a = acceleration (m/s2)
F = force (N = kg m/s2)
KE = kinetic energy (J = kg m2/s2)
m = mass (kg)
p = momentum (kg m/s)
s = position (m)
t = time (s)
v = velocity (m/s)
v0 = velocity at time t=0
W = work (J = kg m2/s2)
s(t) = position at time t
s0 = position at time t=0
runit = unit vector pointing from the origin in polar coordinates
θunit = unit vector pointing in the direction of increasing values of theta in polor coordinates
Note: All quantities in bold represent vectors.
nsCM = (∑misi)/mtotal
i=0where n is the number of mass particles.
or:
sCM = (∫sρ(s)dV)/mtotal
where ρ(s) is the scalar mass density as a function of the position vector.
vaverage = Δs/Δt
v = ds/dt
aaverage = Δv/Δt
a = dv/dt = d2s/dt2
|ac| = ω2R = v2 / R (R = radius of the circle, ω = v/R [angular velocity])
p = mv
∑F = dp/dt = d(mv)/dt
∑F = ma (Constant Mass)
J = Δp = ∫Fdt
J = FΔt if F is constant
For a single axis of rotation:
|L| = mvr iff v is perpendicular to r
Vector form:
L = r×p = Iω
(Note: I can be treated like a vector if it is diagonalized first, but it is actually a 3×3 matrix)
r is the radius vector
∑τ = dL/dt
ΔKE = ∫Fnet·ds
KE = ∫v·dp = 1/2 mv2 if m is constant
PEdue to gravity = mgh (near the earth's surface)
g is the acceleration due to gravity, one the physical constants.
s(t) = 1/2at2 + v0t + s0 if a is constant.
v2=v02 + 2a·Δs