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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*}{2} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Physical quantity}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Physical Quantity is a quantity that can be measured or can be quantified. \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) {\bf{Examples}} : Mass, Length, Force. \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 1) Physical quantity can be classified into, \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 1) 1. Fundamental or base quantities. \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 1) 2. Derived Quantities.% Row Count 6 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Derived Quantities}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The physical quantities that depend on other quantities and can be derived from other physical quantities are known as derived quantities.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The units of derived physical quantities are called as derived units.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Example}} : Area, Volume, Density etc.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{4.256 cm} x{1.596 cm} x{1.748 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{S.I System of Units}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Fundamental Quantity}} & {\bf{Unit}} & {\bf{Symbol}} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Length & Meter & m \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mass & \seqsplit{Kilogram} & Kg \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Time & Second & s \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Electric current & Ampere & A \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Temperature & Kelvin & k \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Intensity of light & Candela & cd \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Quantity of substance & Mole & mol \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Supplementery Quantities}}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Plane angle & Radian & rad \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Solid Angle & \seqsplit{Steradian} & sr \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.204 cm} x{3.42 cm} x{1.976 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Dimensional Formulas List}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} {\bf{Physical Quantity}} & {\bf{Formula}} & {\bf{Dimensional Formula}} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Area (A) & Length x Breadth & {[}M\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Speed (s) & Distance / Time & {[}M\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-1\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Velocity (v) & Displacement / Time & {[}M\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-1\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Acceleration} (a) & Change in velocity / Time & {[}M\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Linear momentum (p) & Mass x Velocity & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-1\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Force (F) & Mass x Acceleration & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Work (W) & Force x Distance & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Energy (E) & Work & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Impulse (I) & Force x Time & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-1\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 21 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pressure (P) & Force / Area & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}-1\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 23 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Power (P) & Work / Time & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-3\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Angular velocity( ω ) & Angle / Time & {[}M\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-1\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} Angular \seqsplit{acceleration(} α ) & Angular velocity / Time & {[}M\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 3) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{x{2.204 cm} x{3.42 cm} x{1.976 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{3}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Dimensional Formulas List (cont)}} \tn % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Angular momentum (J) & Moment of inertia x Angular velocity & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-1\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} Torque (𝞽) & Moment of inertia x Angular acceleration & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{Temperature} & —— & {[}M\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}K\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} Heat (Q) & Energy & {[}M\textasciicircum{}1\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Latent heat (L) & Heat / Mass & {[}M\textasciicircum{}0\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}2\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}-2\textasciicircum{}{]} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}---} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Fundamental or Base Quantities}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The physical quantities that do not depend on other quantities and exits independently are known as fundamental or base quantities.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The units of fundamental quantities are called as fundamental units.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Example}} : Length, Mass, Time etc.} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Units}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Measurement of any physical quantity is expressed in terms of an internationally accepted certain basic standard called unit.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Four main system of representation of units are,} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{FPS}} - Foot pound second} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{CGS}} - Centimeter gram second} \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{MKS}} - Meter kilogram second} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{SI}} - Internationally system of units.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Advantages of SI system}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Coherent system of units i.e., units are derived by the multiplication or division of set of fundamental units.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Rational system of units i.e., uses ine unit for one physical quanity.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{S.I is a decimal system and makes the calculation work easy.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{S.I system is a combination of practical and theoretical work.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Dimensions}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The powers to which the fundamental units are to be raised to obtain one unit of the quantity are termed as dimensions of a physical quantity.} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Dimensional Formula}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The expression showing the powers to which the fundamental units are to be raised to obtain one unit of a derived quantity is termed as dimensional formula of that quantity.} \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 4) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{Dimensional formula of any quantity can be expressed as {\bf{{[}M\textasciicircum{}a\textasciicircum{}L\textasciicircum{}b\textasciicircum{}T\textasciicircum{}c\textasciicircum{}θ\textasciicircum{}d\textasciicircum{}{]}}}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{where,} \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{M - Mass} \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{L - Length} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{T - Time} \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{θ - Temperature} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Dimensional Constant}}} \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The constants having dimensional formulae are called dimensional constants} \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Ex}} : Plank's Constant, universal gravitational constant} \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{8.4cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Homogeneity, Applications and limitations of D.F}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{The physical quantity on the left side of the equations should have the same dimensions as on the right side of the equation} \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Application of Dimensional Formula}}} \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{(a) To verify the correctness of the equation.} \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{(b) To convert the one system of units to another system.} \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{(c) To derive relationship among different physical quantities.} \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{{\bf{Limitations of Dimensional Method}}} \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{(a) The values of dimensionless constants and proportionality constants cannot be determined using dimensional analysis.} \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 3) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{(b) This method is not applicable if an equation is sum or difference of two or more quantities.} \tn % Row Count 15 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{(c) It is not applicable to the trigonometry, logarithmic and exponential functions.} \tn % Row Count 17 (+ 2) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{8.4cm}}{(d) It cannot be used to find proportionality constants.} \tn % Row Count 19 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}