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PHYS 2310 Engineering Physics I Formula Sheets Chapters 1-18 Chapter 1/Important Numbers Chapter 2 Units for SI Base Quantities Velocity Quantity Unit Name Unit Symbol πππ πππππππππ‘ βπ₯ Length Meter M Average Velocity π = = 2.2 ππ£π π‘πππ βπ‘ Time Second s Mass (not weight) Kilogram kg π‘ππ‘ππ πππ π‘ππππ Average Speed π ππ£π = 2.3 π‘πππ βπ₯Μ
ππ₯ Common Conversions Instantaneous Velocity π£ = lim = 2.4 1 kg or 1 m 1000 g or m 1 m 1 Γ 106 ππ βπ‘β0 βπ‘ ππ‘ 1 m 100 cm 1 inch 2.54 cm 1 m 1000 mm 1 day 86400 seconds Acceleration 1 second 1000 milliseconds 1 hour 3600 seconds 1 m 3.281 ft 360Β° 2π rad βπ£ Average Acceleration π = 2.7 ππ£π βπ‘ Important Constants/Measurements ππ£ π2π₯ 24 Instantaneous 2.8 Mass of Earth 5.98 Γ 10 kg π = = 2 Acceleration ππ‘ ππ‘ 2.9 Radius of Earth 6.38 Γ 106 m 1 u (Atomic Mass Unit) 1.661 Γ 10β27 kg Density of water 1 π/ππ3 or 1000 ππ/π3 Motion of a particle with constant acceleration g (on earth) 9.8 m/s2 π£ = π£0 + ππ‘ 2.11 Density 1 βπ₯ = (π£ + π£)π‘ 2.17 Common geometric Formulas 2 0 2 Circumference πΆ = 2ππ Area circle π΄ = ππ 1 2 βπ₯ = π£0π‘ + ππ‘ 2.15 Surface area 4 3 2 ππ΄ = 4ππ2 Volume (sphere) π = ππ (sphere) 3 2 2 π£ = π£0 + 2πβπ₯ 2.16 π = π β π€ β β Volume (rectangular solid) π = ππππ β π‘βππππππ π Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Adding Vectors ββ ββ 3.2 Position vector πβ = π₯πΜ + π¦πΜ + π§πΜ 4.4 Geometrically πβ + π = π + πβ Adding Vectors displacement βπβ = βπ₯πΜ + βπ¦πΜ + βπ§πΜ 4.4 Geometrically (πβ + πββ) + πβ = πβ + (πββ + πβ) 3.3 (Associative Law) βπ₯ Average Velocity πββππ£π = 4.8 π = ππππ π βπ‘ Components of Vectors π₯ 3.5 π = ππ πππ ππβ 4.10 π¦ Instantaneous Velocity π£β = = π£ πΜ + π£ πΜ + π£ πΜ ππ‘ π₯ π¦ π§ 4.11 Magnitude of vector |π| = π = βπ2 + π2 3.6 βπ£β π₯ π¦ Average Acceleration πβ = 4.15 ππ£π βπ‘ Angle between x axis ππ¦ π‘πππ = 3.6 ππ£β and vector π Instantaneous πβ = 4.16 π₯ ππ‘ Acceleration Μ 4.17 Unit vector notation πβ = ππ₯πΜ + ππ¦πΜ + ππ§πΜ 3.7 πβ = ππ₯πΜ + ππ¦πΜ + ππ§π π = π + π 3.10 Adding vectors in π₯ π₯ π₯ Projectile Motion ππ¦ = ππ¦ + ππ¦ 3.11 Component Form π£π¦ = π£0π πππ0 β ππ‘ 4.23 ππ§ = ππ§ + ππ§ 3.12 1 βπ₯ = π£ πππ ππ‘ + π π‘2 4.21 Scalar (dot product) πβ β πββ = πππππ π 3.20 0 2 π₯ or βπ₯ = π£0πππ ππ‘ if ππ₯=0 πβ β πββ = (ππ₯πΜ + ππ¦πΜ + ππ§πΜ) β (ππ₯πΜ + ππ¦πΜ + ππ§πΜ) Scalar (dot product) 3.22 1 2 πβ β πββ = π π + π π + π π βπ¦ = π£0π ππππ‘ β ππ‘ 4.22 π₯ π₯ π¦ π¦ π§ π§ 2 2 2 Projection of πβ ππ πββ or πβ β πββ π£π¦ = (π£0π πππ0) β 2πβy 4.24 ββ component of πβ ππ π |π| π£π¦ = π£0π πππ0 β ππ‘ 4.23 Vector (cross) product ππ₯2 π = πππ πππ 3.24 Trajectory 4.25 magnitude π¦ = (π‘πππ0)π₯ β 2 2(π£0πππ π0) πβπ₯πββ = (π πΜ + π πΜ + π πΜ)π₯(π πΜ + π πΜ + π πΜ) 2 π₯ π¦ π§ π₯ π¦ π§ π£0 = (π π β π π )πΜ + (π π β π π )πΜ Range π
