Important formulas in college mechanics?

[FMPTheStrategist]

what are the most important formulas in calculus based mechanics? maybe formulas that you are almost certain will be on one of the few tests given during the semester? I am asking because I am self studying right now before class starts and there seems to be A LOT of formulas. so I was wondering which ones to concentrate on and maybe also which ones are the most difficult ones ! thanks!

 

[NFuller]

Everything can be derived from this...
$$\mathbf{F}=\frac{d\mathbf{p}}{dt}$$

It is pretty much impossible for us to give a concise answer as to what will be covered in the class. There are a lot of formulas which will probably show up and we can't really list them all here.

 

[Chestermiller]

what are the most important formulas in calculus based mechanics? maybe formulas that you are almost certain will be on one of the few tests given during the semester? I am asking because I am self studying right now before class starts and there seems to be A LOT of formulas. so I was wondering which ones to concentrate on and maybe also which ones are the most difficult ones ! thanks!

Which equations do you think are most important?

 

[Dr.D]

Everything can be derived from this...
$$\mathbf{F}=\frac{d\mathbf{p}}{dt}$$

NFuller was exactly correct here, and the word DERIVED cannot be over emphasized. You need to be sure that you know how to derive everything and to do it quickly. If you can do this, you really don't have to remember much at all. (I have a fairly poor memory, but I did just fine deriving everything as needed, even in the middle of exams.)