25W-PHYSICS-1A-LEC-3

Midterm 2: Chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
February 25, 2025 (from 8:00 am to 9:40am)

Midterm exam is a closed-book, closed-notes exam. No WiFi devices, such as cell phones,
notepads, computers, calculators, etc., are allowed. Complementary formulae are provided
to you for convenience on the last pages of the printed exam. You are also allowed to use
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Exam problems are not ordered in the order of complexity. Please look at all problems and
start with those, which seem the most familiar to you. It is expected that the majority of
the class will not complete all problems (including Extra Credit problems or questions)
in the given time. You will improve your score, if you attempt to solve EC problems or
answer EC questions.
Problem Points Extra Credit
1
2
3
4
5

Name ID Total Extra Credit Percentage

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 Complementary Formulae

Physics Constants

Earth gravitational acceleration

m
g = 9:80
s2

Kinematics Equations

d~r d~v
= ~v ; = ~a
dt dt
Z t Z t
~r(t) ~r(t = 0) = ~v (t1 )dt1 ; ~v (t) ~v (t = 0) = ~a(t1 )dt1
0 0

Motion under constant acceleration ~a with initial conditions ~v (t = 0) = ~v0 and

~r(t = 0) = ~r0 .

1
~r(t) = ~r0 + ~v0 t + ~at2
2
~v (t) = ~v0 + ~at

Uniform Motion in a Circle

Angular velocity
d' v
!= =
dt R
Period of rotation of uniform circular motion
2 R 2
T = =
v !
Centripetal acceleration

v2
a= = !v = ! 2 R
R

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 Kinematics of uniform circular motion in x y plane
p x(0) y(0)
R= x2 (t) + y 2 (t); cos('0 ) = ; sin('0 ) =
R R
x (t) = x(0) cos (!t) y(0) sin(!t) ; y (t) = x(0) sin(!t) + y(0) cos (!t)
x (t) = R cos (!t + '0 ) ; y (t) = R sin(!t + '0 )
dx dy
vx (t) = = !R sin (!t + '0 ) ; vy (t) = = !R cos (!t + '0 )
dt dt

d2 x d2 y
ax (t) = = ! 2 R cos (!t + '0 ) ; ay (t) = = ! 2 R sin (!t + '0 )
dt2 dt2

Non-uniform Motion in a Circle in Gravity

d~!
~v = !
~ ~r ; ~a = ~r + !
~ ~v
dt

d~v ~n dvx dvy ~v 2

~a = = g^
|+ ! vx + vy = gvy ! + gy = const
dt m dt dt 2

Newton’s Laws
Newton’s 2nd and 1st

X
m~a = F~n
n

Newton’s 3rd

F~1!2 = F~2!1

Surface Contact Friction

f~k = k j~nj ~u , where ~u is unit vector parallel to the surface; f~s < max (fs ) = s j~nj

Work of a Force and Power

Z t2
d~r dW
W~r1 !~r2 = F~ dt; P = = F~ ~v
t1 dt dt

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 Time independent Force
Z ~r2
W~r1 !~r2 = F~ d~r
~
r1

Kinetic and Potential Energy

mv 2 kx2
Kinetic: ; Gravitational potential: mgh; Elastic potential: .
2 2
Potential Force

@U @U @U ^
F~ = ~ =
rU ^{ |^ k
@x @y @z

Di¤erential Calculus

Z
d n 1 n
t = ntn 1
, tn 1 dt = t + const
dt n
Z
d
cos ' = sin ' , sin 'd' = cos ' + const
d'
Z
d
sin ' = cos ' , cos 'd' = sin ' + const
d'
dv 1 dv 2
v =
dt 2 dt

Trigonometric identities

sin( ) = sin cos cos sin

cos( ) = cos cos sin sin

Vector component representation

~a = ax^{ + ay |^ + az k^
q
j~aj = a2x + a2y + a2z

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 Scalar and vector products

~a ~b = ax bx + ay by + az bz = j~aj ~b cos '

~a ~b = (ay bz az by ) ^{ + (az bx ax bz ) |^ + (ax by ay bx ) k^

~a ~b = j~aj ~b sin '

^{ |^ = k^ ; |^ k^ = ^{ ; k^ ^{ = |^
~
A ~
B ~ =B
C ~ C
~ A ~ C ~ B
~ A ~

Unit vector representation

| + cos k^
~u ( ; ') = sin cos '^{ + sin sin '^