= sin(2π ) 4.26 π¦ π§ π¦ π§ π§ π₯ π§ π₯ π 0 Μ + (ππ₯ππ¦ β ππ₯ππ¦)π Vector (cross product) or 3.26 βπ£ββββββ = βπ£ββββββ + π£βββββββ πΜ π πΜ Relative Motion π΄πΆ π΄π΅ π΅πΆ 4.44 πβββπ΄π΅ββββ = πββββπ΅π΄ββββ πβπ₯πββ = πππ‘ |ππ₯ ππ¦ ππ§| 4.45 2 ππ₯ ππ¦ ππ§ Uniform Circular π£ 2ππ 4.34 π = π = Motion π π£ 4.35 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Newtonβs Second Law Friction πΉβπππ‘ = ππβ Static Friction General 5.1 πβπ ,πππ₯ = ππ πΉπ 6.1 (maximum) πΉπππ‘,π₯ = πππ₯ Kinetic Frictional πβπ = πππΉπ 6.2 Component form πΉπππ‘,π¦ = πππ¦ 5.2 πΉπππ‘,π§ = πππ¦ 1 2 Drag Force π· = πΆππ΄π£ 6.14 2 Gravitational Force 2πΉπ Terminal velocity π£ = β 6.16 π‘ πΆππ΄ Gravitational Force 5.8 πΉ = ππ π Centripetal π£2 Weight π = 6.17 π = ππ 5.12 acceleration π
2 Centripetal Force ππ£ πΉ = 6.18 π
Chapter 7 Chapter 8 π₯π Kinetic Energy 1 2 8.1 πΎ = ππ£ 7.1 Potential Energy βπ = βπ = β β« πΉ(π₯)ππ₯ 2 π₯π 8.6 Work done by constant 7.7 Gravitational Potential Force β β βπ = ππβπ¦ 8.7 π = πΉππππ π = πΉ β π 7.8 Energy 1 Work- Kinetic Energy Elastic Potential Energy π(π₯) = ππ₯2 8.11 βπΎ = πΎ β πΎ = π 7.10 2 Theorem π 0 Work done by gravity Mechanical Energy πΈπππ = πΎ + π 8.12 π = ππππππ π 7.12 π Principle of Work done by βπΎ = π + π πΎ1 + π1 = πΎ2 + π2 8.18 π π 7.15 conservation of πΈπππ = βπΎ + βπ = 0 8.17 lifting/lowering object ππ = πππππππ πΉππππ mechanical energy Spring Force (Hookeβs πΉβπ = βππβ 7.20 ππ(π₯) Force acting on particle πΉ(π₯) = β 8.22 law) πΉπ₯ = βππ₯ (along x-axis) 7.21 ππ₯ 1 1 Work on System by Work done by spring 2 2 7.25 8.25 ππ = ππ₯π β ππ₯π external force π = βπΈ = βπΎ + βπ 2 2 πππ 8.26 π₯ π¦ π§ With no friction Work done by Variable π π π π = β« πΉπ₯ππ₯ + β« πΉπ¦ππ¦ + β« πΉπ§ππ§ 7.36 Work on System by Force π₯π π¦π π§π external force π = βπΈπππ + βπΈπ‘β 8.33 Average Power With friction (rate at which that π π = 7.42 Change in thermal force does work on an ππ£π βπ‘ βπΈ = π ππππ π 8.31 energy π‘β π object) Conservation of Energy ππ 7.43 π = βπΈ = βπΈ + βπΈ + βπΈ 8.35 Instantaneous Power π = = πΉππππ π = πΉβ β π£β *if isolated W=0 πππ π‘β πππ‘ ππ‘ 7.47 βπΈ Average Power π = 8.40 