 Seven Basic SI units Force on a spring

Measurement SI Unit F=ke

Length Meter, m
Time Seconds, s K = spring constant
Amount of Mole, mol E = elongation
Substance
Electric Current Ampere, I
Temperature Kelvin, K
5. Energy
Luminous Intensity Candela, cd
Mass Kilogram, kg 1
Kinetic Energy: KE= m v 2
2
 Common constants Potential Energy: PE=mgh
Constant Value m = mass, g = gravity 9.81 m2/s, h = height,
Gravity, g 9.81 m2/s , 32.174 v is the velocity
ft^2/s
Universal gas 8.314 J/molK
constant, R
6. Force of Gravity

1. Velocity Gm 1 m2
F=
r2
d
v=
t G = universal gravitational constant,
−11 N m2
6.7 x 10
k g2
2. Acceleration
r = distance between the objects
v
a=
t
7. Density

3. Motion mass
ρ=
volume
v f =v o +at

1
s= ( v o + v f ) ×t 8. Work (Joules)
2
1 W =Force x distance
s=v o t+ a t 2
2

v f 2=v o2+ 2 as 9. Power (Watts)

W
P=
t
4. Force (Newton)

F=m x a
 Period- the time it takes to generate
certain cycles. This is the reciprocal
of the Frequency usually in the unit
sec.
Speed of light c – constant with a value of at
10. Electricity most 3.0 x 108 m/s.
Charge: Q=It
c= λν
Voltage: V =IR R = resistance of load

11. Thermodynamics
U=Q+W
U= internal energy of a system
Q = Heat absorb (+) or done (-) by the
system
W = Work absorb (+) or done (-) by the
system

Calorimetry – measuring of heat generation

Q=mC ∆ T
C= specific heat capacity (J/kgK)

12. Electromagnetic Radiation

Electromagnetic radiation – form of energy
which propagates as both
electric and magnetic waves
traveling in packets called
photons.
Wavelength λ – the distance between peaks
or troughs of a wave.

Frequency ν – the number of wavelengths

or cycles that pass given an amount
of time. Expressed usually in Hertz
or cycles/sec.