Physics Formula Sheet

Mechanics Variables

1 v2 a = acceleration
x = x0 + vx0t + 2 axt2 ac = r Fspring = k x
A = amplitude
1 1 A = Area
v = v0 + at θ = θ0 + ω0t + 2
αt
2
PEspring = 2
kx
2

b = base length
ω = ω0 + αt m
v - v = 2a(x - x0)
2 2
Tspring = 2π C = circumference
k
x x0

d = distance
ΣF Fnet T=
2π 1
= Tpendulum = 2π
ℓ E = energy
a= m = m ω ƒ g
ƒ = frequency
Ffriction ≤ µ FNormal ν = ƒλ F = force
h = height
m1m2
p = mv x = Acos(2πƒt) Fgravity =G I = current
r2
I = rotational inertia
Στ τ
∆p = F∆t α= = net Fgravity = mg KE = kinetic energy
I I
k = spring constant
1 2 m1m2
KE = mv τ=r×F PEgravity = -G L = angular momentum
2 r
ℓ = length
m
∆PE = mg∆y L=Iω ρ= m = mass
V
P = power
1
∆E = W = Fdcosθ ∆L = τ∆t KE = 2
I ω
2
p = momentum
q = charge
Electricity r = radius
q1q2 ρℓ R = resistance
FE = k ∆V = IR R= A
r2 S = surface area
∆q T = period
I = ∆t P = I ∆V
t = time
1 1 1 1 PE = potential energy
Rseries = R1 + R2 + ... + Rn = + + ... +
RParallel R1 R2 Rn V = electric potential

Geometry V = volume
v = velocity
Rectangle A = bh Rectangular Solid V = ℓwh Triangle A = 1
2
bh w = width
4 3
Circle A = πr 2
Cylinder V = πr ℓ 2
Sphere V= 3
πr W = work
C = 2πr S = 2πrℓ + 2πr2 S = 4πr 2 x = position
y = height
Trigonometry
α = angular acceleration
c a b a λ = wavelength
a c2 = a2 + b2 sinθ = cosθ = tanθ =
θ
c c b µ = coefficient of friction
b ν = wave speed
θ = angle
θ 0° 30° 37° 45° 53° 60° 90°
ρ = density
sinθ 0 1/2 3/5 2/2 4/5 3/ 2 1
ρ = resistivity
cosθ 1 3/ 2 4/5 2/2 3/5 1/2 0 τ = torque
tanθ 0 3/ 3 3/4 1 1 3 ∞ ω = angular speed