PHYSICS 1 FOUNDATION TIER

Equations


density =
mass
volume

m
V
=


energy transfer = power time


E = Pt
units used (kWh) = power (kW) time (h)
cost = units used cost per unit


% efficiency =
useful energy [or power] transfer
100
total energy [or power] input




wave speed = wavelength frequency


c = f

speed =
distance
time





SI multipliers

Prefix Multiplier
m 10
3
k 10
3
M 10
6




















PHYSICS 1 - HIGHER TIER

Equations

density =
mass
volume

m
V
=


power = voltage x current

P = VI

energy transfer = power time


E = Pt
units used (kWh) = power (kW) time (h)
cost = units used cost per unit


% efficiency =
useful energy [or power] transfer
100
total energy [or power] input




wave speed = wavelength frequency


c = f

speed =
distance
time






SI multipliers

Prefix Multiplier Prefix Multiplier
p 10
12
k 10
3
n 10
9
M 10
6
10
6
G 10
9
m 10
3
T 10
12
















PHYSICS 2 - FOUNDATION TIER

Equations sheet

power = voltage current

P = VI
voltage
current
resistance
=

V
I
R
=
speed =
distance
time



acceleration [or deceleration] =
change in velocity
time


v
a
t
A
=
acceleration = gradient of a velocity-time graph



momentum = mass velocity

p = mv

resultant force = mass acceleration
F = ma

change in momentum
force =
time

p
F
t
A
=


work = force distance

W = Fd


SI multipliers

Prefix Multiplier
m 10
3
k 10
3
M 10
6

















PHYSICS 2 - HIGHER TIER

Equations

power = voltage current

P = VI
voltage
current
resistance
=

V
I
R
=
power = current
2
resistance

P = I
2
R

speed =
distance
time



acceleration [or deceleration] =
change in velocity
time


v
a
t
A
=
acceleration = gradient of a velocity-time graph


distance travelled = area under a velocity-time graph


momentum = mass velocity

p = mv

resultant force = mass acceleration
F = ma


change in momentum
force =
time

p
F
t
A
=


work = force distance

W = Fd

kinetic energy =
2
massspeed
2

2
1
2
KE mv =
change in = mass x gravitational x change
potential energy field strength in height


PE = mgh


SI multipliers

Prefix Multiplier Prefix Multiplier
p 10
12
k 10
3
n 10
9
M 10
6
10
6
G 10
9
m 10
3
T 10
12







PHYSICS 3 - FOUNDATION TIER

Equations

speed =
distance
time

u = initial velocity
v = final velocity
t = time
a = acceleration
x = displacement
v u at = +
x =
2
1
(u + v)t

momentum = mass velocity

p = mv

pressure =
force
area

F
p
A
=

T / K = u / C + 273

density =
mass
volume

m
V
=



SI multipliers

Prefix Multiplier
m 10
3
k 10
3
M 10
6























PHYSICS 3 - HIGHER TIER

Equations


2
1
2
1
N
N
V
V
=
power = voltage x current
P = VI

speed =
distance
time


u = initial velocity
v = final velocity
t = time
a = acceleration
x = displacement
v u at = +
2 2
2 v u ax = +
2
1
2
x ut at = +
1
2
( ) x u v t = +
momentum = mass velocity

p = mv

kinetic energy =
2
massspeed
2

2
1
2
KE mv =
pressure =
force
area

F
p
A
=

T / K = u / C + 273

p = pressure
V = volume
T = kelvin temperature
pV
T
= constant

density =
mass
volume

m
V
=



E = mc
2



SI multipliers

Prefix Multiplier Prefix Multiplier
p 10
12
k 10
3
n 10
9
M 10
6
10
6
G 10
9
m 10
3
T 10
12