ππ£π βπ‘ ππΈ Instantaneous Power π = 8.41 ππ‘ **In General Physics, Kinetic Energy is abbreviated to KE and Potential Energy is PE Chapter 9 Impulse and Momentum Collision continuedβ¦ π‘ Inelastic Collision π π£ + π π£ = (π + π )π£ π 9.30 1 01 2 02 1 2 π π½β = β« πΉβ(π‘)ππ‘ Impulse π‘π 9.35 Conservation of Linear πββ + πββ = πββ + πββ π½ = πΉπππ‘βπ‘ 1π 2π 1π 2π 9.77 Momentum (in 2D) Linear Momentum πβ = ππ£β 9.22 π π πΉ = β βπ = β πβπ£ ππ£π 9.37 Impulse-Momentum 9.31 Average force βπ‘ βπ‘ π½β = Ξπβ = πβ β πβ βπ 9.40 Theorem π π 9.32 πΉ = β βπ£ ππ£π βπ‘ ππβ nd Newtonβs 2 law πΉβπππ‘ = 9.22 ππ‘ Center of Mass πΉβ = ππβββ π πππ‘ πππ 9.14 1 ββ Center of mass location πβ = β π πβ 9.8 System of Particles π = ππ£βπππ 9.25 πππ π π βββ π ππ 9.27 π=1 πΉβπππ‘ = π ππ‘ 1 Center of mass velocity π£β = β π π£β πππ π π π Collision π=1 Final Velocity of 2 π1 β π2 objects in a head-on π£ = ( ) π£ Rocket Equations 1π π + π 1π 9.67 collision where one 1 2 Thrust (Rvrel) π
π£πππ = ππ object is initially at rest 9.88 2π1 9.68 1: moving object π£2π = ( ) π£1π π1 + π2 Change in velocity ππ 2: object at rest Ξπ£ = π£πππππ 9.88 ππ Conservation of Linear πββ = ππππ π‘πππ‘ 9.42 Momentum (in 1D) πββ = πββ 9.43 π π πβ1π + πβ2π = πβ1π + πβ2π 9.50 Elastic Collision π1π£π1 + π2π£12 = π1π£π1 + π2π£π2 9.51 πΎ1π + πΎ2π = πΎ1π + πΎ2π 9.78 Chapter 10 π Angular displacement π = 10.1 π Rotation inertia πΌ = β π π2 10.34 (in radians 10.4 π π Ξπ = π2 β π1 Average angular βπ Rotation inertia π = 10.5 2 velocity ππ£π βπ‘ (discrete particle πΌ = β« π ππ 10.35 system) ππ Instantaneous Velocity π = 10.6 Parallel Axis Theorem ππ‘ h=perpendicular πΌ = πΌ + πβ2 10.36 Average angular βπ distance between two πππ πΌ = 10.7 acceleration ππ£π βπ‘ axes Instantaneous angular ππ 10.39- πΌ = 10.8 Torque π = ππΉπ‘ = πβ₯πΉ = ππΉπ πππ acceleration ππ‘ 10.41 Rotational Kinematics Newtonβs Second Law ππππ‘ = πΌπΌ 10.45 π = π0 + πΌπ‘ 10.12 ππ Rotational work done π = β« πππ 10.53 1 2 Ξπ = π0π‘ + πΌπ‘ 10.13 by a toque ππ 10.54 2 π = πβπ (π constant) 2 2 π = π0 + 2πΌΞπ 10.14 Power in rotational ππ π = = ππ 10.55 1 motion ππ‘ Ξπ = (π + π0)π‘ 10.15 2 Rotational Kinetic 1 πΎ = πΌπ2 10.34 1 Energy Ξπ = ππ‘ β πΌπ‘2 10.16 2 2 Work-kinetic energy 1 1 βπΎ = πΎ β πΎ = πΌπ2 β πΌπ2 = π 10.52 theorem π π 2 π 2 π Relationship Between Angular and Linear Variables Velocity π£ = ππ 10.18 Tangential Acceleration ππ‘ = πΌπ 10.19 π£2 Radical component of πβ π = = π2π 10.23 π π 2ππ 2π 10.19 Period π = = π£ π 10.20 Moments of Inertia I for various rigid objects of Mass M Thin walled hollow cylinder or hoop Annular cylinder (or ring) about Solid cylinder or disk about central Solid cylinder or disk about central about central axis central axis axis diameter 2 1 πΌ = ππ
