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Topic 1: Physics and physical measurement calculated quantity fist quantity upon which calculated quantity depends ul sf wrr0 asatiy upon wi alates anit depends ysat uncertainty in calculated quantty ——y_- ————uncertainty in frst quantity then Ay = Aa +Ab 2 uncertainty in second quantity Ify horizontal vector component magnitude) ————— on p= Aes eer moane Ay = Asin vertical vector component magnitude angle between vector and its horizontal component Topic 2: Mechanics ‘ataveloay fr rnin tty dtc 5 = HY p= sure }ae\—setrston contin visw +2las toca F = fq nae romp =a ap re Ipuse = Far = mv ange avee h c veter vot I = Fcos0 ane tpn nce netic energy — Ey = Lint? Bak 2m reat ht reg rie {er acceleration de to ray) ravtational potential ener AE, = mgAh- s * my ‘s height of object power= 2 radius of path of circular motion Yt PT pat ot vlton contipetal acceleration — Topic 3: Thermal physics —“torco F area over which the force is apolied pressure — ATA mass of substance underpin a temperature change {4 T—ohange in temperature of substance O = mi net ‘K— seectneatcnscyotsttaree 2 © Ciount tot bsanee mass of substance undergoing a phase change Topic 10: Thermal physics ‘numberof particles of gas occupying the volume volume acpi by the gas sure ofan ideal gas. eres ors 995-7 —PY = nRT esi temperature of the gas work done by the gas at constant pressure, JV” = PAV change in volume of the gas heat transferred tothe gas —_—O = ATT + 17— work done by the gas change in intemal energy ofthe gas me angular Feauoney 9 = period o osciation amplitude of oscittion displacement from equiltrium postion x =< Gsinat:_x=x,cose_yime Instantaneous velocity y= v, COS cat: v maximum speed: v=toy(x, —x") kinetic enetay—E —y sin av $m" (x,° x") Ergtaany = SMO total energy ————— (netic + eloastic potentiay) Ey = hmeo*a, Frequency ofthe wave wave specd— v= f'Z Nature? 4 wavelenatn indo o traction of medium sy sin ame etracton wave speed ater retraction through which wave originally moves 2. = SN _ Yae_fr jn, sind,» v, rave sped bore retraction Index of retracton of medium 7"? tt a anale ofincidence tntowhien wave moves Tat difference = 177 Note of tre maximum (2-0: central maximum) (constructive two-soure interference) \—avetenath of waves produced by both sources path difference = (p+4)2 (destructive two-souroe interference) ‘cer ofthe minimum (n=0: frst order minimum) Topic 5: Electric currents potent iference through which parle mass A partie wih one elementary ——yr, 12 ne paricle speed Sa ee electric current ——, Aq——"et change tow trough pono plane “ay —=— time ding which fow occured yr otential difference eppiied electrical resistance ——R = Ps i resistivity of material from which object is made resistance of a polygonal prism 1 —+iength ofthe obj oreyindhical beet eR = 2 —Henath ofthe object AA L_cross-sectional ares of the object pa potential diference (Wvoltage" or Yemf") between R theater teminals when ater cents ze) aqua estos ofthe cru connected to L—s=1(R+r) — thebattey electric current through the battery ——— internal resistance of the battery equivalent resistance oftwoormore R= Ry + Rye resistors connected in series ————! ™~ 1otil 1 TT ROR R. lectical power 7, _ yy electrical resistance of rcut device 2 electrical resisiance of circuit device 1 equivalent resistance of two or more tesistos connected n parla! Topic 6: Fields and forces mass of pointike object 2 4 elacirosigic force between two point-ke objects ip siectostate constant S| ita tie tt 4 ‘mass of point-ike object 1 universal gravitational constant force of gravity between two: point-ike objects charge of point-ke object 2 TF ‘force of gravity on a Pointke object at he Point in space the oaffars of he objects lelectnc field at a pointin spo 2 pF | secre tac on apoirtie gravitational field strength at a7 object at he point in space q 2 point in space ¢ mass of the object charge ofthe object electrostatic force between F 44: permittivity of free space opartike specs =F = pone ca aga charge of poin-tke cbject tragic fore on a SESE scot pitt et pantie obec IATA ange beeen te magnate andthe vey on tet magnetic fla strength ate poston of he object, magnetic force on atin. [—F = BIL sinO- . ath atthe bos " angie aarti free on ‘angle between the magnetic field and a vector that Strain conductr points in the direction of conventional current in (uniform) magnet fold | eee electri cutent inthe samen] length ofthe conductor thats affected by the magnetic eld Topic 7: Atomic and nuclear physics ‘mass participating na