Symbols and Equations

Symbols and Equations used in Physics

Symbol	Quantity	Symbol	Quantity	Symbol	Quantity
a	acceleration	h_o	height of object	R	resistance
a_c	centripetal acceleration	H_f,L_f	heat of fusion	r	radius, distance
α	angular acceleration	H_v,L_v	heat of vaporization	T	Period, Temperature
c	specific heat, speed of light	Ι	current	T_p	period of pendulum
d	distance	J	Joules, impulse	T_s	period of spring pendulum
dβ	decibels	k	spring constant	τ	torque
d_i	distance of image	K	Kinetic Energy	t	time
d_o	distance of object	_closed	corrected length, closed tube	U	Potential Energy
Δ	"the change in"	_open	corrected Length, open tube	U_g	gravitational potential energy
E	Energy, Electric Field		measured length	U_s	spring potential energy
F	Force	λ	wavelength	V	Volts
F_c	centripetal force	m	mass	v_s	speed of source
F_N	Normal Force		coefficient of friction	v_L	speed of listener
F	Force Parallel Plane	_k	coeff. of kinetic friction	v	speed of sound
F	Force Perpendicular	_s	coeff. of static friction	v_av,	average speed
f,F_f	friction force	N	Normal Force	v_f	final velocity
F_s	spring Force	n	index of refraction	v_i	initial velocity
ƒ	frequency	θ	angle, angular distance	W	Work
ƒ_LF	frequency, listener in font behind in frir	ω	angular velocity	x	position on x axis
ƒ_LB	frequency, listener behind	Ω	resistance (Ohms)	x_f	final position
ƒ_LC	frequency, listener closing	p	momentum	x_i	initial position
ƒ_LO	frequency, listener opening	P	Power	y	position on y axis
g	acceleration of gravity	Q	Heat Energy	y_f	final position
h	height	q	electric charge	y_i	initial position
h_i	height of image imageHhh