FHSST Physics/Newtonian Gravitation/Summary

Important Equations and Quantities

Table 9.1: Units used in Newtonian Gravitation Units Quantity Symbol Unit SI base units Direction mass m -- kg or -- -- velocity ${\overrightarrow {v}}$ -- ${\frac {\mbox{m}}{\mbox{s}}}$ or $\ \ {\mbox{m}}\cdot {\mbox{s}}^{-1}$ yes force ${\overrightarrow {F}}$ N ${\frac {{\mbox{kg}}\cdot {\mbox{m}}}{{\mbox{s}}^{2}}}$ or $\ \ {\mbox{kg}}\cdot {\mbox{m}}\cdot {\mbox{s}}^{-2}$ yes energy E J ${\frac {{\mbox{kg}}\cdot {\mbox{m}}^{2}}{{\mbox{s}}^{2}}}$ or $\ \ {\mbox{kg}}\cdot {\mbox{m}}^{2}\cdot {\mbox{s}}^{-2}$ --