ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS C TABLE OF INFORMATION

CONSTANTS AND CONVERSION FACTORS

Neutron mass, mn

27

kg

10

27

kg

9.11 10

31

1.67

Electron mass, me

Avogadros number, N 0

6.02

kg

10 23 mol

Boltzmanns constant, k B

1.38

10

23

1.60

10

19

1 electron volt, 1 eV

1.60

10

19

Electron charge magnitude,

8.31 J (mol K)

Universal gas constant,

10

1.67

Proton mass, m p

Speed of light,
Universal gravitational
constant,
Acceleration due to gravity
at Earths surface,

3.00

10 m s

6.67

10

11

1u

1.66

10

27

kg

931 MeV c 2

Plancks constant,

6.63

10

34

Js

4.14

10

25

10

12

Vacuum permittivity,

Coulombs law constant, k

1 4

Vacuum permeability,
1 atmosphere pressure,

PREFIXES
Factor
Prefix
Symbol

mole,
hertz,
newton,
pascal,
joule,

1 atm
mol
Hz
N
Pa
J

1.99

8.85

Jm

1.24

Nm

109 N m 2

9.0

0
0

Magnetic constant, k

m
kg
s
A
K

kg 2

9.8 m s2

1 unified atomic mass unit,

meter,
kilogram,
second,
ampere,
kelvin,

N m2

J K

hc

UNIT
SYMBOLS

(T m) A

1 10

(T m) A

1.0

105 N m 2

watt,
coulomb,
volt,
ohm,
henry,

W
C
V

15

eV s

10 eV nm

C2

10

10

1.0

105 Pa

farad,
tesla,
degree Celsius,
electron volt,

F
T
C
eV

VALUES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS FOR COMMON ANGLES

0

30

10 9

giga

sin

12

37
35

45

53

60

106

mega

cos

3 2

45

2 2

35

12

103

kilo

tan

3 3

34

43

10 2

centi

10

milli

10

micro

10 9

nano

10 12

pico

90

2 2

45

3 2

1
0

The following assumptions are used in this exam.

I. The frame of reference of any problem is inertial unless otherwise
stated.
II. The direction of current is the direction in which positive charges
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

ax t

x0

x0

2
x

x0

2ax x

dp
dt

F dt

x0

Fnet
m

F
m

1 2
at
2 x

x0 t

mv

Ff

FN

F dr

1
m
2

dE
dt

F v

Ug

mg h
2

ac

1
k
2

net

r dm

mr

mi xi
mi

1
I
2

FG

UG

0t

1 2
t
2

V
V

UE

qV

Q
C

E
I
I
Rs

1
Rp
P

1
4

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
V=
v =
=
=
=

P
Q
q
R
r
t
U

q1q2
r

d
i

1
Cs
I

=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=

N =

qi
ri

0A

C
Cp

E dr
1

m
k

Gm1m2
r

dV
dx

Ex

r2

F
I
J
L

1
f

Gm1m2

E dA

FE
q

UC

Tp

A
B
C
d
E

q1q2
r2

FE

xmax cos( t

Ts

r
L

k x

Us

x cm

acceleration
energy
force
frequency
height
rotational inertia
impulse
kinetic energy
spring constant
length
angular momentum
mass
power
momentum
radius or distance
period
time
potential energy
velocity or speed
work done on a system
position
coefficient of friction
angle
torque
angular speed
angular acceleration
phase angle

Fs

a =
E=
F =
f =
h =
I =
J =
K =
k =
=
L =
m=
P =
p =
r =
T =
t =
U=
v =
W=
x =
=
=
=
=
=
=

ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM

Ci

1
C
i i

FM

dQ
dt

qv

B d

1
Q V
2

1
C
2

A
J
Nevd A

dB

0I

Id

I d

Bs

0 nI

E d
Ri

1
Ri

I V

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L
UL

r
2

B dA

V
R
i

area
magnetic field
capacitance
distance
electric field
emf
force
current
current density
inductance
length
number of loops of wire
per unit length
number of charge carriers
per unit volume
power
charge
point charge
resistance
radius or distance
time
potential or stored energy
electric potentia
velocity or speed
resistivity
flux
dielectric constant

dI
dt

1 2
LI
2

d
dt

ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS C EQUATIONS

GEOMETRY AND TRIGONOMETRY

Rectangle
A bh
Triangle

1
bh
2

Circle
A

r2

2 r

s r
Rectangular Solid
V
wh
Cylinder

A = area
C = circumference
V = volume
S = surface area
b = base
h = height
= length
w = width
r = radius
s = arc length
= angle

2 r

df
dx

d f du
du dx

d n
x
dx

nx n

d ax
e
dx

aeax
1
x

d
ln ax
dx
d
sin ax
dx

a cos ax

2 r2

a sin ax
1

x n dx

dx

ln x

4 3
r
3

4 r2

cos ax dx

c2

sin

a
c

cos

b
c

tan

a
b

a
1
sin ax
a

sin ax dx

Right Triangle
b2

xn 1, n

1 ax
e
a

eax dx

Sphere

a2

d
cos ax
dx

CALCULUS

1
cos ax
a

VECTOR PRODUCTS
c
q

a
90

AB cos

AB
A

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AB sin