Comprehensive Assessment System Introductory
Physics Formula Sheet
Formulas
Average Speed
d
$t
Average Acceleration
Average Velocity
p mv
F ma
$v
$t
FG
x
t
F k
m1 m 2
V IR
2
d
q1 q 2
P IV
d2
1 mv 2
2
v f v i a$t
KE
$x v i $t 1 a $t 2
PE mg$h
v fL
vf 2 vi 2 2a$x
W Fd
L c
f
P W
$t
T 1
f
2
Average Velocity
vi vf
2
Q mc$T
Variables
a acceleration
c specific heat
d distance
f frequency
F force
$h change in height
I current
KE kinetic energy
L wavelength
m mass
p momentum
P power
PE gravitational potential energy
q charge of particle
Q heat
R resistance
$t change in time
$T change in temperature
T period
v velocity
vi initial velocity
vf final velocity
$v change in velocity
V voltage
W work
$x displacement
Definitions
c speed of electromagnetic waves 3.00 108 m/s
2
G Universal gravitational constant 6.67 1011 N • m
2
kg
k Coulomb constant 8.99 109 N • 2m
2
C
g y 10 m/s
2
1N 1
kg • m
s
2
1 J 1 N • m
J
1 W (watt) 1 s