Physics Course Equations

Holt Physics (Serway and Faughn)

Chapter 2

Motion in One Dimension

Chapter 3

Two Dimensional Motion and Vectors

(none)

Chapter 4

Forces and the Laws of Motion

amF

N

f

F

F

Chapter 5

Work and Energy

mghPEg

2

2

1kdPEe

2

2

1mvKE

FdW

t

WP

Chapter 6

Momentum and Collisions

tFp

vmp

ffii vmvmvmvm 22112211

fii vmmvmvm )( 212211

Chapter 7 Equations

Rotational Motion and the Law of

Gravity

circumference = 2πr

r

s

2

2

1

)(2

1

22

2

if

i

if

fi

tt

t

t

rvt

rat

r

va t

c

2

2 rac

r

vmF t

c

2

2 rmFc

2

21

r

mmGFg

Chapter 8

Rotational Equilibrium and Dynamics

)(sin Fd

I

IL

2

2

1IKErot

Chapter 9

Fluid Mechanics

volumesphere = 4/3r3

areacircle = r2

volumecylinder = r2h

xavv

tatvx

tavv

tvvx

if

i

if

fi

2

)(2

1)(

)(

)(2

1

22

2

Physics Course Equations

Holt Physics (Serway and Faughn)

V

m

A

FP

2

2

1

1

A

F

A

F

ghPP

NTkPV B

t

VAvflowrate

2211 vAvA

2

22

1

11

T

VP

T

VP

gmF fB

gmF oB

f

o

B

g

F

F

gBnet FFF

ghvP 2

21 constant

Chapter 12

Vibrations and Waves

F = −kx

Tf

1

fT

1

g

LT 2

k

mT 2

v = f • λ

Chapter 13

Sound

s

s

ll f

vv

vvf

D

D

d

d

F

F

l

l

f

f ''

'

'

'

24 r

PI

fv

)4.0(4 dl

)8.0(2 dl

n = n (/2L)

n = n (/4L)

TCsmvv o //6.0

oI

Ilog10

Chapter 14

Light and Reflection

c = f •

f × 2 = R

Chapter 15

Refraction

n = c/v

ni(sin i) = nr(sin r)

ri

i

rc nn

n

n ,sin

p

q

h

hM

'

fqp

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