ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS 1 EQUATIONS, EFFECTIVE 2015

CONSTANTS AND CONVERSION FACTORS

Proton mass, m p = 1.67 ¥ 10 -27 kg Electron charge magnitude, e = 1.60 ¥ 10 -19 C
Neutron mass, mn = 1.67 ¥ 10 -27 kg Coulomb’s law constant, k = 1 4 pe0 = 9.0 ¥ 10 9 N i m 2 C2
Universal gravitational
Electron mass, me = 9.11 ¥ 10 -31 kg -11
m 3 kgis2
constant, G = 6.67 ¥ 10
Acceleration due to gravity
Speed of light, c = 3.00 ¥ 108 m s at Earth’s surface, g = 9.8 m s
2

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

Kskobe force
avitational UNIT kilogram, kg hertz, Hz coulomb, C
thesame SYMBOLS
kestays second, s newton, N volt, V
keincreases ampere, A joule, J ohm, W
ecesdecreases
Euc increases

PREFIXES VALUES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS FOR COMMON ANGLES

Factor Prefix Symbol
q 0 30 37 45 53 60 90
12 tera T
10
sinq 0 12 35 2 2 45 3 2 1
10 9 giga G
cos q 1 3 2 45 2 2 35 12 0
10 6 mega M
10 3 kilo k tanq 0 33 34 1 43 3 •
10 -2 centi c
10 -3 milli m The following conventions are used in this exam.
I. The frame of reference of any problem is assumed to be inertial unless
10 -6 micro m otherwise stated.
10 -9 nano n II. Assume air resistance is negligible unless otherwise stated.
III. In all situations, positive work is defined as work done on a system.
10 -12 pico p 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.
 ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS 1 EQUATIONS, EFFECTIVE 2015

MECHANICS ELECTRICITY
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FE = k
A = amplitude F = force
W Wotat
2
r
1 d = distance I = current
x = x 0 + Ãx 0 t + a x t 2 Dq
2 E = energy I = = length
O Wot Eat f = frequency Dt P = power
Ãx2 = Ãx20 + 2 a x ( x - x0 ) = force
F r q = charge
weWo2210 R=
I = rotational inertia A R = resistance
a=
 F = Fnet K = kinetic energy r = separation
m m DV
k = spring constant I = t = time
R
Ff £ m Fn L = angular momentum V = electric potential
P = I DV
= length r = resistivity
Ã2 m = mass Rs = Â Ri
ac = P = power i
r
p = momentum 1 1
p = mv r = radius or separation Rp
= Â Ri
i
T = period
Dp = F Dt t = time
1 2 U = potential energy
K = mv V = volume WAVES
2
v = speed f = frequency
DE = W = F d = Fd cos q W = work done on a system l=
v
v = speed
x = position f
DE l = wavelength
P= y = height
Dt a = angular acceleration GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY
1 2 m = coefficient of friction Rectangle A= area
q = q0 + w0 t + at
2 q = angle A = bh C= circumference
r = density V= volume
w = w0 + at Triangle
t = torque S = surface area
1 b = base
x = A cos (2 p ft ) w = angular speed A = bh
2 h = height
a =
 t = t net Circle
= length
DUg = mg Dy
I I I Mr A = pr 2
w= width
r = radius
t = r^ F = rF sin q C = 2 pr
as Ia 2p 1
L = Iw v r f T =
w
=
f
Rectangular solid Right triangle
DL = t Dt m V = wh
Ts = 2 p c2 = a2 + b2
k
Krot YzIwa Cylinder sin q =
a
K = Iw 2 K
1 trans Yemr
c
2 Kto Yetwe YemiTp = 2 p V = pr 2
b
wroteto g cos q =
Fs = k x ProtTw S = 2 pr + 2 pr 2 c
ProtTwcisco mm a
Fg = G 1 2 2 tan q =
1 r Sphere b
U s = kx 2 4 3
2 V = pr
Fg 3 c a
m g=
r= m S = 4pr 2 q 90
V b
Gm1m2
UG = -
r