Physics Symbols, Formulas and

Equations

Symbols and units:

1. Length (l,h) – m, dm, cm, mm, km, µm
2. Volume (V) – m3, cm3, dm3
3. Density (ρ) – kg/m3, kg/dm3, g/cm3
4. Distance – m, km
5. Time (t) – s, h
6. Speed (u, v) – m/s, km/h
7. Force (F) – N
8. Mass (m, M) – kg
9. Weight (W) – N
10. Acceleration (a) – m/s2
11. Acceleration of free fall/due to gravity (g) – m/s2
12. Gravitational field strength (g) – N/kg
Equations:
1. Acceleration = Change in velocity
Time taken

a = Δt
Δv

2. Acceleration of free fall  g = w

m

3. Density = Mass
Volume

4. Impulse = force x time for which force acts

Impulse = FΔt = Δ(mv)

5. Resultant force = change in momentum

unit time

F = Δp
Δt

6. 1. S = T x V
2. V = S
S T
3. T = S
T V V
7. Weight = Mass x g

8. Average speed = total distance travelled

total time taken

9. Distance = area under speed – time graph

10. Speed = gradient of distance – time graph

11. Force = mass x acceleration

F = m x a / ma

12. Impulse sums up 

FΔt = mv – mu
Momentum sums up 
Δp = mv – mu
Δ(mv)

 FΔt = Δ(mv)
Scalar and Vector Quantities:
Scalar Quantities Vector Quantities
Distance Velocity
Time Force
Speed Weight
Mass Acceleration
Energy Momentum
Temperature Electric field strength
Gravitational field strength