Common Physics Equations

CREATE VISUAL BASIC PROGRAMS FOR THE

FOLLOWING:
1. Distance traveled at constant velocity:

where v is the velocity and t is the time travelled

2. Distance traveled under acceleration:

where a is the acceleration, t is the time of acceleration, and v0 is the initial velocity
3. Velocity after acceleration:

where a is the acceleration, t is the time of acceleration, and v0 is the initial velocity
4. Force acting on an object:

where m is the mass of the object and a is the acceleration (N=kg-m/s2)

5. Force of gravity:

where G is the universal constant of gravitation, m1 and m2 are the masses of the objects, and d is the
distance between their centers of mass
G = 6.673 10 -11 m3/kgs2 (6.673E-11)
6. Kinetic energy:

where m is an objects mass and v is its velocity (Nm)

7. Potential energy (gravitational):

where m is an objects mass, g (9.807 m/s2) is the acceleration due to gravity, and y is the objects
distance above the ground (Nm)
8. Mechanical energy:

where K is an objects kinetic energy and U is its potential energy (Nm)

9. Momentum:

where m is an objects mass and v is its velocity

10. Conservation of momentum:

where p1i and p2i are the momentums of two objects before they collide, and p1f and p2f are their
momentums after the collision
11. Mass-energy equivalence:

where m is mass and c is the speed of light in a vacuum

Speed of light in a vacuum: c = 299,792,458 m/s (exact)

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