ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS C TABLE OF INFORMATION
CONSTANTS AND CONVERSION FACTORS
Proton mass, m p = 1.67 ¥ 10 -27 kg Electron charge magnitude, e = 1.60 ¥ 10 -19 C
Neutron mass, mn = 1.67 ¥ 10 -27 kg 1 electron volt, 1 eV = 1.60 ¥ 10 -19 J
Electron mass, me = 9.11 ¥ 10 -31 kg Speed of light, c = 3.00 ¥ 108 m s
Avogadro’s number, N 0 = 6.02 ¥ 10 23 mol -1
Universal gravitational
constant,
G = 6.67 ¥ 10 -11 Nm 2 ( ) kg 2
R = 8.31 J (mol K) Acceleration due to gravity
Universal gas constant,
at Earth’s surface, g = 9.8 m s2
Boltzmann’s constant, k B = 1.38 ¥ 10 -23 J K
1 unified atomic mass unit, 1 u = 1.66 ¥ 10 -27 kg = 931 MeV c 2
Planck’s constant, h = 6.63 ¥ 10 -34 J s = 4.14 ¥ 10 -15 eV s
hc = 1.99 ¥ 10 -25 J m = 1.24 ¥ 103 eV nm
Vacuum permittivity, e0 = 8.85 ¥ 10 -12 C2 N m 2 ( )
Coulomb’s law constant, k = 1 ( 4 pe0 ) = 9.0 ¥ 10 N m
9 2
( ) C2
Vacuum permeability, m0 = 4 p ¥ 10 -7 (T m) A
Magnetic constant, k ¢ = m0 ( 4 p ) = 1 ¥ 10 -7 (T m) A
1 atmosphere pressure, 1 atm = 1.0 ¥ 105 N m 2 = 1.0 ¥ 105 Pa
meter, m mole, mol watt, W farad, F
kilogram, kg hertz, Hz coulomb, C tesla, T
UNIT second, s newton, N volt, V degree Celsius, ∞C
SYMBOLS
ampere, A pascal, Pa ohm, W electron volt, eV
kelvin, K joule, J henry, H
PREFIXES VALUES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS FOR COMMON ANGLES
Factor Prefix Symbol q 0 30 37 45 53 60 90
109 giga G sin q 0 12 35 2 2 45 3 2 1
106 mega M cos q 1 3 2 45 2 2 35 12 0
103 kilo k tan q 0 3 3 34 1 43 3 •
10 -2 centi c
10 -3 milli m The following assumptions are used in this exam.
-6 micro m I. The frame of reference of any problem is inertial unless otherwise
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stated.
10 -9 nano n II. The direction of current is the direction in which positive charges
10 -12 pico p would drift.
III. The electric potential is zero at an infinite distance from an isolated
point charge.
IV. All batteries and meters are ideal unless otherwise stated.
V. Edge effects for the electric field of a parallel plate capacitor are
negligible unless otherwise stated.
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS C EQUATIONS
MECHANICS ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Ãx = Ãx 0 + a x t a = acceleration 1 q1q2 A = area
E= energy FE = B = magnetic field
1 2 4pe0 r 2
x = x0 + Ãx 0 t + at F = force C = capacitance
2 x
f = frequency FE d = distance
Ãx2 = Ãx 0 2 + 2 a x ( x - x0 ) E =
h = height q E = electric field
I = rotational inertia e = emf
a=
 F = Fnet Q
Ú
J = impulse E dA= F = force
m m e0
K = kinetic energy I = current
dp k = spring constant J = current density
F = dV
dt = length Ex = - L = inductance
L = angular momentum dx = length
J = Ú F dt = Dp m=
P =
mass
power
DV = - Ú E dr
n = number of loops of wire
per unit length
p = mv p = momentum N = number of charge carriers
q
r = radius or distance V =
1
4pe0 Â rii P =
per unit volume
power
i
F f £ m FN T = period
t = time Q = charge
1 q1q2
UE = qV = q = point charge
Ú F dr
U= potential energy
DE = W = 4pe0 r R = resistance
v = velocity or speed
1 2 W= work done on a system r = radius or distance
K = mà Q
2 x = position DV = t = time
C
m = coefficient of friction U = potential or stored energy
dE k e0 A V= electric potential
P= q = angle C =
dt d
t = torque v = velocity or speed
w = angular speed r = resistivity
P = F v Cp = Â Ci
a = angular acceleration i F = flux
DUg = mg Dh f = phase angle k = dielectric constant
1 1
=Â FM = qv ¥ B
Fs = - k D x Cs C
i i
Ã2
ac = = w2r
r
Us =
1
2
k ( Dx )
2
I =
dQ Ú Bid = m0 I
dt
t = r¥F
x = xmax cos( wt + f) m0 I d ¥ r
1 1 dB =
Ât t UC = QDV = C ( DV )2 4p r 2
a = = net 2p 1 2 2
I I T = = r
w f R=
A
F = ÚI d ¥B
I = Ú r dm = Â mr
2 2
m Bs = m0 nI
Ts = 2 p E = rJ
k
 mi xi
xcm =
 mi Tp = 2p
I = Nevd A FB = Ú B dA
g
à = rw DV d FB
Gm1m2
I =
R
e = Ú E id =-
dt
FG =
L = r ¥ p = Iw r2
Rs = Â Ri e = -L
dI
Gm1m2 i dt
K =
1 2
Iw UG = -
2 r 1 1 1 2
Rp
= ÂR UL =
2
LI
i i
w = w0 + at
1 2 P = I DV
q = q0 + w0 t + at
2
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ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS C EQUATIONS
GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY CALCULUS
Rectangle A = area df d f du
=
A = bh C = circumference dx du dx
V = volume
Triangle
S = surface area
d n
dx
( x ) = nxn -1
1
A= bh b = base
Circle
2 h = height
dx
(e ) = aeax
d ax
= length
d
A = pr2 w = width
(ln ax ) = 1
r = radius dx x
C = 2p r
s = arc length d
s = rq q = angle dx
[sin (ax )] = a cos (ax)
Rectangular Solid
d
V = wh dx
[cos (ax )] = - a sin (ax)
Cylinder s
1 n +1
Úx
n
r dx = x , n π -1
V = pr 2 n +1
q
1 ax
Úe
ax
S = 2p r + 2p r 2
dx = e
a
Sphere
dx
4
V = pr3
Úx+a = ln x + a
3
1
S = 4p r 2 Ú cos (ax) dx = a sin (ax)
1
Right Triangle Ú sin (ax) dx = - a cos (ax)
a 2 + b2 = c2
VECTOR PRODUCTS
a
sin q =
c A B = AB cosq
c
cos q =
b a A ¥ B = AB sin q
c q 90°
b
a
tan q =
b
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