AP® PHYSICS 1 TABLE OF INFORMATION

CONSTANTS AND CONVERSION FACTORS

mp 1.67 ¥ 10-27 kg
Proton mass, = Electron charge magnitude, =e 1.60 ¥ 10 -19 C
mn 1.67 ¥ 10 -27 kg
Neutron mass, = Coulomb’s law constant, = =
k 1 4pe 0 9.0 ¥ 10 9 N  m 2 C 2
Universal gravitational
me 9.11 ¥ 10 -31 kg
Electron mass, = G 6.67 ¥ 10 -11 m 3 kgs2
=
constant,
Acceleration due to gravity
Speed of light, =c 3.00 ¥ 108 m s g = 9.8 m s2
at Earth’s surface,

meter, m kelvin, K watt, W degree Celsius, ∞C

UNIT kilogram, kg hertz, Hz coulomb, C
SYMBOLS second, s newton, N volt, V
ampere, A joule, J ohm, W

PREFIXES VALUES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS FOR COMMON ANGLES

Factor Prefix Symbol q       
12
0 30 37 45 53 60 90
10 tera T
sinq 0 12 35 2 2 45 32 1
10 9 giga G
10 6 mega M cosq 1 32 45 2 2 35 12 0
10 3 kilo k tanq 0 3 3 34 1 43 3 •
-2 centi c
10
10 -3 milli m The following conventions are used in this exam.
-6 micro m I. The frame of reference of any problem is assumed to be inertial unless
10
otherwise stated.
-9 nano n
10 II. Assume air resistance is negligible unless otherwise stated.
10-12 pico p III. In all situations, positive work is defined as work done on a system.
IV. The direction of current is conventional current: the direction in which
positive charge would drift.
V. Assume all batteries and meters are ideal unless otherwise stated.

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 AP® PHYSICS 1 EQUATIONS
MECHANICS ELECTRICITY
=
Ãx Ãx 0 + a x t a = acceleration  qq A = area
A = amplitude FE = k 1 22 F = force
r
1 2 d = distance I = current
x =x0 + Ãx 0 t + at Dq
2 x E = energy I =  = length
f = frequency Dt P = power
Ãx2 =Ãx20 + 2a x ( x - x 0 ) r
F = force R= q = charge
  I = rotational inertia A R = resistance
 ÂF Fnet
=a = K = kinetic energy DV r = separation
m m I =
  k = spring constant R t = time
F f £ m Fn L = angular momentum P = I DV V = electric potential
 = length r = resistivity
Ã2 m = mass Rs = Â Ri
ac = i
r P = power
1 1
 
p = mv
p = momentum
Rp
= Â Ri
r = radius or separation i
  T = period
Dp = F Dt WAVES
t = time
1 2 U = potential energy f = frequency
K= mv v
2 V = volume l = v = speed
f
v = speed l = wavelength
= W
DE = F=
d Fd cosq
W = work done on a system
x = position GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY
DE
P= y = height Rectangle A = area
Dt
a = angular acceleration A = bh C = circumference
1 2 m = coefficient of friction V = volume
q =q0 + w0t + at
2 q = angle Triangle S = surface area
r = density b = base
=
w w0 + at 1
A= bh h = height
t = torque 2
x = Acos ( 2p ft ) w = angular speed
 = length
  w = width
 Ât t net Circle
=
a = r = radius
I I DUg = mg Dy A = pr 2
=
t r= rF sinq C = 2pr
^F 2p 1
=
T = Right triangle
w f
L = Iw Rectangular solid 2
c= a2 + b2
DL = t Dt Ts = 2p
m V = wh a
k sinq =
c
1 2 Cylinder
K = Iw  b
2 Tp = 2p cosq =

g V = pr 2 c

Fs = k x  =S 2 pr  + 2 pr 2 a
mm tanq =
Fg = G 1 2 2 b
1 2 r
Us = kx  Sphere
2 c
 Fg a
g = 4
m m V = pr 3 q 90
r= 3
V b
Gm1m2 S = 4p r 2
UG = -
r

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