ADVANCED PLACEMENT PHYSICS 1 EQUATIONS, EFFECTIVE 2015
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 Coulomb’s law constant, k = 1 4 pe0 = 9.0 ¥ 10 9 N i m 2 C2
Universal gravitational
Electron mass, me = 9.11 ¥ 10 -31 kg -11
m 3 kgis2
constant, G = 6.67 ¥ 10
Acceleration due to gravity
Speed of light, c = 3.00 ¥ 108 m s at Earth’s surface, g = 9.8 m s
2
meter, m kelvin, K watt, W degree Celsius, ∞C
UNIT kilogram, kg hertz, Hz coulomb, C
SYMBOLS second, s newton, N volt, V
ampere, A joule, J ohm, W
PREFIXES VALUES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS FOR COMMON ANGLES
Factor Prefix Symbol
q 0 30 37 45 53 60 90
1012 tera T
sinq 0 12 35 2 2 45 3 2 1
10 9 giga G
cos q 1 3 2 45 2 2 35 12 0
10 6 mega M
10 3 kilo k tanq 0 33 34 1 43 3 •
10 -2 centi c
10 -3 milli m The following conventions are used in this exam.
I. The frame of reference of any problem is assumed to be inertial unless
10 -6 micro m otherwise stated.
10 -9 nano n II. Assume air resistance is negligible unless otherwise stated.
III. In all situations, positive work is defined as work done on a system.
10 -12 pico p IV. The direction of current is conventional current: the direction in which
positive charge would drift.
V. Assume all batteries and meters are ideal unless otherwise stated.
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 Coulomb’s law constant, k = 1 4 pe0 = 9.0 ¥ 10 9 N i m 2 C2
Universal gravitational
Electron mass, me = 9.11 ¥ 10 -31 kg -11
m 3 kgis2
constant, G = 6.67 ¥ 10
Acceleration due to gravity
Speed of light, c = 3.00 ¥ 108 m s at Earth’s surface, g = 9.8 m s
2
meter, m kelvin, K watt, W degree Celsius, ∞C
UNIT kilogram, kg hertz, Hz coulomb, C
SYMBOLS second, s newton, N volt, V
ampere, A joule, J ohm, W
PREFIXES VALUES OF TRIGONOMETRIC FUNCTIONS FOR COMMON ANGLES
Factor Prefix Symbol
q 0 30 37 45 53 60 90
1012 tera T
sinq 0 12 35 2 2 45 3 2 1
10 9 giga G
cos q 1 3 2 45 2 2 35 12 0
10 6 mega M
10 3 kilo k tanq 0 33 34 1 43 3 •
10 -2 centi c
10 -3 milli m The following conventions are used in this exam.
I. The frame of reference of any problem is assumed to be inertial unless
10 -6 micro m otherwise stated.
10 -9 nano n II. Assume air resistance is negligible unless otherwise stated.
III. In all situations, positive work is defined as work done on a system.
10 -12 pico p IV. The direction of current is conventional current: the direction in which
positive charge would drift.
V. Assume all batteries and meters are ideal unless otherwise stated.
