Physics Cheat Sheet

1 Units 5 More Motion Formulas

v02
SI: m, kg, s R0 = g sin(2) [Note: sin(2) = 2sin()cos()]
area: m2 , volume: m3 v2
ymax = 2g0 sin2 ()
velocity: m/s, acceleration: m/s2
Tf light = 2vg0 sin()
Common Conversions
1. 3600 s = 1 hour  
2. 5280 f t = 1 mile y(x) = tan(0 )x 1 Rx0
h q i
3. 1.094 yards = 1 meter R = R20 1 1 ymaxh
4. 1.609 km = 1 mile
gh
5. 2.54 cm = 1in max range = 4 + 2v02
6. 1 m/s = 2.237 mi/hr
7. 745.7 W atts = 1 hp (HorseP ower) 6 Newtons Laws of Motion
8. 1 mL = 1 cm3
1. v = constant if Fnet = 0
Common Physical Constants 2. Fnet = ma
1. c = 2.998 108 m/s (Speed of Light) 3. Action = Reaction, F12 = F21
4. F = G mR1 m 2
2. g = 9.81 m/s2 = 32.2 f t/s2 2

3. gmoon = 1.62 m/s2 61 gearth

4. G = 6.674 1011 N m2 /kg 2 7 Forces
5. Re = 6380 km (Earth Radius) Fgrav = G MRm 2 . Near Earth Fgrav = mg.

6. Rearthmoon = 60Re (Earth-Moon Distance) Ff ric = N

7. Rearthsun = 150 million km (Earth-Sun) Fspring = kx
8. air = 1.2041kg/m3 = 0.0012041 g/cm3 Fbuoy = V g
9. water = 1 g/cm3 Fdrag = 21 CD Av 2
q
2 Density vT = C2mg D A

= mV mi m (ingrams)
Objects less Dense than Water will rise in Water. vT ( hr ) = 0.45566 D(in mm) (spherical objects)
Objects less Dense than Air will rise in Air.
8 Energy
3 Motion: 1D units: Joules (N m)
Speed must be positive, velocity can be positive or Energy is neither created nor destroyed
negative 1 1
mv 2 + mgh = mv02 + mgh0
vav = x
t , v = slope of x vs. t curve
2
| {z } |{z} |2 {z } | {z }
v PE P E0
aav = t , a= slope of v vs. t curve KE KE0
Types of Energy
Constant Acceleration Processes
a = constant 1. Mechanical Energy
v = v0 + at 2. Thermal Energy
x = x0 + v0 t + 12 at2 3. Electrical Energy
v 2 = v02 + 2ax (Handy Eq.) 4. Magnetic Energy
Motion with Gravity: a = g 5. Light Energy (Electromagnetic)
6. Sound Energy (Acoustic)
4 Motion: 2D 7. Chemical Energy
Constant Acceleration Processes 8. Nuclear Energy
ax = 0 ay = g
Power
vx = vx0 vy = vy0 gt
units: Watts (J/s)
x = x0 + vx0 t y = y0 + vy0 t 12 gt2
Power = Rate of Energy Flow
Pav = E
t
Handy Eq.
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vx2 = vx0 2
vy2 = vy0 2gy
v 2 = v02 2gy 9 Circular Motion
Centripetal means towards the center of the circle
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Vector Velocity acentrip = vr , Fcentrip = mv
r
vx = v0 cos() vy = v0 sin() T = 2r/v (T is period of motion)
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