ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS 1 EQUATIONS, EFFECTIVE 2015

CONSTANTS AND CONVERSION FACTORS

Proton mass, m p = 1.67 ¥ 10 -27 kg Electron charge magnitude, e = 1.60 ¥ 10 -19 C
Neutron mass, mn = 1.67 ¥ 10 -27 kg Coulomb’s law constant, k = 1 4 pe0 = 9.0 ¥ 10 9 N i m 2 C2
Universal gravitational
Electron mass, me = 9.11 ¥ 10 -31 kg -11
m 3 kgis2
constant, G = 6.67 ¥ 10
Acceleration due to gravity
Speed of light, c = 3.00 ¥ 108 m s at Earth’s surface, g = 9.8 m s
2

meter, m kelvin, K watt, W degree Celsius, ∞C

UNIT kilogram, kg hertz, Hz coulomb, C
SYMBOLS second, s newton, N volt, V
ampere, A joule, J ohm, W

PREFIXES VALUES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS FOR COMMON ANGLES

Factor Prefix Symbol
q 0 30 37 45 53 60 90
1012 tera T
sinq 0 12 35 2 2 45 3 2 1
10 9 giga G
cos q 1 3 2 45 2 2 35 12 0
10 6 mega M
10 3 kilo k tanq 0 33 34 1 43 3 •
10 -2 centi c
10 -3 milli m The following conventions are used in this exam.
I. The frame of reference of any problem is assumed to be inertial unless
10 -6 micro m otherwise stated.
10 -9 nano n II. Assume air resistance is negligible unless otherwise stated.
III. In all situations, positive work is defined as work done on a system.
10 -12 pico p IV. The direction of current is conventional current: the direction in which
positive charge would drift.
V. Assume all batteries and meters are ideal unless otherwise stated.
 ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS 1 EQUATIONS, EFFECTIVE 2015

MECHANICS ELECTRICITY
Ãx = Ãx 0 + a x t a = acceleration  qq A = area
FE = k 1 2 2
A = amplitude r F = force
1 2 d = distance I = current
x = x 0 + Ãx 0 t + a t Dq
2 x E = energy I =  = length
f = frequency Dt P = power
Ãx2 = Ãx20 + 2 a x ( x - x0 ) F = force r q = charge
  R=
I = rotational inertia A R = resistance
 ÂF Fnet
a= = K = kinetic energy DV r = separation
m m
k = spring constant I = t = time
  R
Ff £ m Fn L = angular momentum V = electric potential
P = I DV
 = length r = resistivity
Ã2 m = mass Rs = Â Ri
ac = P = power i
r
p = momentum
 
 Ri
1 1
p = mv =
r = radius or separation Rp i
  T = period
Dp = F Dt t = time
1 2 U = potential energy
K = mv V = volume WAVES
2
v = speed f = frequency
DE = W = Fd = Fd cos q W = work done on a system l=
v
v = speed
x = position f
DE l = wavelength
P= y = height
Dt a = angular acceleration GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY
1 2 m = coefficient of friction Rectangle A= area
q = q0 + w0 t + at
2 q = angle A = bh C= circumference
r = density V= volume
w = w0 + at Triangle
t = torque S = surface area
1
x = A cos (2 p ft ) w = angular speed A = bh
2
b = base
h = height
 
 Ât t = length
a = = net DUg = mg Dy Circle
I I w= width
A = pr 2 r = radius
t = r^ F = rF sin q 2p 1 C = 2 pr
T = =
w f
L = Iw Rectangular solid Right triangle
DL = t Dt m V = wh
Ts = 2 p c2 = a2 + b2
k
a
1 2 Cylinder sin q =
K = Iw  c
2 Tp = 2 p V = pr 2
g b
  S = 2 pr  + 2 pr 2 cos q =
Fs = k x 
c
mm
Fg = G 1 2 2 tan q =
a
1 2 r Sphere b
Us = kx  4 3
2 V = pr
 Fg 3 c a
m g=
r= m S = 4pr 2 q 90
V b
Gm1m2
UG = -
r