mass-eneroy ‘ansiemation Topic 1 physics ‘Quantum physics and nuclear conor patcbaing ©" Caspeed of itt in a vacuum Inamass-enecgy wansfomation Planks constant eegyots noen “tan ot nn ‘umber of @partoular VE = If wc ncn of substance Co ‘ype of radioactive Gecay constant ‘uel present 7 time fr whieh decay has occures me Keown Af = 4+ EZ" ofa pnotoetectron al: resto Mie orcina mente ot eset prasent Hf = hf +€7—etppng potent elementary charge N b 7 —Debeoge wavelnoh intetaneous yy Tevet leva of econ coy — al “popizronenmat wocton ee Tyas of electon toa h ncortainyinfhe changein AE Ar > tnorgy ofa partie EAE A Topic 8: Energy, power and climate rate ofkinetceneray fow change through a fat surface fora toe surface power = py (uiorm speed of the fui theoretical rate at which ‘gravitational fied sength energy cane transfered Poler per unit length = + 4 pev wave speed (exracted) per unt length of cross-sectional area of the surface ‘a wave traveling along the power rave amplitude surface of a fue tT —— area over which energy (flow) is distributed intensity —— 4 " total scattered power albedo - “eee total incident power 1, __g—— thermal eneray transfert or fom the surface peraunitarea hest capacty of surface Fa ctanae intemperate oe surface suo ace (lor 8=1; i. fora "blackbody") power = o4T+ Sifondoterann conan! >> — es ofan uace Hempestie of sutace yw ‘AT emissivity . POWEE = 57 AT ——Tyenaly of absorbed radiation (energy) (eta ery fais sate ow cpa gp = a rere erento ees ne change in gravitational potential energy ofa point-ke object change in electric potential eneray of a point-ike objoct ‘that moves between the two points in space that moves between the two points in space Topic 9: Motion in fields ‘change in electric potential ‘between two points in space ‘between two points in space om 7 mass of re object slectic charge of he object mass ofthe object 1 i lctrostatic constant universal grawtatonal constant hy Hyg fener ott bet neyy | select potential produced 2” Poy a single pointike object ata stance belneen the object and the pontin spdoe pointin space cfange ig potential along a path paral tothe fil AV AV a +E i {unitorm)eletrefils strength gravitational potential produced by a single point-ike object at a pointin space (uniform) gravitational field strength | U____} length ofthe path Topic 11: Wave phenomena resist |] moving observer ‘observed frequency —— f" if souce raven] fs F7 speed of sours relaive to cbserver served requeney hit ottgnt Af =~ f frequency of ht emit by source ven, ‘speed of tight in vacuum ‘angur positon of frst minimum 2—= wavelength of ight for single sit dtraction = for single sit citractio ae fo sxnalest anguar separation between tvs objects ebeerved ‘7 wavelength of ight observed fom objects through a arcular aperture for — 9 = 1.22 which the abject can be resolved “5 sperue ameter ——— inensyonittypoarzes ight inden upon he intonaty of italy polerzesigh—7 = [cost nanos thats Wansmited by an analyser angle between he plane of polarization o the intaly parzed ight and te polarization axe ns tan ote eran em indBx of reéacton of medi causing the Srewster's angie reflection of light that was initaly moving through @ vacuum (angle of reflection at which reflected bohts polarized) Topic 12: Electromagnetic induction (itr gy ld sgh onl nw Tle baton (a vector rem oh at uta} and Image ux teugn P= BAcosO—"”_{the direction of the magnetic Feld} 2 at surace rmagnitide ofthe velocty component ofthe conductor potential ference induced —& = BYT at bath te | __ thats perpendicular to both the fold and the conductor Between he nde ofa ho Length of the conductor straight conductor (tem - hhumber of tums in the coil induoed emf ina coi = —N ‘Ar— time during which the ux through the coll changes: slecrc eurent through] 1 induced emf (voltage) inthe primary coil Secondary call oa Goce corentteughay 22-= 22 = NE Te numer of uns inthe primary ol eee “LT, ¥, N-number oftuns in he secondary colt {= inaced emt vatage inthe secondary cot rootmean square electric curent_y __ 1) —peskeleciccurent fran AG cheat linn = rool mean square voltage, __ V"— peak votage san AG creat alma = Fy electrical resistance otacevie ———® hh, (momentary) maximum electrical ower output for an AC circuit Pian ol average power output for an p AC oreut fe = BV Core (SL and HL) | Extonsion (it ony) Option E: Astrophysics ‘Stefan Boltzmann constant | lumnosty of main sequence star 1 surece area mags of the main sequence star luminosiy ZL = ATS Siraee temperature Lom" where 3

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