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A list of all the necessary Physics Derivations, topic by topic and explained.

Linear motion
 𝒗 = 𝒖 + 𝒂𝒕
𝑣−𝑢
 𝑎= 𝑡 : Formula for acceleration.
 𝑎𝑡 = 𝑣 − 𝑢 : Multiply both sides by t.
 𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡 : Add u to both sides.

𝟏
 𝒔 = 𝒖𝒕 + 𝟐 𝒂𝒕𝟐
𝑢+𝑣
 V-ave = : From definition.
2
𝑠
 V-ave = 𝑡 : From definition.
𝑢+𝑣 𝑠
 =
2 𝑡
(𝑢+𝑣)𝑡
 =𝑠
2
(𝑢+(𝑢+𝑎𝑡))𝑡
 =𝑠: Substitute v for 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡.
2
(2𝑢+𝑎𝑡)𝑡
 =𝑠
2
2𝑢𝑡+𝑎𝑡 2
 =𝑠
2
1
 𝑠 = 𝑢𝑡 + 2 𝑎𝑡 2

 𝒗𝟐 = 𝒖𝟐 + 𝟐𝒂𝒔
 𝑣 = 𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡 : First equation.
 𝑣 2 = (𝑢 + 𝑎𝑡)2 : Square both sides.
 𝑣 2 = 𝑢2 + 2𝑢𝑎𝑡 + 𝑎2 𝑡 2
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 𝑣 2 = 𝑢2 + 2𝑎 (𝑢𝑡 + 2 𝑎𝑡 2 ) : Factorise 2a.
 𝑣 2 = 𝑢2 + 2𝑎(𝑠) : Replace brackets with equation 2 for s.
 𝑣 2 = 𝑢2 + 2𝑎𝑠

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Force and momentum
 𝑭 = 𝒎𝒂
∆𝑃
 𝐹∝ 𝑡
𝑚𝑣−𝑚𝑢
 𝐹∝ 𝑡
𝑣−𝑢
 𝐹 ∝ 𝑚( )
𝑡
 𝐹 ∝ 𝑚𝑎 : Substitute equation for acceleration.
 𝐹 = 𝑘𝑚𝑎
 1 = 𝑘(1)(1) : 1N can accelerate 1kg by 1𝑚/𝑠 2
 𝐹 = 1𝑚𝑎 : k=1
 𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎

Circular motion
 𝒗 = 𝒓𝝎
𝑠
 𝑣= : By definition.
𝑡
𝑠
 From 𝜃 = 𝑟 we get 𝑠 = 𝑟𝜃.
𝑟𝜃
 𝑣= : Replacing s.
𝑡
𝜃 𝜃
 𝑣 = 𝑟 (𝑡) : 𝜔 = 𝑡
 𝑣 = 𝑟𝜔

 𝒂 = 𝒓𝝎𝟐
𝑣2
 𝑎= : Definition of centripetal acceleration.
𝑟
(𝑟𝜔)2
 𝑎= : 𝑣 = 𝑟𝜔
𝑟
𝑟 2 𝜔2
 𝑎= 𝑟
 𝑎 = 𝑟𝜔2

𝒎𝒗𝟐
 𝑭= 𝒓
 𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎 : Definition.
𝑣2 𝑣2
 𝐹 = 𝑚(𝑟) : 𝑎= Definition of centripetal acceleration.
𝑟
𝑚𝑣 2
 𝐹= 𝑟

 𝑭 = 𝒎𝒓𝝎𝟐
 𝐹 = 𝑚𝑎 : By definition.
 𝐹 = 𝑚𝑟𝜔2 : 𝑎 = 𝑟𝜔2 From previous derivation.
 𝐹 = 𝑚𝑟𝜔2

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 𝟒𝝅𝟐 (𝒓+𝒉)𝟑
 𝑻𝟐 = 𝑮𝑴
𝐺𝑀𝑚
 2
𝑚𝑟𝜔 = 𝑟 2 : Centripetal force = Gravitational force.
𝐺𝑀
 𝜔2 = 𝑟 3 : Divide both sides by (mr).
2𝜋 2 𝐺𝑀 2𝜋
 (𝑇) = : 𝜔=
𝑟3 𝑇
4𝜋 2 𝐺𝑀
 =
𝑇2 𝑟3
𝑇2 𝑟3
 = 𝐺𝑀 : Invert the equation.
4𝜋 2
4𝜋 2 𝑟 3
 𝑇2 = : Multiply over the4𝜋 2 .
𝐺𝑀
4𝜋 2 (𝑟+ℎ)3
 𝑇2 = 𝐺𝑀

Simple Harmonic motion (SMH)

Waves

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𝑑 = 𝑁, 𝑁 = 𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠/ 𝑚𝑚

|𝐴𝐶| = 𝑛𝜆, 𝑛𝜖𝑁

𝑛𝜆 = 𝑑𝑠𝑖𝑛𝜃

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Electricity
 P=VI
𝑊
 𝑊 = 𝑉𝑄 : 𝑉= 𝑄
𝑊 𝑉𝑄
 = : Divide both sides by t
𝑡 𝑡
𝑊 𝑄
 𝑃 = 𝑉𝐼 : 𝑃= and 𝐼 =
𝑡 𝑡

 𝑹 = 𝑹𝟏 + 𝑹𝟐 (series)
 𝑉 = 𝑉1 + 𝑉2
 𝐼𝑅 = 𝐼𝑅1 +𝐼𝑅2 : 𝑉 = 𝐼𝑅
 𝑅 = 𝑅1 + 𝑅2 : Divide by I
 𝑅 = 𝑅1 + 𝑅2

𝟏 𝟏 𝟏
 = 𝑹 + 𝑹 (parallel)
𝑹 𝟏 𝟐

 𝐼 = 𝐼1 + 𝐼2
𝑉 𝑉 𝑉 𝑉
 =𝑅 +𝑅 : 𝐼=𝑅
𝑅 1 2
1 1 1
 =𝑅 +𝑅 : Divide by V
𝑅 1 2
1 1 1
 =𝑅 +𝑅
𝑅 1 2

𝒎𝒗𝟐
 𝑩𝒆𝒗 = 𝒓
 𝐹 = 𝐵𝐼𝑙 : Force felt by a current carrying conductor in a magnetic field.
𝑄 𝑄
 𝐹=𝐵𝑡𝑙: 𝐼= 𝑡
𝑛𝑒
 𝐹=𝐵 𝑙: n = Number of electrons, e= charge on electron
𝑡
𝐹 𝑙 𝐹
 = 𝐵𝑒 𝑡 : = The force experienced by a single electron
𝑛 𝑛
𝐹 𝑙
 = 𝐵𝑒𝑣 : = Speed of an electron
𝑛 𝑡
 𝐹 = 𝐵𝑒𝑣
𝑚𝑣 2 𝑚𝑣 2
 𝐵𝑒𝑣 = : 𝐹=
𝑟 𝑟

𝒅𝝋
 𝑬 = − 𝒅𝒕
𝜑2 −𝜑1
 𝐸𝛼 𝑡
𝜑2 −𝜑1
 𝐸=𝑘 𝑡
𝜑2 −𝜑1
 𝐸= : 𝑘=1
𝑡
𝑑𝜑
 𝐸 = − 𝑑𝑡

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