Equation Sheet Exam 2

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Equation Sheet: Exam 2

Chapter 4: Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion Chapter 6: Circular Motion, Orbits and Gravity
Important Concepts
 Centripetal acceleration: 𝑎 =
 Newton’s First Law  Frequency and Period: 𝑓 =
 Newton’s Second Law: Σ𝐹⃗ = 𝑚𝑎⃗
 Centripetal Force: Σ𝐹 =
 Newton’s Third Law
 Short Catalogue of forces:  Apparent forces in circular motion
o Weight: 𝑤⃗ = 𝑚𝑔⃗  Orbital motion: 𝑣 = 𝑔𝑟, 𝑇 =
o Spring Force 𝐹⃗  Newton’s Law of Gravity: 𝐹⃗ =
o Tension: 𝑇⃗
o Finding 𝑔 on other worlds: 𝑔 =
o Normal force: 𝑛⃗
o Friction: 𝑓⃗, 𝑓⃗ o Gravity and Orbits: 𝑣 =
o Drag: 𝐷⃗
o Orbital Period and radius: 𝑇 = 𝑟
o Thrust: 𝐹⃗
 Free-body diagrams

Chapter 5: Applying Newton’s Laws

 Newton’s Second Law: Σ𝐹⃗ = 𝑚𝑎⃗  Metric Prefixes:


 Equilibrium (Σ𝐹 = 0):  𝒏 nano 𝟏𝟎 𝟗
o Static Equilibrium  𝝁 micro 𝟏𝟎 𝟔
o Dynamic Equilibrium  𝒎 milli 𝟏𝟎 𝟑
 Dynamics and Newton’s Second Law (Σ𝐹 ≠ 0)  𝒄 centi 𝟏𝟎 𝟐
 Apparent Weight: 𝑤⃗  𝒌 kilo 𝟏𝟎𝟑
 Friction:  𝑴 Mega 𝟏𝟎𝟔
o Static Friction: 𝑓⃗ , = 𝜇 𝑛⃗  𝑮 Giga 𝟏𝟎𝟗
o Kinetic Friction: 𝑓⃗ = 𝜇 𝑛⃗
o Rolling Friction: 𝑓⃗ = 𝜇 𝑛⃗
 Interacting Objects
 Ropes and Pulleys

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