Formula Sheet: Potential Energy

Electricity and Magnetism

Coulomb’s law Two point charges

Electric Field Capacitors

Δ
Parallel-plate
Field of a point charge
Capacitors connected in parallel
⋯
Capacitors connected in series
Electric field inside a capacitor
1 1 1
⋯

Principle of superposition Energy stored in a capacitor

Ohm’s law

Electric flux
Φ ∙
Gauss’s law
Φ ∙
Δ 0
Electric potential
Power

Resistors connected in series

⋯
ΔV ∙
Resistors connected in parallel
1 1 1 1
For a point charge ⋯
For a paralle-plate capacitor
The potential difference across a
∙
charging capacitor in RC circuit
1 ∙ 0
A magnetic field exerts a force
Φ
Ɛ ∙
Φ
∙
The Biot-Savart Law
̂
The Poynting vector
4
̂ 1
4
The magnetic field of: Malus’s Law
A straight line wire

2 Traveling Wave
A solenoid
,

Magnetic flux 2 2
; ;
Φ ∙
Interference
Inductance Δ
Φ Δ 2 Δ 2

μ Δ
Δ 2 Δ
1
2
2
Energy stored in an inductor Δ
2acos
2
“Discharged” LR circuit
; /
Standing Waves
Maxwell’s equations
 A(x)=2aSin(kx) Constants
2 Charge on electron
; 1.60 ∙ 10
2
Electron mass 9.11 ∙ 10
Double Slit
Proton mass 1.67 ∙ 10
Permittivity of free space
8.85 ∙ 10 /
Diffraction grating
Permeability of free space
sin 4 ∙ 10 /
tan 1
8.99 ∙ 109 2
/ 2

Thin-lens equation: 4
1 1 1 3.0 ∙ 10 /
Kinematic eq-ns with const. Acc.:
v(t) = v0x+at
; | | x(t) = x0+ v0xt +(1/2) at2
v2 = v0x2 + 2a(x – x0)
Snell’s Law: ⁄
Centripetal acceleration
sin sin L=2πR
A=πR2
TIR: sin
V=(4/3)πR3