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EXAM FORMULA SHEET:
Before getting into serious exam studying, students must prepare their Exam Formula Sheet which they may use while writing the final exam.   Complete mastery of the physics equations is essential to get a good mark on the exam.   It is extremely important that you use the same formula sheet during your exam studying that you will use during the exam.

The formula sheet may contain only formulae (with titles, labels and units), but no written out sentences, drawings or other text.   Write only on one side using legal size (8.5 x 14") paper.   Word processed formula sheets are acceptable.  I will check all sheets immediately before students write the exam.   Any information on the sheets which does not comply with the requirements (above) will be removed.

POTENTIAL EXAM TOPICS:
Items marked with an asterisk (*) involve an formula to include on your Exam Formula Sheet.
Kinematics
distance, displacement
speed, velocity *
d-t, v-t & a-t graphs
uniform acceleration (5 equations) *
relative velocity problems (linear, right-angled and non right-angled)
(sine and cosine laws will be required)*
centripetal acceleration (3 different equations: p. 117 text) *
projectile motion

Dynamics
Newton's Laws (memorized)
resolving forces (linear, right-angled and non right-angled
F = ma *
weight * & mass
friction & coefficient of friction *
pulley systems and Atwood machine (text p. 161)
free body diagrams
centripetal force (3 forces) *

Momentum & Energy
Momentum * & Conservation of momentum (linear and angular)
Impulse *
Collisions where objects stick together
Elastic collisions where objects remain separate *
Kinetic Energy *
Gravitational Potential Energy (Eg = mgh) *
Work *
Hooke's Law & Elastic Potential Energy *

Planetary Mechanics
Universal Force of Gravity *
Kepler's Law *
Gravitation potential energy in general * (p. 389, text)
Total Energy of an orbitting object * (p. 393, text)

Waves and Light
period & frequency *
wave terminology & types
Universal Wave Equation *
Interference of Waves in one dimension
Interference of Waves in two dimensions * (3 equations)
Particle and Wave models of light, and supporting evidence for each
Young's Double Slit Experiment & calculations*
Interference of light in a single slit *
Interference in thin films
Polarization of light

Electric Fields
Structure of matter
Elementary charges (ie: how many electrons in 1 Coulomb) *
Charging
Coulomb's Law *
Electric field intensity *
Electric potential (voltage) *
Milliken's experiment *
Motion of a charged particle through an electric field

Matter Energy Interface / Early Quantum Theory
Planck's Hypothesis
Planck's Equation and equation *
Einstein's Photoelectric Equation *
Compton Effect: momentum of a photon *
deBroglie Wavelength equation *
conversion between Joules and eV *

Special Relativity
Equations for:
time dilatation *
length contractoin *
interconvertibility of mass and energy *-->


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