πΌ = π(π
2 + π
2) 1 2 1 2 πΌ = ππ
2 2 1 1 πΌ = ππ
2 + ππΏ2 4 12 Solid Sphere, axis through center Solid Sphere, axis tangent to surface Thin Walled spherical shell, axis Thin rod, axis perpendicular to rod through center and passing though center 2 πΌ = ππ
2 7 5 πΌ = ππ
2 2 1 5 πΌ = ππ
2 πΌ = ππΏ2 3 12 Thin rod, axis perpendicular to rod Thin Rectangular sheet (slab), axis Thin Rectangular sheet (slab_, axis Thin rectangular sheet (slab) about and passing though end parallel to sheet and passing though along one edge perpendicular axis through center center of the other edge 1 πΌ = ππΏ2 3 1 1 πΌ = ππΏ2 πΌ = π(π2 + π2) 1 3 12 πΌ = ππΏ2 12 Chapter 11 Rolling Bodies (wheel) Angular Momentum Speed of rolling wheel π£πππ = ππ
11.2 Angular Momentum π£βββ = πββ Γ πβββ = π(πββ Γ π£βββ) 11.18 Kinetic Energy of Rolling 1 1 2 2 11.5 Magnitude of Angular β = πππ£π πππ 11.19- Wheel πΎ = πΌππππ + ππ£πππ 2 2 Momentum β = ππβ₯ = πππ£β₯ 11.21 Acceleration of rolling π ππππ = πΌπ
11.6 wheel ββ πΏββ = β βπ 11.26 ππ πππ Angular momentum of a Acceleration along x-axis π=1 11.29 ππππ,π₯ = β 11.10 system of particles extending up the ramp πΌπππ ππΏββ 1 + 2 πβ = ππ
πππ‘ ππ‘ Torque as a vector Angular Momentum continued Angular Momentum of a Torque πβ = πβ Γ πΉβ 11.14 πΏ = πΌπ 11.31 rotating rigid body 11.15- ββ Magnitude of torque π = ππΉ = π πΉ = ππΉπ πππ Conservation of angular πΏ = ππππ π‘πππ‘ 11.32 β₯ β₯ 11.17 momentum πΏββπ = πΏββπ 11.33 nd πβββ Newtonβs 2 Law πβ = 11.23 πππ‘ ππ‘ Precession of a Gyroscope πππ Precession rate Ξ© = 11.31 πΌπ Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Static Equilibrium Gravitational Force π1π2 (Newtonβs law of πΉ = πΊ 13.1 π2 πΉβπππ‘ = 0 12.3 gravitation) π Principle of πΉβ = β πΉβ 13.5 πβπππ‘ = 0 12.5 Superposition 1,πππ‘ 1π π=2 12.7 Gravitational Force πΉβ = 0, πΉβ = 0 If forces lie on the πππ‘,π₯ πππ‘,π¦ 12.8 acting on a particle πΉβ1 = β« ππΉβ 13.6 xy-plane from an extended πβπππ‘,π§ = 0 12.9 body Gravitational πΊπ 13.11 ππ = 2 Stress (force per unit acceleration π area) Gravitation within a πΊππ π π‘πππ π = ππππ’ππ’π Γ π π‘ππππ 12.22 πΉ = π 13.19 Strain (fractional spherical Shell π
