AP Physics Formulas 1st Semester
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English | Math / Symbols |
|---|---|
 Coulomb's Law | F=kq1q2/r2 |
| Electric Field | E=F/q |
| Electric Potential Energy | PE=qV=kq1q2/r |
| Electric Field between Parallel Plates | Eavg=-V/d |
| Potential due to Point Charge(s) | V=kq1/r1+kq2/r2+kq3/r3 |
| Capacitance | C=Q/V |
| Parallel Plate Capacitor | C=eA/d |
| Energy stored in a Capacitor | Uc=.5QV=.5CV2 |
| Current | I=dQ/dt |
| Resistance/Resistivity | R=rhol/a |
| Ohm's Law | V=IR |
| Power | P=IV |
| Capacitors in Parallel | Cp=C1+C2+C3 |
| Capacitors in Series | 1/Cs=1/C1+1/C2+1/C3 |
| Resistors in Series | Rs=R1+R2+R3 |
| Resistors in Parallel | 1/Rp=1/R1+1/R2+1/R3 |
| Speed of a Wave | v=flamda |
| Index of Refraction | n=c/v |
| Snell's Law | nsin=nsin |
| Critical Angle | sinc=n2/n1 |
| Lens/Mirror Equation | 1/f=1/di+1/do |
| Magnification | M=hi/ho=-di/do |
| Focal Length | f=.5C |
| Diffraction | dsin=mlamda |
| Small Angle Approximation | dy/L=mlamda |
| Vf Kinematic | vf=vi+at |
| d kinematic | d=vit+.5at2 |
| Vf2 kinematic | vf2=vi2+2ad |
| Centripetal acceleration | ac=v2/r |
| Torque | t=rfsintheta |
| Momentum | p=mv |
| Impulse momentum theorem | fdeltat=deltap |
| Kinetic Energy | K=.5mv2 |
| Potential Energy | PE=mgh |
| Power | P=fvcostheta |
| Period of a Pendulum | T=2x(l/g).5 |
| Period/frequency relationship | T=1/f |
| Newton's Law of Gravitation | Fg=-(Gm1m2)/r2 |
| Gravitational Potential Energy | Ug=-(Gm1m2)/r |
| Density | p=m/V |
| Absolute Pressure | P=Po+pgh |
| Archimedes Principle | Fbouy=pVg |
| Bernoulli's Principle | P+pgy+.5pv2=constant |
| Thermal Expansion | deltal=alodeltat |
| Thermal Conductivity | H=kAdeltaT/L |
| Pressure | P=F/A |
| Kinetic Theorey | 3/2kbT |
| Work(thermodynamics) | W=-PdeltaV |
| 1st Thermo Law | U=Q+W |
| 2nd Thermo Law | e=abs(W/Q) |
| Carnot Engine | ec=(Th-Tc)/Th |
| Quantum Energy | E=hf=pc |
| Photoelectric Effect | Kmax=hf-phi |
| deBroglie Wavelength | wavelength=h/p |
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