General Physics 1 Crib Sheet: Units, Physical Quantities, and Dimensional Analysis

S.I. Prefixes:
1.00 × 103 𝑚 = 1.00 𝑘𝑚
0.20 × 10−5 𝑔 = 2 𝜇𝑔
9 000 𝑠 = 9 𝑘𝑠

Conversion Factors Useful Mathematical Equations and Formula:

Length
1 m = 100 cm = 1000 mm Algebra:
1 m = 3.281 ft =39.37 Quadratic Equation:
−𝑏± 𝑏2 −4𝑎𝑐
1 km= 0.6214 mi If: 𝑎𝑥 2 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐 = 0, 𝑥 =
2𝑎
1 in = 2.54 cm
1 ft = 12 in Geometry:
1 yd = 91.44 cm = 0.9144 m Circumference of a circle with radius 𝑟: 𝐶 = 2𝜋𝑟
1 mi = 5280 ft = 1.609 km Area of a circle with radius 𝑟: 𝐴 = 𝜋𝑟 2
1 nautical mile = 6080 ft Surface area of a sphere with radius 𝑟: 𝑆𝐴 = 4𝜋𝑟 2
1 light year = 9.461 x 1015 m 4
Volume of a sphere with radius 𝑟: 𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 3
1 Å = 10-10 m 3
Area of a rectangle with sides 𝑙 and 𝑤: 𝐴 = 𝑙𝑤
Mass Surface area of a rectangle with dimensions 𝑙, ℎ and 𝑤: 𝑆𝐴 = 2(𝑙ℎ + 𝑙𝑤 + ℎ𝑤)
1 kg = 1000 g = 0.0685 slug Volume of a rectangle with dimensions 𝑙, ℎ and 𝑤: 𝑉 = 𝑙𝑤ℎ
1 kg = 2.205 lb (on Earth) Lateral Surface Area of Cylinder with height ℎ and radius 𝑟: 𝐿𝑆𝐴 = 2𝜋𝑟ℎ
Volume of a cylinder with height ℎ and radius 𝑟: 𝑉 = 𝜋𝑟 2 ℎ
Time
1 h = 60 min = 3 600 s Name: _______________________________________________________________
1 d = 24 h = 86 400 s STEM 12 - ____________________________________________________________
1 y = 365.25 d