3 change in length) Gravitational Potential πΊππ π = β 13.21 πΉ Energy Stress (pressure) π = π π΄ Potential energy on a πΊπ1π2 πΊπ1π3 πΊπ2π3 Tension/Compression πΉ βπΏ π = β ( + + ) 13.22 = πΈ 12.23 system (3 particles) π12 π13 π23 E: Youngβs modulus π΄ πΏ Shearing Stress πΉ βπ₯ 2πΊπ = πΊ 12.24 Escape Speed π£ = β 13.28 G: Shear modulus π΄ πΏ π
Hydraulic Stress βπ 2 rd π = π΅ Keplerβs 3 Law 2 4π 3 B: Bulk modulus π π = ( ) π 13.34 (law of periods) πΊπ Energy for bject in πΊππ πΊππ 13.21 π = β πΎ = circular orbit π 2π 13.38 Mechanical Energy πΊππ πΈ = β 13.40 (circular orbit) 2π Mechanical Energy πΊππ πΈ = β 13.42 (elliptical orbit) 2π *Note: πΊ = 6.6704 Γ 10β11 π β π2/ππ2 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 βπ Frequency 1 π = 14.1 π = 15.2 Density βπ cycles per time π π 14.2 π = π displacement π₯ = π₯πcos (ππ‘ + π) 15.3 βπΉ π = 2π 14.3 Angular frequency π = = 2ππ 15.5 Pressure βπ΄ πΉ 14.4 π π = π΄ Velocity π£ = βππ₯πsin(ππ‘ + π) 15.6 Pressure and depth in π = π + ππ(π¦ β π¦ ) 14.7 a static Fluid 2 1 1 2 Acceleration π = βπ2π₯ cos (ππ‘ + π) 15.7 π = π + ππβ 14.8 π P1 is higher than P2 0 Kinetic and Potential 1 1 πΎ = ππ£2 π = ππ₯2 Gauge Pressure ππβ Energy 2 2 Archimedesβ principle πΉπ = πππ 14.16 π Angular frequency π = β 15.12 π Mass Flow Rate π
π = ππ
π = ππ΄π£ 14.25 π Volume flow rate π
= π΄π£ 14.24 Period π = 2πβ 15.13 π π 1 Bernoulliβs Equation π + ππ£2 + πππ¦ = ππππ π‘πππ‘ 14.29 πΌ 2 Torsion pendulum π = 2πβ 15.23 π Equation of continuity π
π = ππ
π = ππ΄π£ = ππππ π‘πππ‘ 14.25 πΏ Simple Pendulum π = 2πβ 15.28 Equation of continuity π π
= π΄π£ = ππππ π‘πππ‘ 14.24 when π πΌ Physical Pendulum π = 2πβ 15.29 πππΏ Damping force πΉβπ = βππ£β ππ‘ displacement β β² 15.42 π₯(π‘) = π₯ππ 2πcos (π π‘ + π) π π2 Angular frequency πβ² = β β 15.43 π 4π2 ππ‘ 1 β Mechanical Energy πΈ(π‘) β ππ₯2 π π 15.44 2 π Chapter 16 Sinusoidal Waves Traveling Wave Form π¦(π₯, π‘) = β(ππ₯ Β± ππ‘) 16.17 Mathematical form π¦(π₯, π‘) = π¦ sin (ππ₯ β ππ‘) 16.2 (positive direction) π Wave speed on π π£ = β 16.26 2π stretched string π Angular wave number π = 16.5 π Resulting wave when 2 1 1 2π waves only differ by π¦β²(π₯, π‘) = [2π¦ cos ( π)] sin (ππ₯ β ππ‘ + π) 16.51 Angular frequency π = = 2ππ 16.9 π 2 2 π phase constant π π β² Wave speed π£ = = = ππ 16.13 Standing wave π¦ (π₯, π‘) = [2π¦π sin(ππ₯)]cos (ππ‘) 16.60 π π 1 π£ π£ 2 2 Resonant frequency π = = π for n=1,2,β¦ 16.66 Average Power πππ£π = ππ£π π¦π 16.33 π 2πΏ 2 Chapter 17 Sound Waves Standing Waves Patterns in Pipes Standing wave π΅ π£ ππ£ frequency (open at π = = for n=1,2,3 17.39 Speed of sound wave π£ = β 17.3 π 2πΏ π both ends) Standing wave displacement π = π cos (ππ₯ β ππ‘) 17.12 π£ ππ£ π frequency (open at π = = for n=1,3,5 17.41 π 4πΏ one end) Change in pressure Ξπ = Ξππ sin(ππ₯ β ππ‘) 17.13 Pressure amplitude Ξπ = (π£ππ)π 17.14 π π beats πππππ‘ = π1 β π2 17.46 Interference ΞπΏ Doppler Effect Phase difference π = 2π 17.21 Source Moving toward π£ π πβ² = π 17.53 π = π(2π) for m=0,1,2β¦ stationary observer π£ β π£π Fully Constructive 17.22 ΞπΏ Source Moving away π£ Interference = 0,1,2 17.23 β² π from stationary π = π 17.54 π£ + π£π π = (2π + 1)π for m=0,12 observer Full Destructive 17.24 ΞπΏ Observer moving interference 17.25 π£ + π£π· = .5,1.5,2.5 β¦ toward stationary πβ² = π 17.49 π π£ ππ‘ source 1 2 β Mechanical Energy πΈ(π‘) β ππ₯ππ π 15.44 Observer moving away π£ β π£π· 2 πβ² = π 17.51 from stationary source π£ Sound Intensity π Shockwave πΌ = Half-angle π of Mach π£ π΄ 17.26 π πππ = 17.57 Intensity cone π£ 1 17.27 π πΌ = ππ£π2π 2 2 π Intensity -uniform in ππ πΌ = 17.29 all directions 4ππ2 Intensity level in πΌ π½ = (10ππ΅) log ( ) 17.29 decibels πΌπ ππ‘ 1 β Mechanical Energy πΈ(π‘) β ππ₯2 π π 15.44 2 π Chapter 18 Temperature Scales First Law of Thermodynamics 5 First Law of βπΈπππ‘ = πΈπππ‘,π β πΈπππ‘,π = π β π 18.26 Fahrenheit to Celsius ππΆ = (ππΉ β 32) 18.8 9 Thermodynamics ππΈπππ‘ = ππ β ππ 18.27 9 Note: Celsius to Fahrenheit π = π + 32 18.8 βπΈ Change in Internal Energy πΉ 5 πΆ πππ‘ Q (heat) is positive when the system absorbs heat and negative when it loses heat. W (work) is work done by system. W is positive when expanding Celsius to Kelvin π = ππΆ + 273.15 18.7 and negative contracts because of an external force Thermal Expansion Applications of First Law Q=0 Linear Thermal Expansion βπΏ = πΏπΌβπ 18.9 Adiabatic (no heat flow) βπΈπππ‘ = βπ Volume Thermal Expansion βπ = ππ½βπ 18.10 W=0 (constant volume) βπΈ = π Heat πππ‘ βπΈ = 0 Cyclical process πππ‘ Heat and temperature π = πΆ(ππ β ππ) 18.13 Q=W change π = ππ(π β π ) 18.14 π π Free expansions π = π = βπΈπππ‘ = 0 Heat and phase change π = πΏπ 18.16 Misc. π Power π P=Q/t Work Associated with π = β« ππ = β« πππ π 18.25 π ππ» β ππΆ Volume Change π Power (Conducted) π = = ππ΄ 18.32 π = πβπ£ ππππ π‘ πΏ Rate objects absorbs π = πππ΄π4 18.39 energy πππ πππ£ 4 Power from radiation ππππ = πππ΄π 18.38 β8 2 4 π = 5.6704 Γ 10 π/π β πΎ Revised 7/20/17
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