About the Author
PART ONE: The Basics
Chapter 1: About the SAT Subject Tests
Common Questions About the SAT Subject Tests
SAT Subject Test Mastery
Chapter 2: Getting Ready for the SAT Subject Test: Physics
Content
Scoring Information
Question Types
Kaplan Strategies
Stress Management
Tips for Just Before the Test
PART TWO: Diagnostic Test
How to Take the Diagnostic Test
How to Calculate Your Score
Diagnostic Test
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations
How to Use the Results of Your Diagnostic Test in Your Review
PART THREE: Physics Review
Chapter 3: Measurement, Scalars, and Vectors
Exponents
Graphing
Trigonometry
Scalars and Vectors
Measurement, Scalars, and Vectors Review Questions
Solutions to Measurement Review Questions
Chapter 4: Kinematics
Distance and Displacement
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
The Kinematic Equations for Uniformly Accelerated Motion
Graphs of Motion
Kinematics Review Questions
Solutions to Kinematics Review Questions
Chapter 5: Dynamics
Newton's First Law of Motion
Newton's Second Law of Motion
Newton's Third Law of Motion
Dynamics Review Questions
Solutions to Dynamics Review Questions
Chapter 6: Momentum and Impulse
Momentum
Impulse
Conservation of Momentum in One Dimension
Momentum and Impulse Review Questions
Solutions to Momentum and Impulse Review Questions
Chapter 7: Work and Energy
Work
Energy
Conservation of Energy
Power
Work and Energy Review Questions
Solutions to Work and Energy Review Questions
Chapter 8: Circular Motion and Rotation
Uniform Circular Motion
Torque
Angular Momentum
Circular Motion and Rotation Review Questions
Solutions to Circular Motion and Rotation Review Questions
Chapter 9: Vibrations
The Dynamics of Harmonic Motion
Energy Considerations in Harmonic Motion
Vibrations Review Questions
Solutions to Vibrations Review Questions
Chapter 10: Gravity
Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
Orbiting Satellites
Gravity Review Questions
Solutions to Gravity Review Questions
Chapter 11: Electric Fields, Forces, and Potentials
Charge
Coulomb's Law
Separation and Transfer of Charge in an Electroscope
Electric Field
Electric Fields, Forces, and Potential Review Questions
Solutions to Electric Fields, Forces, and Potential Review Questions
Chapter 12: Circuits
Current, Voltage, and Resistance
Power and Joule's Law of Heating
Circuits with More than One Resistor
Capacitance and Resistance-Capacitance Circuits
Circuits Review Questions
Solutions to Circuits Review Questions
Chapter 13: Magnetic Fields and Forces
Magnetism
Electromagnetic Induction
Magnetic Fields and Forces Review Questions
Solutions to Magnetic Fields and Forces Review Questions
Chapter 14: General Wave Properties
Basic Properties of Mechanical Waves
Sound Waves and the Doppler Effect
Reflection, Refraction, Diffraction, and Interference of Mechanical Waves
Standing Waves
General Wave Properties Review Questions
Solutions to General Wave Properties Review Questions
Chapter 15: Reflection and Refraction of Light
Electromagnetic Waves
Reflection of Light
Refraction of Light
Total Internal Reflection
Reflection and Refraction of Light Review Questions
Solutions to Reflection and Refraction of Light Review Questions
Chapter 16: Polarization, Diffraction, and Interference of Light
Polarization
Diffraction and Interference
Polarization, Diffraction, and Interference of Light Review Questions
Solutions to Polarization, Diffraction, and Interference
of Light Review Questions
Chapter 17: Ray Optics
Mirrors
Lenses
Ray Optics Review Questions
Solutions to Ray Optics Review Questions
Chapter 18: Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamics
Heat and Temperature
Specific Heat and Heat Capacity
Phase Changes
The First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics
Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamics Review Questions
Solutions to Heat, Temperature, and Thermodynamics Review Questions
Chapter 19: Gases and Kinetic Theory
Ideal Gases
The Kinetic Theory of Gases
Gases and Kinetic Theory Review Questions
Solutions to Gases and Kinetic Theory Review Questions
Chapter 20: Quantum Phenomena
Photons and the Photoelectric Effect
The Momentum of a Photon and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Matter Waves and the de Broglie Wavelength of a Particle
Quantum Phenomena Review Questions
Solutions to Quantum Phenomena Review Questions
Chapter 21: Atomic Physics
Rutherford Model of the Atom
Bohr Model of the Atom
Atomic Physics Review Questions
Solutions to Atomic Physics Review Questions
Chapter 22: Nuclear and Particle Physics
Nuclear Structure
Nuclear Binding Energy
Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear and Particle Physics Review Questions
Solutions to Nuclear and Particle Physics Review Questions
Chapter 23: Special Relativity
The Two Postulates in the Theory of Special Relativity
Special Relativity Review Questions
Solutions to Special Relativity Review Questions
PART FOUR: Practice Tests
How to Take the Practice Tests
How to Calculate Your Score
Practice Test 1
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations
Practice Test 2
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations
Practice Test 3
Answer Key
Answers and Explanations
Glossary
Index