Standard Grade Physics

UNIT 1

Telecommunications

d
t

d vt

d
v
t

distance
speed
time

=
=
=

v f

v
f

f
T

=
=
=

1
T

d
v

speed
frequency
wavelength

(m/s)
(Hz)
(m)

1
f

frequency
period

(m)
(m/s)
(s)

=
=

Formulae Sheet

v
f

1 f T

1
(Hz)
(s)

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UNIT 2

Formulae Sheet

Using Electricity

Q
t

Q I t

Q
I
t

electric charge
electric current
time

=
=
=

V IR

V
I
R

=
=
=

P I V

P
I
V

=
=
=

V
R

P
V

P
R

power
electric current
resistance

V2
R

P
V
R

=
=
=
E
t

PR

power
voltage
resistance

P
I2

V2
P

V2

(W)
(V)
()

E Pt

P
I2

(W)
(A)
()

P
(W)
(A)
(V)

P
I
R

P
I

power
electric current
voltage

V
(V)
(A)
()

V
I

voltage
electric current
resistance

Q
(C)
(A)
(s)

P I2 R
=
=
=

Q
I

E
P

E
2

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P
E
t

=
=
=

power
energy
time

Formulae Sheet

(W)
(J)
(s)

E
t V

E I t V

E
t
I
V

energy
time
electric current
voltage

P
E
t

=
=
=
=

E
t

E
I V

E Pt

=
=
=

power
energy
time

E
I t

(J)
(s)
(A)
(V)

E
P

(kW)
(kWh)
(h)

Series Circuit

RT R1 R2 R3
VS V1 V2 V3

I T I1 I 2 I 3

Parallel Circuit

1
1
1
1

RT
R1 R2 R3

or

RT

1
1
1
1

R1 R2 R3

V S V1 V2 V3

I T I1 I 2 I 3

UNIT 3

Health Physics

d
3

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d
t

d vt

d
v
t

distance
speed
time

=
=
=

v f

v
f

P
f

=
=
=

1
f

d
v

(m)
(m/s)
(s)

speed
frequency
wavelength

(m/s)
(Hz)
(m)

=
=

Formulae Sheet

1
P

v
f

1 f P

power of a lens
(D)
focal length of a lens (m)

1
An

log
An

n
log 2

1
An n
2

2n

An
n

fraction of activity remaining after n half-lives

number of half-lives

=
=

UNIT 4

1 2 An
n

Electronics

Binary Code

1
An

2n

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Formulae Sheet

Decimal
Number

Binary

Code

23 = 8

22 = 4

21 = 2

20 = 1

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1

0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0

0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0

0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
1

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

V IR

V
I
R

=
=
=

V
R

voltage
electric current
resistance

P
V

P I V

P
I
V

power
electric current
voltage

=
=
=

P
R

P
I
R

power
electric current
resistance

P
V
R

V2
R

=
=
=

PR

power
voltage
resistance

P
I

P
I2

(W)
(A)
()

P
(W)
(A)
(V)

V
(V)
(A)
()

P I2 R
=
=
=

V
I

I2

V2
P

V2

(W)
(V)
()

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Formulae Sheet

RT R1 R2 R3

Series Circuit

VS V1 V2 V3

I T I1 I 2 I 3

Parallel Circuit

1
1
1
1

RT
R1 R2 R3

or

RT

1
1
1
1

R1 R2 R3

V S V1 V2 V3

I T I1 I 2 I 3

Voltage Divider Equations

V1
R
1
V 2 R2

V1
V2
VS
R1
R2

=
=
=
=
=

V1

R1
VS
R1 R2

voltage across resistor R1

voltage across resistor R2
supply voltage
resistance of R1
resistance of R2

V2

R2
VS
R1 R2

(V)
(V)
(V)
()
()

The NOT Gate Truth Table

INPUT
0
1

OUTPUT
1
0

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Formulae Sheet

The AND Gate Truth Table

INPUT
A
0
1
0
1

INPUT
B
0
0
1
1

OUTPUT
0
0
0
1

INPUT
B
0
0
1
1

OUTPUT
0
1
1
1

The OR Gate Truth Table

INPUT
A
0
1
0
1

Vo
Vi

V gain

Vgain
Vi
Vo

=
=
=

Po
Pi

Pgain

Pgain
Pi
Po

=
=
=

voltage gain
input voltage
output voltage

Vo
V gain

(V)
(V)

Vo
Vgain

Pi

Po Pgain Pi

Vi

Po
Pgain

Po

power gain
input power
output power

UNIT 5

d vt

Vi

Vo V gain Vi

(W)
(W)

