PHYSICS 4A
Prof: Kim Griest (last updated: 3/02/12)
Formula sheet
Constants and Factors
Speed of light: c = 299, 792, 458 m/s exactly (about 3 × 108 meters/sec)
Newton’s constant G = 6.67 × 10−11 m3 /s2 kg
2
Earth constants: Acceleration of gravity at surface: g = 9.8m/s , Mass: MEarth = 5.97 × 1024 kg,
radius: rEarth = 6.37 × 106 m
Mass of proton and neutron about 1.67 ×10−27 kg
Mass of electron: me = 9.11 × 10−31 kg
Density of air: ρ = 1.2 kg/m3 ; Density of water: ρ = 1000 kg/m3 ;
1 dyne = 10−5 Newtons
1 mile = 1609 m; 1 foot = 0.3048 m; 1 foot = 12 inches; 1 mile = 5280 ft
1 pound (lb) = 4.448 Newton, corresponding to the weight from mass of 0.454 kg; 1 ton = 2000 lb
Newton = kg m /s2 ; Joule = Newton m; Watt = Joule/sec
Formulas
Velocity as a derivative of position: ~v = d~r/dt
Acceleration as a derivative of velocity: ~a = d~v /dt = d2~r/dt2
For constant acceleration: ~v = ~v0 + ~at
For constant acceleration: ~r = ~r0 + ~v0 t + 12 ~at2
For constant acceleration in a straight line: v 2 = v02 + 2a(x − x0 )
~ ; ~v is velocity w.r.t. frame S, ~v 0 is w.r.t. frame S 0 which moves at V
~
Frame of reference: ~v 0 = ~v − V
w.r.t. frame S
Projectile trajectory: (start at x = 0, y = 0, speed v0 , angle θ0 : y = x tan θ0 − gx2 /(2v02 cos2 θ0 )
Range of projectile above: x = (v02 /g) sin 2θ0
Circular motion at constant speed: a = v 2 /r, toward center of circle
Non-uniform circular motion: radial: ar = v 2 /r, tangential: at = dv/dt
Newton’s force law: F~net = d~
p/dt, where momentum is p~ = m~v ; or if constant mass: F~net = m~a
~
Weight: W = m~g
Hooke’s law for a spring: F = −kx, where k is the spring constant
Friction: Static: Fs ≤ µk N ; Kinetic: Fk = µk N ; N is the
p Normal Force
Drag Force: FD = 21 CD ρAv 2 ; Terminal velocity: vt = 2mg/(CD ρA)
Work (constant force in 1-D): W = Fx ∆x; Work (variable force in 3-D): W =
Kinetic Energy: K = 21 mv 2 , Work-Energy theorem: Wnet = ∆K
Power: P = dW/dt; P = F~ · ~v
R r2
r1
F~ · d~r
H
Conservative forces: F~ · d~r = 0; Difference in potental energy is independent of path taken.
RB
Potential Energy: ∆UAB = − A F~ · d~r; in 1-D: Fx = −dU/dx
Potential Energy: gravitational near Earth surface: U = mgh; spring elastic: U = 12 kx2 ; gravitational in general U = −GM m/r
m
Newton’s law of Gravity: F~ = − GM
r 2 r̂
2
2 3
Orbital period: T = 4πpr /(GM )
Escape velocity: vesc = 2GM/r
P
R
2~
mi ~
ri
1
~ ~
Center of Mass equations: F~net ext = M ddtR
~rdm
2 = M A; R =
MP = M
~ =
In the absence of external forces the center-of-mass velocity V
mi~vi /M remains constant.
P
The total momentum is P~ = mi~vi , and F~net ext = dP~ /dt.
A rocket’s speed is given by M dv/dt = −vexhaust dM/dt; or vf = vi + vex ln(Mi /Mf )
The total kinetic energy of a system of particles
P is1 Ktotal = Kcm + Kinternal , where center-of-mass kinetic energy is Kcm = 21 M V 2 and Kinternal =
2 mi ṽi , where ṽi is speed relative to center-of-mass.
1
Rt
p/dt.
Collision equations: Impulse: I = ∆~
p = t12 F~ dt; Average force during collison Fave = ∆~
Momentum is conserved in collisions: Totally inelastic collision: m1~v1i + m2~v2i = (m1 + m2 )~vf .
Kinetic Energy also conserved in elastic collisions:
2
2
2
2
+ 12 m2 v2i
= 12 m1 v1f
+ 12 m2 v2f
m1~v1i + m2~v2i = m1~v1f + m2~v2f ; 12 m1 v1i
In 1-D final velocities can be found from initial velocities and masses:
2m2
2m1
m2 −m1
1 −m2
v1f = m
m1 +m2 v1i + m1 +m2 v2i ; v2f = m1 +m2 v1i + m1 +m2 v2i
Rotational equations: ω = dθ/dt, α = dω/dt, vt = ωr, at = αr
~
Torque: ~τ = ~r × F~ = dL/dt
= rF sin θ; direction given by Right Hand Rule P
Rotational analog
Newton’s law: τ = Iα, where moment of inertia, I =
mi ri2 for discrete
R of
masses and I = r2 dm for continuous masses
Rotational kinetic energy: Krot = 21 Iω 2 ; Wrot = τ dθ
Some moment of inertias: Solid sphere about center: I = 52 M R2 ;
Hollow sphere about center: I = 23 M R2 ; Solid cylinder about axis: I = 12 M R2 ;
1
Hollow cylinder about axis: I = M R2 ; Thin rod about center:I = 12
M l2 ;
1
Thin rod about end I = 3 M l2
~ = ~r × p~ = I~
Angular momentum: L
ω ; direction given by Right Hand Rule
~
~
A × B = î(Ay Bz − Az By ) − ĵ(Az Bx − Ax Bz ) + k̂(Ax By − Ay Bx ) = AB sin θ (direction by RHR)
Static Equilibrium;
P~
P
Fi = 0 and
~τi = 0
2