Harolds AP Physics

Cheat Sheet
26 April 2014

Mechanics:
Linear

Mechanics:
Angular

Electricity /
Magnetism

Thermodynamics /
Fluid Mechanics

NA

Fluid Mechanics:
1
+ + 2 = .
2

Horizontal:

Position
(m)
(rad)

Velocity
(m/s)
(rad/s)

1
= 0 + 0 + 2
2
Vertical:

1
= 0 + 0 2
2

= =
=

= 0 +

2 = 02 + 2( 0 )

1
= 0 + 0 + 2
2

= 0

= 0 +
=

2
= 2
=

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Speed of Light:
c = 3.00 108 /
= 299,792,458 /

Fluid Mechanics:
= 0 +
1 1 = 2 2

3
=

3
=

Atomic and
Nuclear /
Waves and
Optics
Relativity:
= 0 1

2
2

Waves and Optics:

=

Relativity:
0
() =
2
1

Mechanics:
Linear

Acceleration
(m/ )
(rad/ 2 )
Jerk (Jolt)
(m/ )

Momentum
(kg m/s)

=
=

=
=

Mechanics:
Angular
=

= 2

Electricity /
Magnetism

Thermodynamics /
Fluid Mechanics

Atomic and
Nuclear /
Waves and
Optics

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

NA

2 = 2 + 2
NA

= =

=
= 2

NA

NA

Relativity:

= 2

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Atomic and Nuclear:

1 2

Mechanics:
Linear

Mechanics:
Angular

Electricity:
1 2
= 2

= =

Force
(N)

=
=

Impulse
(N s)

Work
(J = N m)

1 2
2

2
=

= 2

1 2
=

2
= =

= =
= cos
=

Electricity /
Magnetism

1 1 2
40 2

Magnetism:
= sin
= sin
=
=

Thermodynamics /
Fluid Mechanics

Atomic and
Nuclear /
Waves and
Optics

Fluid Mechanics:
=
=

NA

= =

=
NA

NA

= =
= =
= sin
=
=

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NA

Thermodynamics:
=
=

NA

NA

Mechanics:
Linear

Power
(W)

= cos

Mechanics:
Angular

Electricity /
Magnetism

Thermodynamics /
Fluid Mechanics

Atomic and
Nuclear /
Waves and
Optics

NA

NA

NA

Kinetic
Energy
(J)

1
= 2
2

1
= 2
2

NA

Thermodynamics:
3
=
2

Potential
Energy
(J)

1 2
=

Coiled spring:
1
= 2
2

1 1 2
40

1
=
2

1
= 2
2

Thermodynamics:
= +

1
= 2
2

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Atomic and Nuclear:

=
Relativity:
=

0 2

1
2

1 2

Atomic and Nuclear:

= =
= 2
= () 2
Relativity:

= 2

1 2

Mechanics:
Linear

Mechanics:
Angular

Electricity /
Magnetism

Thermodynamics /
Fluid Mechanics

Atomic and
Nuclear /
Waves and
Optics

Thermodynamics:

=
=

Heat
Energy
(J)

NA

NA

NA

= =
=
2 = 4180 /Kg K

Period /
Frequency
(Hz)

Center
of Mass
(m)

1 1 + 2 2
=
1 + 2

2 1
=

= 2

= 2

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1 1 1 + 2 2 2
1 1 + 2 2

= + + +
+
=

NA

NA

NA

Rigid Bodies:
= = 0 (down = -)
and
= = 0 (CW = -)
5

Relativity:
0
=
2
1 2

Waves and Optics:

Relativity:
0
=
2
1 2

Electricity

Electric
Field
(V/m)
(N/C)

Capacitance
(F)

1
1
=

Potential
(V)

Resistance
()

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1
1
=

40

Current
(A)

Gausss Law:

=
0

EMF
(V)

Faradays Law of Induction:

Magnetism
=

Magnetic
Field
(T)

= 0

Amperes Circuit Law:

=
=

Magnetic
Flux
(Wb)

EMF
(V)

0
2

0
4
3

= cos

Gausss Law for Magnetism:

=
=

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