Formula Sheet

Newtons Laws
Fnet = F = ma (4.1) (4.2) (4.3) (4.4) FBA = FAB Fg = mg Fx = k x

Conservation of Energy
2

U = U2 U1 = W =
1

F dl

(7.1) (7.2) (7.3) (7.4) (7.5) (7.6) (7.7) (7.8) (7.9) (7.10)

dU = F dl U = U0 + mgy 1 2 kx 2 dU Fx = dx Emech = Ksys + Usys U= Wext = Emech Wnc

More on Newtons Laws

fs s Fn M xcm = M ycm = M zcm = M rcm =
i

(5.1) (5.2) rdm

i

fk = k Fn m i xi i M rcm = i mi y i m z i i i mi ri rcm = mi vi , M acm =

i i

(5.3)

Kf + Uf = Ki + Ui Esys = Emech + Etherm + Echem + Eother Esys = Ein Eout Wext = Esys

mi r i i mi mi ai

(5.4) (5.5) (5.6)

M vcm =

Fnet,ext =
i

Fi,ext = M acm

= Emech + Etherm + Echem + Eother (7.11) fk srel = Etherm E = mc2 Ephoton = hf (7.12) (7.13) (7.14)

Work and Kinetic Energy

2 2

W =
1

F dl =
1

F dl

(6.1) (6.2) (6.3) (6.4) (6.5) (6.6) (6.7) (6.8) (6.9) (6.10) (6.11)

W = F l = F l = F l = F l cos() 1 K = mv 2 2 1 1 2 2 Wtotal = K = mvf mvi 2 2 A B = AB cos() = Ax Bx + Ay By + Az Bz A i = Ax d dB dA AB = B+A dt dt dt dW P = =F v dt

2

Kinetic Energy of a System

K= 1 2 M vcm + Krel 2 1 Krel = mi u 2 i 2 (8.1) (8.2)

Miscellaneous
F = mv 2 R v = r b b2 4ac 2a (9.1) (9.2) (9.3)

Wcm =
1 2

F dlcm

ax2 + bx + c = 0 x1,2 =

Fnet,ext dlcm = Ktrans

1

Ktrans =

1 1 2 M vcm = 2 2

2 mi vcm