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Conceptual Physics Equation Sheet

This document contains equations and concepts related to waves and optics, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, geometry, and physics constants. Some key equations included are those relating the speed of light, frequency, wavelength, index of refraction, Snell's law, image formation, and beat frequency. Formulas for velocity, acceleration, force, work, energy, and momentum are presented for mechanics. Circuit equations like Ohm's law, power, capacitance, and resistances are also summarized.

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Conceptual Physics Equation Sheet

This document contains equations and concepts related to waves and optics, mechanics, electricity and magnetism, geometry, and physics constants. Some key equations included are those relating the speed of light, frequency, wavelength, index of refraction, Snell's law, image formation, and beat frequency. Formulas for velocity, acceleration, force, work, energy, and momentum are presented for mechanics. Circuit equations like Ohm's law, power, capacitance, and resistances are also summarized.

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WAVES AND OPTICS

T = 2t
L
g



f =
1
2t
g
L



T =
1
f



f =
1
T



f =
v




v = 332+.6T


f
o
= f
s
v
v v
s
|
\

|
.
|



beat frequency = f
1
f
2



c =
d
t



n =
c
v



n
1
sinu
1
= n
2
sinu
2



sinu
c
=
n
2
n
1



1
d
i
+
1
d
o
=
1
f



M =
h
i
h
o
=
d
i
d
o



f =
R
2


c = speed of light
d = distance
i
d = image distance
o d
= object distance
f = frequency or focal length
s
f = frequency of source
o
f = frequency observed
g = acceleration due to gravity
h
i
= image height
h
o
= object height
L = length of pendulum
M = magnification
n = index of refraction
R = radius of curvature
T = period or temperature
t = time
v = speed of wave
v
s
= speed of source
1 u = angle of incidence
2 u = angle of refraction
c u = critical angle

Conceptual Physics Equation Sheet



















































NEWTONIAN MECHANICS


v
2
=v
1
+ at


x
2
= x
1
+v
1
t +
1
2
at
2



v
2
2
= v
1
2
+ 2a(x
2
x
1
)


R =
v
1
2
sin2u
g



F = ma


Pr =
F
A



p = mv


J=Ft


J = Ap


m
a
v
1a
+m
b
v
1b
= m
a
v
2a
+m
a
v
2b



m
a
v
1a
+m
b
v
1b
=(m
a
+m
b
)v
2



W = Fd


P =
W
t



PE=mgh


KE =
1
2
mv
2



TME=PE+KE


W = AE


a
c
=
v
2
r



F
c
= ma
c



F
G
=
Gm
1
m
2
d
2





in" change " means delta
angle =
position final x
position initial x
work W
velocity final v
velocity initial v
velocity v
energy
mechanical total TME
time t
range R
radius r
pressure Pr
energy potential PE
momentum p
power P
mass m
energy kinetic KE
impulse J
height h
gravity to due on accelerati g
constant
nal gravitatio Universal G
force nal gravitatio F
force l centripeta F
force F
energy E
distance d
on accelerati l centripeta a
on accelerati a
area A
G
c
c
= A
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
u
2
1
2
1


C = capacitance
E = electric field
F = force
I = current
k = Coulomb' s law constant
P = power
PE
E
= electrical potential energy
Q = charge
q = point charge
R = resistance
p
R = parallel resistance equivilant
s R = series resistance equivilant
V = voltage or potential difference


A = area
b = base
C = circumference
h = height
l = length
r = radius
S = surface area
V = volume
w = width
u = angle

Conceptual Physics Equation Sheet
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM


F =
kq
1
q
2
d
2



E =
F
q



V =
PE
E
q



PE
E
=
kq
1
q
2
d



I =
V
R



P = IV


C =
Q
V



R
s
= R
1
+ R
2
+ ...


1
R
p
=
1
R
1
+
1
R
2
+...






















GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY


Rectangle
A = bh



Triangle
A =
1
2
bh



Circle
A = tr
2
C = 2tr



Parallelpiped
V = lwh



Cylinder
V = tr
2
l
S = 2trl + 2tr
2



Sphere
V =
4
3
tr
3
S = 4tr
2



Right Triangle
a
2
+ b
2
= c
2
sinu =
a
c
cosu =
b
c
tanu =
a
b




c
a

90 u
b

PREFIXES
Factor Prefix Symbol
10
9
giga G
10
6
mega M
10
3
kilo k
10
-2
centi c
10
-3
milli m
10
-6
micro
10
-9
nano n
10
-12
pico p


CONSTANTS AND CONVERSION FACTORS

Acceleration due to gravity
at Earths surface: g = 9.8 m/s
2


Universal gravitational
Constant: G = 6.67 x 10
-11
Nm
2
/kg
2


Speed of light in a vacuum: c = 3.00 x 10
8
m/s

Coulombs law constant: k = 9.0 x 10
9
Nm
2
/C
2


Electron charge magnitude: e = 1.60 x 10
-19
C

1 meter = 39.37 inches = 3.28 feet = 1.094 yards

1 kilometer = 0.62 miles

1 kilogram = 2.205 pounds (on Earth)=9.8 Newtons (on Earth)

1 hour = 60 minutes = 3600 seconds

1 Earth year = 52.18 weeks = 365.25 days = 31557600 seconds

1 m/s = 3.6 km/h = 2.24 miles per hour

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