Pgain

Pi

Transport

d
t

distance

d
v

d
(m)
v
7

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v
t

=
=

d vt

d
v
t

a
v
t

a
v
u
t

=
=
=

v
t

=
=
=

vu
t

=
=
=
=

F ma

F
m
a

=
=
=

Formulae Sheet

instantaneous speed
time

d
t

(m/s)
(s)

d
v

distance
average speed
time

(m)
(m/s)
(s)

v
a

vu
a

v
(m/s )
(m/s)
(s)

v u at
(m/s2)
(m/s)
(m/s)
(s)

F
m

u v at

F
(N)
(kg)
(m/s2)

W
m

W
m
g

weight
mass
gravitational field strength

=
=
=

v u at

v-u

W m g

F
a

unbalanced force
mass
acceleration
W
g

acceleration
final speed
initial speed
time

v a t

acceleration
change of speed
time

(N)
(kg)
(N/kg)

W
m

Ew
8

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Ew
d

Ew F d

Ew
F
d

work done
force
distance

=
=
=

Ep m g h

Ep
m
g
h

Ek

Ek
m
v

=
=
=
=

V
I
R

=
=
=

Ew
F

(J)
(N)
(m)

Ep

gh

2 Ek
v2

Ep
mh

kinetic energy
mass
speed

UNIT 6

V IR

gravitational potential energy

mass
gravitational field strength
height

1
m v2
2

=
=
=

Formulae Sheet

Ep
m g

(J)
(kg)
(N/kg)
(m)

Ep
m

2 Ek
m

(J)
(kg)
(m/s)

Ek

v2

Energy Matters

V
R

voltage
electric current
resistance

V
I

V
(V)
(A)
()

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P I V

P
I
V

=
=
=

Formulae Sheet

P
V

power
electric current
voltage

P
R

P
I
R

power
electric current
resistance

V2
R

P
I2

(W)
(A)
()

I2

V2
P

PR

P
(W)
(A)
(V)

P I2 R
=
=
=

P
I

V2
P
V
R

P
E
t

=
=
=

power
voltage
resistance

E
t

(W)
(V)
()

E Pt

=
=
=

power
energy
time
E
t V

E
t
I
V

energy
time
electric current
voltage

%efficiency

Po
100%
Pi

(W)
(J)
(s)

E I t V

=
=
=
=

E
P

E
I V

E
I t

(J)
(s)
(A)
(V)

Po

%efficiency Pi
100%

10

Pi

Po 100%
%efficiency

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% efficiency =
Pi
=
Po
=

%efficiency

Formulae Sheet

% efficiency (%)
input power (W)
output power (W)

Eo
100%
Ei

Eo

%efficiency Ei
100%

% efficiency =
Ei
=
Eo
=

% efficiency (%)
input energy (J)
output energy (J)

Ip
ns
V
s
or
np Vp
Is

np

np
ns
Vp
Vs
Ip
Is

=
=
=
=
=
=

ns

=
=
=
=

Eh m l

Eh
m
l

=
=
=

Vp
Vs

Eh
m T

heat energy
specific heat capacity
mass
change in temperature
m

Eh
l

E o 100%
%efficiency

Is
Ip

number of turns in primary coil

number of turns in secondary coil
primary voltage
secondary voltage
primary current
secondary current

E h c m T

Eh
c
m
T

Ei

Eh
c T

(V)
(V)
(A)
(A)

Eh
cm

(J)
(J/kgoC)
(kg)
(oC)

Eh
c

Eh
m

heat energy
(J)
mass
(kg)
specific latent heat of fusion or vaporisation (J/kg)

11

Eh
m

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UNIT 7

Space Physics

d vt

d
v
t

distance
speed
time

=
=
=

d
t

Formulae Sheet

d
v

(light years)
(m/s)
(s)

v-u
12

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a

vu
t

a
v
u
t

=
=
=
=

F ma

F
m
a

=
=
=

W m g

W
m
g

Ek

Ek
m
v

=
=
=

=
=
=
=

v u at
(m/s2)
(m/s)
(m/s)
(s)

F
m

W
g

v u at

F
(N)
(kg)
(m/s2)

2 Ek
v2

kinetic energy
mass
speed

W
m

Eh
m T

heat energy
specific heat capacity
mass
change in temperature

weight
mass
gravitational field strength

u v at

F
a

unbalanced force
mass
acceleration

E h c m T

Eh
c
m
T

vu
a

acceleration
final speed
initial speed
time

1
m v2
2

=
=
=

Formulae Sheet

(N)
(kg)
(N/kg)

2 Ek
m

Ek

(J)
(kg)
(m/s)

Eh
c T

(J)
(J/kgoC)
(kg)
(oC)

13

Eh
cm

Eh
c

v2

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Formulae Sheet

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