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12th Grade
05/07/2012

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Term
3 Kinematics Equations
Definition

Vf = V0+at

Δd= V0t+1/2at2

Vf2= V02+2aΔd

Term
Force
Definition
Fnet=ma
Term
Force of Friction
Definition

Ff =uFn

(u= mu, constant)

Term
Centripital Acceleration
Definition
ac= v2/r
Term
Torque
Definition
T=Fd
Term
Momentum
Definition
p=mv
Term
Kinetic Energy
Definition
KE=½mv2
Term
Potential Energy
Definition
PE=mgh
Term
Work
Definition
W=FΔd
Term

Power

(2 equations)

Definition

P=W/Δt

P=Fv

Term
Force of a Spring
Definition
Fs= -kx
Term
Potential Energy of a Spring
Definition

PEs=½kx2

(PEs=KE)

Term
Period and Frequency
Definition
T=1/f
Term
Gravitational Force
Definition
FG=G(m1m2)/r2
Term
Gravitational Potential Energy
Definition
PEG=G(m1m2)/r
Term

Impulse

(2 equations)

Definition

I=Δp

I=FΔt

Term
Conservation of Energy
Definition
KEi+PEi=KEf+PEf
Term
Work-Energy Theorem
Definition
Wnet=ΔKE
Term
Period of a mass on a spring
Definition
T=2π√(m/k)
Term
Period of a Pendulum
Definition
T=2π√(L/g)
Term
Faraday's Law of Induction
Definition

ε=-N(ΔΦ/Δt)

ε=emf or voltage

N=#of loops

ΔΦ=change in flux

Term
Magnetic Flux
Definition
ΦB=BperpA=BAcosΘ
Term

Magnetic Field of a Straight Wire

(Ampere's Law)

 

Definition
B=M0Ι/2πr
Term
Force on a current-carrying wire
Definition

Fm=ILBsinθ

(B=magnetic field

Fm=magnetic force

L=length of wire

I=current)

Term

Force on a Charged Particle

(in a magnetic field)

Definition

F=qvBsinθ

θ=angle between B and v

Term
Capacitors in Parallel
Definition
Ceq=C1+C2
Term
Capacitors in Series
Definition
1/Ceq=(1/C1)+(1/C2)
Term
Energy Stored in a Capacitor
Definition

Uc=½QV=½CV2

 

Uc= energy stored

V=voltage across plate

C=capacitance

Q=charge on each plate

Term
Resistance in a Parallel Circuit
Definition
1/Req=(1/R1)+(1/R2)
Term
Resistance in a Series Circuit
Definition
Req=R1+R2
Term
Resistance
Definition

R=p(L/A)

 

p=resistivity of wire

Term

Power in a Circuit

(3 equations)

Definition

P=IV

P=I2R

P=V2/R

Term
Ohm's Law
Definition
V=IR
Term
Current
Definition
I=ΔQ/Δt
Term
Parallel-Plate Capacitors
Definition

C=(ε0A)/d

 

ε0=permittivity of free space

=8.84x10-12

Term
Capacitor
Definition
C=Q/V
Term
Voltage Produced by a point charge
Definition

V=(kQ)/r

 

k=coulomb's law constant

Term

Electric Force

(on a charge in an Electric field)

Definition

Fe=qE

 

E=electric field value

Term

Electric Potential Energy

(2 equations)

 

Definition

PEE=qV

PEE=k(q1q2/r)

 

***FE=PEE

Term
Electric field prodcued by Parallel plates
Definition

E=V/d

 

d=distance between plates

Term
Electric field produced by a point charge
Definition
E=(kQ)/r2
Term
Rate of Heat Transfer
Definition

H=(kAΔt)/L

k=thermal conductivity

Term
Efficiency of an ideal (carnot) engine
Definition
e=(TH-Tc)/TH
Term
Efficiency of a heat engine
Definition
e=Iw/QHI
Term

Speed of a Gas Molecule

(RMS)

Definition
Vrms=√(3RT/M)=√(3kBT/μ)
Term
First Law of Thermodynamics
Definition

ΔU=Q+W

 

ΔU= change in internal energy

Q=heat transfered to a system

W=work

Term

Internal Energy of an Ideal Gas

(2 equations)

Definition

U=3/2nRT

U=3/2PV

 

R=constant

n=number of moles

Term

Ideal Gas Law

(2 equations)

Definition

PV=nRT

PV=NkBT

Term
Thermal Length Expansion
Definition

ΔL=αL0ΔT

 

α=coefficient of linear expansion

Term
Density
Definition

p=m/V

 

V=volume

Term
Bernoulli's Equation
Definition

P1+pgy1pv12=P2+pgy2pv22

 

P=pressure

p=density

y=vertical height

Term
Fluid Flow Continuity
Definition

A1V1=A2V2

 

A=area

V=volume

Term
Pressure
Definition

P=F/A

 

P=pressure

F=force

A=area

Term

Buoyant Force

(Archimede's Principle)

Definition

FB=(Pfluid)(Vsubmerged)g

 

Pfluid=density of a fluid

Term
Pressure in a Static Column
Definition

P=po+pgh

 

P=pressure

po=initial pressure

p=density of fluid

Term

Average Kinetic Energy

for Thermodynamics

Definition
KEavg=3/2kBT
Term
Induced EMF in a Rectangular Wire
Definition
ε=BLv
Term

Speed of a wave

(2 equations)

Definition

v=λ/T

v=fλ

 

(f=frequency, λ=wavelength)

Term
Index of Refraction
Definition

n=c/v

 

(c=speed of light)

Term

Snell's Law

(angle of refraction while passing through a boundary)

Definition
n1sinθ1=n2sinθ2
Term
Critical Angle of a Wave
Definition
sinθc=n2/n1
Term
Magnification of a Concave Mirror
Definition

M=hi/ho=-Si/So

 

(Hi=image height

Ho=object height)

Term
Focal Length
Definition

f=R/2

 

(R=radius of curvature)

Term
Image/Object Distance
Definition
1/f=(1/so)+(1/si)
Term
Location of Bright Fringes
Definition

dsinθ=mλ

 

(d=slit separation, θ=angle from central line, m=order of bright spots, λ=wavelength)

Term
Small Angle Approximation
Definition

xm=(mλL)/d

 

(xm=distance to the mth fringe

m=order of bright fringe, λ=wavelength,

L=distance from slits to screen,

d=slit separation)

Term

Energy of a Photon

(2 equations)

Definition

E=hf

E=hc/λ

 

(h=planck's constant, f=frequency,

c=speed of light)

*(h=6.63x10-34Js=4.14x10-15eVs)*

Term
Maximum Kinetic Energy of ejected electron
Definition

KEmax=hf-Φ

 

(Φ=work function)

Term
de Broglie Wavelength
Definition
λ=h/p=h/mv
Term
Frequency of Emitted Proton
Definition
Ei - Ef = hf
Term
Binding Energy
Definition
ΔE=Δmc2
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