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Physics Formulas

This document provides a summary of frequently used physics formulas in areas such as kinematics, force, energy, momentum, angular quantities, harmonic motion, and thermodynamics. The formulas assume quantities like acceleration are constant unless calculus is employed. Some key formulas included are: vavg = Δx/Δt, aavg = Δv/Δt, v = v0 + at, x = x0 + v0t + 1/2at2, Fnet = ma, KE = 1/2mv2, p = mv, τ = mR2α, ω = 2πf, x = Acos(ωt + φ), ΔU = Q - W, and P

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Physics Formulas

This document provides a summary of frequently used physics formulas in areas such as kinematics, force, energy, momentum, angular quantities, harmonic motion, and thermodynamics. The formulas assume quantities like acceleration are constant unless calculus is employed. Some key formulas included are: vavg = Δx/Δt, aavg = Δv/Δt, v = v0 + at, x = x0 + v0t + 1/2at2, Fnet = ma, KE = 1/2mv2, p = mv, τ = mR2α, ω = 2πf, x = Acos(ωt + φ), ΔU = Q - W, and P

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Useful Physics Formulas

BCCC Tutoring Center

This handout highlights some of frequently encountered formulas found in


Physics I and Physics A.

Please note that most of the formulas assume that a quantity, such as
acceleration, is constant. To deal with changing quantities the Calculus must
be employed.

Kinematics Equations

x − x0 v − v0
vavg = aavg = v = v0 + at
t t

v2
x = x0 + v0 t + 12 at2 v 2 = v02 + 2a(x − x0 ) Uniform Circular Motion: aR =
r

Force and Work


2
Fnet = ΣFi = ma Ffr = µFN G = 6.67 x 10−11 Nm
kg2

m1 m2
FG = G W = Fd Fspring = −kx
r2

Energy and Power

KE = 21 mv 2 Ugrav = mgy Uspring = 12 kx2

Wnet = ∆KE ∆KE = −∆U ΣEnergyInitial = ΣEnergyFinal

GmM W Pout
U (r) = − for r > rM Pavg = e=
r t Pin
r
2GM
vesc = KErotation = 12 Iω 2
r
Momentum

dp
p = mv Fnet = p1 + p2 = p01 + p02
dt

Angular Quantities

∆θ ∆ω
ωavg = αavg = v = Rω
∆t ∆t

atan = Rα ω = ω0 + αt θ = θ0 + ω0 t + 12 αt2

ω 2 = ω02 + 2αθ τ = mR2 α τnet = Στ = Iα

I = Icm + M h2 Lintitial = Lfinal L = Iω

Harmonic Motion

1 k
T = x = A cos(ωt + φ) ω2 =
f m
r
1 m
ω = 2πf f= 2π
Fdamping = −bv
k
r
x = Ae −αt 0
cos(ω t)
b 0 k b2
α= ω = −
2m m 4m2

Thermodynamics

∆L = αL0 ∆T ∆V = βV0 ∆T P V = nRT

P1 V 1 P2 V2
= P V = N kT Q = mc∆T
T1 T2

∆U = Q − W Kavg = 32 kT Q = mL

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