr p I
IF-G I  r2
Rs  Ri dI
 L
Gm1m2 i dt
1 2 UG  
K  I r
2 1 1 1 2
 UL  LI
Rp i Ri 2
 0  t

1 2 P  I DV
q  q0  0t  t
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