AP Mechanics Equation Sheet Kinematics:

v= dx dt s= d t Fnet = ma = m
Ff = N F Fg = mg

Forces
dv dt
Fgx = mg sin Fg y = mg sin

a=

dv d 2 x = 2 dt dt
x t v = t

2ad = v 2 vi2 f
2

v avg =
a avg

U g = mgh

d = vi t 1 at Work and Energy GMm 2 Fg = r2 K = 1 m v2 Impulse and U s = 1 kx2 2 2 Momentum

Fs = kx

p = mv
J = F dt

J = Ft
J = p

W = Fd cos
GMm Ug = r W dW P= P= t dt Wnet = K W = F dx
dW =F dx

For an elastic collision only Circular Motion

dp =F dt
v 2 f 1 f = v1i v 2 i 2v r

v=

P = F v

= 2rf = r Fc =

mv 2 r

ac =

mv 2 r

dU = F Center of Mass dx

xcm =

x i mi M
x cm 1 = M

Torque and Rotational Motion d = 0 + t = v = R a = R dt =1f 2

v cm =

v i mi M

xdm

d dt

= I
n i

f =

1 T

I = mi Ri2

= 0t + 2 t 2 2 2 = 0 + 2 + == r F0 2 = RF
= RF sin

Angular Momentum and Rotational Energy Motion= I L =r p L

dL

Simple I = I cm + Md 2Harmonic = x k x = A sin t x = A cos t

k m

= I = dt
K = 1 I 2 2

L = mv r

2 =

d 2x = 2 x dt 2
2 1 mvmax 2

Emech = 1 kA2 2
vmax = A k m m k

Gravitation and Keplers Laws

v = vmax 1
T = 2 L g

Fg = G

Gm1m2 m1m2 U = 2 r r
rf

x2 A2

T = 2

U = GMm

Ta2 Tb2 GMr 3 2 4 == 3 = 3Tv= 2 ra rb rGM GM

ri

dr 1 1 = GMm ( ) 2 r rf ri
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