STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 How to Approach Your AP Physics Course,
Ignore Your Grade,
Don’t Bang Your Head Against a Brick Wall,
Work with Other People,
Ask Questions When Appropriate,
Keep an Even Temper,
Don’t Cram,
Never Forget, Physics is “Phun,”
2 What You Need to Know About the AP Physics Exam,
Background Information,
Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Physics B C
Exams,
3 How to Plan Your Time,
Specific Advice for Physics B Students: What Should I Study?,
Important Advice for Physics C Students,
Calendar for Each Plan,
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
4 Fundamentals Quizzes,
Mechanics Quiz,
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz,
Electricity and Magnetism Quiz,
Waves, Optics, Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz,
Answers to Mechanics Quiz,
Answers to Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz,
Answers to Electricity and Magnetism Quiz,
Answers to Waves, Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics
Quiz,
What Do I Know, and What Don’t I Know?,
5 Take a Diagnostic Test,
Diagnostic Test,
Answers and Explanations,
Interpretation: How Ready Are You?,
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
6 Memorizing Equations in the Shower,
Can You Ace This Quiz?,
So, How Did You Do?,
Equations Are Crucial,
What About the Free-Response Section?,
Treat Equations Like Vocabulary,
Answer Key to Practice Quiz,
7 How to Approach Each Question Type,
How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Section,
How to Approach the Free-Response Section,
Lab Questions,
8 Extra Drill on Difficult but Frequently Tested Topics,
Tension,
The Answers,
Electric and Magnetic Fields,
The Answers,
Inclined Planes,
The Answers,
Motion Graphs,
The Answers,
Simple Circuits,
The Answers,
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
9 A Bit About Vectors,
Scalars,
Vector Basics,
Graphic Representation of Vectors,
Vector Components,
Adding Vectors,
Practice Problems,
Solutions to Practice Problems,
10 Free-Body Diagrams and Equilibrium,
What Is a Free-Body Diagram?,
Equilibrium,
Normal Force,
Tension,
Friction,
Inclined Planes,
Torque,
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students,
Practice Problems,
Solutions to Practice Problems,
Rapid Review,
11 Kinematics,
Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement,
Fundamental Kinematics Equations,
Kinematics Problem-Solving,
Freefall,
Projectile Motion,
Motion Graphs,
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students,
Practice Problems,
Solutions to Practice Problems,
Rapid Review,
12 Newton’s Second Law, Fnet = ma,
The Four-Step Problem-Solving Process,
Only Net Force Equals ma,
FNET on Inclines,
FNET for a Pulley,
Newton’s Third Law,
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students,
Practice Problems,
Solutions to Practice Problems,
Rapid Review,
13 Momentum,
Momentum and Impulse,
Conservation of Momentum,
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions,
Two-Dimensional Collisions,
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students,
Practice Problems,
Solutions to Practice Problems,
Rapid Review,
14 Energy Conservation,
Kinetic Energy and the Work–Energy Theorem,
Potential Energy,
Conservation of Energy: Problem-Solving Approach,
Springs,
Power,
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students,
Practice Problems,
Solutions to Practice Problems,
Rapid Review,
15 Gravitation and Circular Motion,
Velocity and Acceleration in Circular Motion,
Centripetal Acceleration,
Mass on a String,
Car on a Curve,
Newton’s Law of Gravitation,
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students,
Practice Problems,
Solutions to Practice Problems,
Rapid Review,
16 Rotational Motion for Physics C Students Only,
17 Simple Harmonic Motion,
18 Thermodynamics for Physics B Students Only,
19 Fluid Mechanics for Physics B Students Only,
20 Electrostatics,
21 Circuits,
22 Magnetism,
23 Waves,
24 Optics for Physics B Students Only,
25 Atomic and Nuclear Physics for Physics B Students Only,
STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
Physics B—Practice Exam—Multiple-Choice Questions,
Physics B—Practice Exam—Free-Response Questions,
Physics B—Practice Exam—Multiple-Choice Solutions,
Physics B—Practice Exam—Free-Response Solutions,
Physics C—Mechanics Practice Exam—Multiple-Choice Questions,
Physics C—Mechanics Practice Exam—Free-Response Questions,
Physics C—Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam—Multiple-Choice
Questions,
Physics C—Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam—Free-Response
Questions,
Physics C—Mechanics Practice Exam—Multiple-Choice Solutions,
Physics C—Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam—Multiple-Choice
Solutions,
Physics C—Practice Exam—Free-Response Solutions,
Appendixes
Constants,
Physics B Equations,
Physics C Equations,
Four-Minute Drill Prompts,
Web Sites,
Glossary,
Bibliography,
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