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This cheat sheet is broken down into three sections. 1) The equations with descriptions
2) Examples of how to solve the classic physics problems, and 3) definitions
Equations
a= = with ti = 0
at = v – vi v = vi + at
vave = = = (
Now: v = (vi + at) from above, substituting for vi in the equation.
= v it + at2
= v2 = vi2 + 2ad
a= a dt = dv
= a(t - ) = v - vi
v = vi + at
v= dd = vdt dd = (vi + at) dt (substituting from above)
d - di = +
2
= vit + at
a= and v = dt = = then add = vdv
=
a(d – di) = (v2 – vi2)
v2 = vi2 + 2a
m = mass in kg
m = mass in kg
ρ = mv where : ρ = momentum in kg m/sec
m = mass in kg
v = velocity in m/sec
PEs = kx2 where: PEs = potential energy of spring in newton meters or joules
k = spring constant in newton / meters
x = change in spring length in meters
n1 sin θ1 = n2 sin θ2 where: n1+2 = index of refractions for the light (no units)
θ1+2 = angles of the light in degrees