PHYSICS 1580: SOME USEFUL FORMULAS

Math

sin =

opp hyp

cos =

adj hyp

tan =

opp adj

( hyp) 2 = ( adj ) 2 + (opp ) 2

Circle: Acircle = r 2 =

Cylinder: Vcylinder = r h =

D2 ; circumference = 2 r = D 4 D2 2
4 h

Sphere:

Asphere = 4 r 2 = D 2 ; V sphere =

4 r3 3

Fluids (Static) Density: =

m V

Weight: W = mg = g V

P=

F Pgauge = g h A F1 F = 2 (Pascals Principle) A1 A2 V = Av t

Pabs = Patm + Pgauge

PV = nRT (Ideal Gas Law)

WAIR WSUB = FB = F gVF (Archimedes Principle)

Fluids (M !i"#)

=
=

(C!ntin"ity #$n)

% (heart rate)(str!&e '!l"me)

P r 4 P (P!ise"illes Law) = R 8L ((ern!"llis #$n)

1 2 1 2 v1 + gh1 + P1 = v 2 + gh2 + P2 2 2
v =

; ) *+++ (laminar) ; , -+++ (t"r."lent) D

Su$%ac& '&"si "

T = P r (Cylindrical s"r/ace) T =
(i"&)atics * F $c&s

Pr (Spherical s"r/ace) 2

(Laplaces Law)

v = v 0 + at ; ! = v 0 t +

1 2 2 at ; v 2 = v0 + 2a! ; F = ma ; 2 1 mv 2 2

t!r$"e % /!rce le'er arm

+ $,- E"&$#. * P /&$

W = ( F cos ) s

"# =

P# = mgh

P=

"#i + P#i +Wi = "# $ + P# $ +W $ (C!nser'ati!n !/ #nergy)

W = Fv t

Static El&ct$icit.

F# = "
plates)

F# %1 % 2 (C!"l!m.s /!rce); # = 2 % r
21

(/!r p!int charges); # =

V (/!r parallel d

0 " = 9.00 10 9 & .m 2 / !r electr!n:

V =

P# # (electric p!tential di//erence) %

% = e 2 where e = 1.602 10 19
= ' (capacitance) V 1 1 1 = + +... (parallel circ"it) R parallel R1 R2
(ideal trans/!rmer e$"ati!ns)

Cu$$&"t (0C * AC) El&ct$icit.

(=

' ; t

V = (R

(3hms Law) ;

Rseries = R1 + R2 + ... (series circ"it);

V2 & 2 = ; V1 &1
W ; t

AC P!wer in % AC p!wer !"t

El&ct$ic + $,- E"&$#. * P /&$

P=

P = (V = ( 2 R =

V2 R

; ## =

'V = 2

V 2 '2 ; = 2 2

Ve$$ =

V0 2

( e$$ =

(0 2