Newton's Second Law of Motion:
* F = ma
* F: Force (in Newtons, N)
* m: Mass (in kilograms, kg)
* a: Acceleration (in meters per second squared, m/s²)
Force Due to Gravity:
* F = G(m₁m₂)/r²
* F: Force of gravity (in Newtons, N)
* G: Gravitational constant (6.674 × 10⁻¹¹ N⋅m²/kg²)
* m₁: Mass of object 1 (in kilograms, kg)
* m₂: Mass of object 2 (in kilograms, kg)
* r: Distance between the centers of the two objects (in meters, m)
Weight:
* W = mg
* W: Weight (in Newtons, N)
* m: Mass (in kilograms, kg)
* g: Acceleration due to gravity (approximately 9.8 m/s² on Earth)
Friction:
* f = μN
* f: Frictional force (in Newtons, N)
* μ: Coefficient of friction (a dimensionless value)
* N: Normal force (in Newtons, N)
Spring Force:
* F = -kx
* F: Spring force (in Newtons, N)
* k: Spring constant (in Newtons per meter, N/m)
* x: Displacement from equilibrium (in meters, m)
Electrostatic Force:
* F = k(q₁q₂)/r²
* F: Electrostatic force (in Newtons, N)
* k: Coulomb's constant (8.98755 × 10⁹ N⋅m²/C²)
* q₁: Charge of object 1 (in Coulombs, C)
* q₂: Charge of object 2 (in Coulombs, C)
* r: Distance between the centers of the two objects (in meters, m)
Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge:
* F = qvBsinθ
* F: Magnetic force (in Newtons, N)
* q: Charge of the particle (in Coulombs, C)
* v: Velocity of the particle (in meters per second, m/s)
* B: Magnetic field strength (in Tesla, T)
* θ: Angle between the velocity vector and the magnetic field vector
Note: These are just a few of the many force formulas in physics. The specific formula you need will depend on the situation you are analyzing.