\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{So Ty (pastel-galaxies)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (basics-of-physics.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (So Ty (pastel-galaxies)) /Subject (Basics of Physics Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{6014A3} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F5F0F9} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{Basics of Physics Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{So Ty (pastel-galaxies)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/51952/cs/14178/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}So Ty (pastel-galaxies) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/pastel-galaxies} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Not Yet Published.\\ Updated 9th January, 2018.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Introduction to Physics}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{5.377cm}}{There are 3 ways to read in physics: reading to {\bf{know}}, reading to {\bf{discover}}, and reading to {\bf{understand}}.% Row Count 3 (+ 3) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.9908 cm} x{2.9862 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Key Words}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{Often we are given information from the wording of the problem that is not directly stated. For example, if a problem tells us that an object {\emph{started from rest}}, we know that the initial velocity is zero, even though the problem didn't say anything about velocity.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 6) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{If a problem says...}} & {\bf{It is really telling us about...}} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Beginning & Starting/Initial Velocity \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} From ... to ... & Starting at ... and stopping at ... \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} From rest & Initial velocity (V\textasciicircum{}I\textasciicircum{}) \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Reaches & Final (velocity, sometimes) \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Freely falling & Gravity \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.89126 cm} x{3.08574 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Scalar vs. Vector}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{A {\emph{scalar}} is a quantity that has a magnitude only. A {\emph{vector}} is a quantity with a magnitude and a direction.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Scalar}} & {\bf{Vector}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 8 years old & 10 kilometers east \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} 14 days & 12 miles west \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 3 meters & 2 inches south \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} 8 apples & 5 yards north \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.28942 cm} x{2.68758 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conversion Tables}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1 kilometer & 1000 meters \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} 1 centimeter & 0.01 meter \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} 1 gram & 0.001 kilogram \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.69349 cm} x{1.78503 cm} x{1.09848 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Standard Units in Physics}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{There are specific units that you must use when solving physics problems. If your final answer uses units other than these, it will be marked {\emph{wrong}}.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} {\bf{Measurement}} & {\bf{Unit}} & {\bf{Abbr.}} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Distance & meters & m \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Displacement & meters & m \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Velocity & meters/second & m/s \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Acceleration & meters/second\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} & m/s\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Force* & newtons & N \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Weight & newtons & N \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mass & kilograms & kg \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Time & seconds & s \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Work & joules & J \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Gravity** & meters/second\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} & 9.8 m/s\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{{\emph{: see force box below for everything measured in newtons. \newline }}{\emph{: Gravity will always be 9.8 m/s\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} }}unless a problem specifically mentions a zero-gravity environment (rare but possible).} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{p{0.50347 cm} x{2.15119 cm} x{1.92234 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Types of Force}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{There are several types of forces that are all measured in newtons. It is important to remember that every force is equal to {\bf{mass times acceleration}}, but certain forces have easier ways of measuring them.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 5) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} F\textasciicircum{}G\textasciicircum{} & Force of gravity & Mass × gravity \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} F\textasciicircum{}D\textasciicircum{} & Driving force & F\textasciicircum{}G\textasciicircum{} sin θ \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} F\textasciicircum{}F\textasciicircum{} & Force of friction & μ × F\textasciicircum{}N\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} F\textasciicircum{}N\textasciicircum{} & Normal force & F\textasciicircum{}G\textasciicircum{} cos θ \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{5.377cm}}{The website I made this cheat sheet on doesn't have a subscript option (the little letters used for things like initial velocity) so I put it in superscript instead. However, you will see it in subscript on the test, so be aware.} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Formula List}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{{\bf{Every formula you'll need for the class should be here!}}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Area of a rectangle & length × width \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Area of a triangle & $\frac{1}{2}$ length × width \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Area of a trapezoid & $\frac{1}{2}$ (b\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{} + b\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}) × height \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Distance & speed × time \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Speed & distance / time \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Weight (F\textasciicircum{}G\textasciicircum{}) & mass × gravity \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Force (general) & mass × acceleration \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} F\textasciicircum{}D\textasciicircum{} & F\textasciicircum{}G\textasciicircum{} × sin θ \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} F\textasciicircum{}N\textasciicircum{} & F\textasciicircum{}G\textasciicircum{} × cos θ \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} F\textasciicircum{}F\textasciicircum{} & μ × F\textasciicircum{}N\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Work & Force × displacement \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Kinetic energy & $\frac{1}{2}$ mass × velocity\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} Potential energy & mass × gravity × height \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Centimeters to meters & cm × 0.01 \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} Kilometers to meters & km × 1000 \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Acceleration & V\textasciicircum{}F\textasciicircum{} - V\textasciicircum{}I\textasciicircum{} / T\textasciicircum{}F\textasciicircum{} - T\textasciicircum{}I\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{3.9816 cm} x{0.9954 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Kinematic Formulas}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Δx = V\textasciicircum{}F\textasciicircum{}\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} - V\textasciicircum{}I\textasciicircum{}\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} / 2a & No t \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} V\textasciicircum{}F\textasciicircum{} = V\textasciicircum{}I\textasciicircum{} + at & No Δx \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Δx = V\textasciicircum{}I\textasciicircum{}t + $\frac{1}{2}$at\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{} & No V\textasciicircum{}F\textasciicircum{} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Δx = (V\textasciicircum{}F\textasciicircum{} + V\textasciicircum{}I\textasciicircum{} / 2) × t & No a \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}