Source: DSKP KSSM Physics Form 4 and 5 (Versi English) (Bahagian Pembangunan Kurikulum (BPK), KPM)
SPM Physics Formula List (Printable)
This is the full SPM Physics formula list by chapter. Remember: the exam paper provides no formula sheet.
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Form 4
2. Force and Motion I
- v = u + atFirst equation of motion
- s = ut + ½at²Second equation of motion
- v² = u² + 2asThird equation of motion
- a = (v − u) / tAcceleration
- p = mvMomentum
- F = maNewton's second law
- Impulse = Ft = mv − muImpulse
- F = (mv − mu) / tImpulsive force
- W = mgWeight
3. Gravitation
- F = G m₁m₂ / r²Newton's universal law of gravitation
- g = GM / r²Gravitational acceleration (field strength)
- T² ∝ r³ (T²/r³ = constant)Kepler's third law
- v = √(GM / r)Orbital velocity of a satellite
4. Heat
- Q = mcθSpecific heat capacity
- Q = mLSpecific latent heat
- p₁V₁ / T₁ = p₂V₂ / T₂General gas law
- p₁V₁ = p₂V₂Boyle's law
- V₁ / T₁ = V₂ / T₂Charles's law
- p₁ / T₁ = p₂ / T₂Pressure law
5. Waves
- v = fλWave speed
- T = 1 / fPeriod and frequency
- λ = ax / DInterference of waves
6. Light and Optics
- n = sin i / sin rRefractive index (Snell's law)
- n = real depth / apparent depthRefractive index by depth
- n = 1 / sin cCritical angle
- 1/f = 1/u + 1/vThin lens formula
- m = v / u = hᵢ / hₒLinear magnification
Form 5
1. Force and Motion II
- Fₓ = F cos θHorizontal component of a force
- F_y = F sin θVertical component of a force
- F = kxHooke's law
- E = ½Fx = ½kx²Elastic potential energy
2. Pressure
- P = F / APressure
- P = hρgPressure in a liquid column
- F₁ / A₁ = F₂ / A₂Pascal's principle
- Fb = ρVgBuoyant force (Archimedes' principle)
3. Electricity
- Q = ItElectric charge
- V = W / QPotential difference
- V = IR (R = V / I)Ohm's law
- R = R₁ + R₂ + …Resistors in series
- 1/R = 1/R₁ + 1/R₂ + …Resistors in parallel
- ε = IR + Ir = V + IrElectromotive force
- E = VItElectrical energy
- P = VI = I²R = V²/RElectrical power
4. Electromagnetism
- Vp / Vs = Np / NsTransformer turns ratio
- VpIp = VsIsIdeal transformer (power)
- efficiency = (VsIs)/(VpIp) × 100%Transformer efficiency
6. Nuclear Physics
- E = mc²Mass–energy equivalence
- N = N₀ (½)ⁿRadioactive decay (half-life)
7. Quantum Physics
- E = hfPhoton energy
- E = hc / λPhoton energy (wavelength form)
- W = hf₀Work function
- hf = W + ½mv²maxEinstein's photoelectric equation