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1
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What are the rules for current, voltage and resistance in series and parallel circuits?

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What is the equation for centripetal force in terms of linear velocity?

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F = mv2/r

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What does the graph of acceleration of an object in SHM look like?

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In antiphase with displacement (π phase difference)

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4
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What is the equation of the force exerted on a mass due to another mass?

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F = -GMm/r2

  • M is the mass of the point mass exerting the force
  • m is the mass of the point mass the force is being exerted upon
  • G is the gravitational constant (6.67x10-11 Nm2kg-2 )
  • r is the distance between the two centres of the point masses
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5
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What is the equation for Power in terms of voltage and resistance?

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P = V2/R

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6
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What is the equation for energy in terms of charge and voltage?

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E = QV

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7
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What is the equation for Power in terms of energy and time?

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P = E/t

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8
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What is the equation for centripetal acceleration in terms of angular velocity?

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a = ω2r

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9
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What is the equation for the energy of a photon?

(Photoelectric Effect)

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E = hf = hc/λ

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What is the equation for centripetal force in terms of angular velocity?

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F = mω2r

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How do you break down a weight of a object on a slope into components?

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What does the graph of velocity of an object in SHM look like?

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π/2 out of phase with displacement

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13
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What is the equation for the time period of an oscillating spring in SHM?

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T = 2π√m/k

  • T is time period
  • m is mass
  • k is spring/stiffness constant
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14
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What is the equation relating turns of wire of a transformer and voltage?

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Vs/Vp = Ns/Np

  • Vs is the voltage at the secondary coil
  • Vp is the voltage at the primary coil
  • Ns is the number of turns at the secondary coil
  • Np is the number of turns at the primary coil
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15
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What is the equation describing the photoelectric effect?

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hf = work function + KEmax

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16
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What is the equation for Resistivity of a wire?

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p = R x A/L

Resistivity = Resistance x area/length

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17
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What is the equation for resistance in terms of voltage and current?

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R = V/I

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18
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What is the equation for acceleration of an object in SHM?

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a = -ω2x

where x is displacement

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19
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What is the equation for wavespeed in terms of frequency and wavelength?

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v = fλ

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20
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What is the equation for a potential divider?

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VOut = VIn x R1/R1+R2

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21
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What is the equation for the maximum acceleration of an object in SHM?

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amax = ω2A

where A is maximum displacement

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22
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How are frequency and time period related?

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f = 1/T

23
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What is Snell’s law?

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n1sinϴ1 = n2sinϴ2

24
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What is the equation for the veloicty of a body in a circular orbit of a body?

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v = √GM/r

  • m is the mass of the object being orbited
  • r is the distance from the centre of the body being orbited to the satellite
25
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What is the equation for wavespeed in terms of distance and time?

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wavespeed = distance/time

26
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What is the equation relating linear velocity and angular velocity?

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v = rω

27
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What is the equation for current in terms of charge and time?

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I = Q/t

28
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What is the equation relating distance and power?

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Power = 1/distance2

implying: Power1 x (Distance1)2= Power2 x (Distance2)2

29
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What is the equation for the time period of a pendulum oscillating in SHM?

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T = 2π√L/g

  • T is time period
  • L is length of pendulum
  • g is gravitational field strength
30
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What is the equation for electron drift velocity?

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I =nAve

  • n is the number of electrons per unit volume
  • A is the area of the wire
  • v is the mean drift velocty
  • e is the charge of an electron
31
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What is the equation for gravitational field strength?

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g = F/m

32
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What is the equation for a materials refractive index in terms of speed of light and velocity of light in the material?

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n = c/v

where n is the refractive index

33
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What is the equation for angular velocity in terms of time period?

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ω = 2π/T

34
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What is the equation for the critical angle?

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SinC = 1/n

35
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What is the equation for the max velocity of an object in SHM?

hint: when velocity is max, x = 0

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vmax = ωA

36
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What is the equation for Power in terms of current and voltage?

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P = IV

37
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What is the equation relating the currents and voltages at the primary and secondary coils of a transformer?

HInt: P = IV

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IpVp = IsVs

38
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What is the equation for the speed of an electron accelerated through a potential difference?

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eV = 1/2mv2

39
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What is the conservation of energy?

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mgh = ½mv2

gravational energy lost/gained = kinetic energy gained/lost

40
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What are the equations for internal resistance?

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Emf = V + Ir

Emf = I(R + r)

where r is internal resistance

41
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What is the eqaution for centripetal acceleration in terms of linear velocity?

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a = v2/r

42
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What is the equation for the displacement of an object in SHM when timing began at the midpoint?

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x = Asin(ωt)

where A is maximum displacement

43
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What is the equation for the gravitational field strength in a radial field?

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g = -GM/r2

  • G is gravitational constant (6.67 x10-11 Nm2kg-2 )
  • M is the mass of the body causing the radial field
  • r is the radius of the body
44
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What does the graph of displacement of an object in SHM look like?

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Cosine graph

45
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What is the equation for angular velocity in terms of frequency?

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ω = 2πf

46
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What is the formula for intergration by parts?

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∫ v ⋅ du/dx = uv - ∫ dv/dx ⋅ u

where v and du/dx are the two parts of the integral

47
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What is the equation to work out the coeffiecient of restitution?

Hint: helps with momentum problems

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e = speed of separation/speed of approach

e = (vb-va)/(ua-ub)

where e is the constant of restitution ranging between 1 (perfectly elastic collision) and 0 (perfectly inelastic collision)

48
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What is Kepler’s third law?

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T2∝r3

49
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What equation related the time period of an orbit to its radius?

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T2 = (4π2/GM)r3

50
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What is the equation for the velocity of an object in SHM?

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v = ±ω√A2-x2

where A is maximum displacement

51
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What is the eqaution defining angular motion?

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ω = ϴ/t

52
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What is the equation for the displacement of an object in SHM when timing began at the maximum?

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x = Acos(ωt)

where A is max displacement

53
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54
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What is the equation for Power in terms of current and resistance?

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P = I2R

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