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
Universal gravitational
Avogadro’s number, N 0 6.02 – 10 23 mol 1
constant,
G 
6.67 – 10 11 N<m 2  kg 2
Acceleration due to gravity
Universal gas constant, R 8.31 J (mol <K)
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, 1u 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 – 109 N< m 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

D
Factor Prefix Symbol q 0 30D 37D 45D 53D 60D 90D
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.
10 6 micro m I. The frame of reference of any problem is inertial unless otherwise
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.
 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 a x  x  x0 
2
E
h = height q E = electric field
  I = rotational inertia ε = emf
 ÇF Fnet   Q
Ô E  dA
a J = impulse F = force
m m e0
K = kinetic energy I = current
  k = spring constant J = current density
dp dV
F  = length Ex  L = inductance
dt dx
L = angular momentum  = length
    
J m= mass
Ô F dt Dp
P = power
DV  Ô E dr n = number of loops of wire
per unit length
  p = momentum N = number of charge carriers
p mv 1 q
 
r = radius or distance V
4pe0 Ç rii P =
per unit volume
power
T = period i
F f … m FN
t = time Q = charge
  1 q1q2
U= potential energy UE qV q = point charge
DE W Ô F dr v = velocity or speed
4pe0 r R = resistance
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 Ç Ci
a = angular acceleration i F = flux
DUg mg Dh f = phase angle k = dielectric constant
  1 1   
Fs k D x Cs
ÇC FM qv – B
Ã2 i i
ac w2r  
r
Us
1
k  Dx 
2
I
dQ Ô B  d  m0 I
   2 dt
t r–F 
x xmax cos( wt  f  m0 I d  – r
  1
QDV
1
C  DV 2
dB
 Çt t net UC
2 2
4p r 2
a 2p 1
I I T r   
2 2
w f R
A
F Ô I d – B
I Ô r dm Ç mr
Ts 2p
m   Bs m0 nI
k E rJ
Ç mi xi  
xcm
Ç mi Tp 2p
 I Nevd A FB Ô B  dA
g
à rw DV   d FB

 Gm1m2
I
R
e Ô E  d  
dt
   FG
L r – p Iw r2 dI
Rs Ç Ri e L
Gm1m2 i dt
1 2 UG 
K Iw r
2 1 1 1 2
ÇR UL LI
Rp i i 2
w w0  at

1 2 P I DV
q q0  w0 t  at
2
 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 d n
S = surface area x  nx n  1
1 dx
A bh b = base
2 d ax
h = height e  aeax
Circle  = length dx

A pr2 w = width d 1
ln ax 
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
n 1 n 1
V pr 
2
r
Ôx dx
n 1
x , n › 1
q
ax 1 ax
S 2p r   2p r 2
Ôe dx e
a
Sphere
dx
4 3 Ôxa ln x  a
V pr
3
1
S 4p r 2 Ô cos ax dx a
sin ax 

1
Right Triangle Ô sin ax dx  cos  ax 
a
a 2  b2 c2
VECTOR PRODUCTS
a  
sin q
c A B AB cos q
c  
b a A–B AB sin q
cos q
c q 90°
b
a
tan q
b