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Formula Sheet - Midterm#1 - Fall2023

This document provides a formula sheet for a midterm exam covering three chapters: 1) Prefixes, 2) Motion Along a Straight Line, and 3) Vectors. Key equations covered include those relating displacement, average and instantaneous velocity/acceleration, vector components, dot and cross products, and equations of motion with constant acceleration including free fall. It also lists the magnitude of gravitational acceleration and equations for derivatives of powers and constants.

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Formula Sheet - Midterm#1 - Fall2023

This document provides a formula sheet for a midterm exam covering three chapters: 1) Prefixes, 2) Motion Along a Straight Line, and 3) Vectors. Key equations covered include those relating displacement, average and instantaneous velocity/acceleration, vector components, dot and cross products, and equations of motion with constant acceleration including free fall. It also lists the magnitude of gravitational acceleration and equations for derivatives of powers and constants.

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Formula Sheet for Midterm 1 – PHU103

Chapter: 1: Prefixes

Chapter 2: Motion Along a Straight Line

Displacement: Change in position (vector): 𝛥𝑥 = 𝑥2 − 𝑥1


𝜟𝒙 𝒙𝟐 −𝒙𝟏
Average Velocity: 𝒗avg = =
𝜟𝒕 𝒕𝟐 −𝒕𝟏

total distance
Average Speed: 𝒔avg = 𝜟𝒕
𝜟𝒙 𝒅𝒙
Instantaneous Velocity: 𝒗 = 𝒍𝒊𝒎 =
𝜟𝒕→∞ 𝜟𝒕 𝒅𝒕

𝒗𝟐 −𝒗𝟏 𝜟𝒗
Average Acceleration: 𝒂avg = =
𝒕𝟐 −𝒕𝟏 𝜟𝒕

𝒅𝒗 𝒅𝟐 𝒙
Instantaneous Acceleration: 𝒂 = =
𝒅𝒕 𝒅𝒕𝟐

Equations for a motion with a constant acceleration: Includes free-fall, where a = −g along the vertical axis

v = v0 + at x − x0
1 2
x − x0 = v0t + at
2
v 2 = v02 + 2a ( x − x0 )
1
x − x0 = ( v0 + v ) t
2
1
x − x0 = vt − at 2
2

Chapter 3: vectors
Vector Components: 𝑎𝑥 = 𝑎 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑎𝑦 = 𝑎 𝑠𝑖𝑛 𝜃,
𝑎𝑦
𝑎 = √𝑎𝑥2 + 𝑎𝑦2 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡𝑎𝑛 𝜃 =
𝑎𝑥

Dot (Scalar) Product: 𝑎⃗ ⋅ 𝑏⃗⃗ = 𝑎𝑏 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜙

𝑎⃗ ⋅ 𝑏⃗⃗ = (𝑎𝑥 𝑖̂ + 𝑎𝑦 𝑗̂ + 𝑎𝑧 𝑘̂) ⋅ (𝑏𝑥 𝑖̂ + 𝑏𝑦 𝑗̂ + 𝑏𝑧 𝑘̂)

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⃗⃗ × ⃗𝒃⃗| = 𝒂𝒃 𝒔𝒊𝒏 𝝓
Cross Product: |𝒂

𝑎⃗ × 𝑏⃗⃗ = (𝑎𝑦 𝑏𝑧 − 𝑏𝑦 𝑎𝑧 )𝑖̂ + (𝑎𝑧 𝑏𝑥 − 𝑏𝑧 𝑎𝑥 )𝑗̂ + (𝑎𝑥 𝑏𝑦 − 𝑏𝑥 𝑎𝑦 )𝑘̂

Good stuff to know:

|g| = 9.80 m/s2


𝑑𝐶𝑡 𝑛
= 𝑛𝐶𝑡 𝑛−1 ; 𝐶 = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡
𝑑𝑡

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