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STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program

 1 How to Approach Your AP Physics Course, 3

 Ignore Your Grade, 4

 Don't Bang Your Head Against a Brick Wall, 4

 Work with Other People, 4

 Ask Questions When Appropriate, 5

 Keep an Even Temper, 5

 Don't Cram, 5

 Never Forget, Physics is "Phun," 5

 2 What You Need to Know About the AP Physics Exam, 7

 Background Information, 7

 Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Physics B & C Exams,

 3 How to Plan Your Time, 15

 Specific Advice for Physics B Students: What Should I Study?, 15

 Important Advice for Physics C Students, 17

 Calendar for Each Plan, 20

STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness

 4 Fundamentals Quizzes, 25

 Mechanics Quiz, 25

 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz, 26

 Electricity and Magnetism Quiz, 27

 Waves, Optics, Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz, 28

 Answers to Mechanics Quiz, 29

 Answers to Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz, 30

 Answers to Electricity and Magnetism Quiz, 32

 Answers to Waves, Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz, 33

 What Do I Know, and What Don't I Know?, 34

 5 Take a Diagnostic Test, 35

 Diagnostic Test, 36

 Answers and Explanations, 41

 Interpretation: How Ready Are You?, 44

STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success

 6 Memorizing Equations in the Shower, 47

 Can You Ace This Quiz?, 47

 So, How Did You Do?, 48

 Equations Are Crucial, 48

 What About the Free-Response Section?, 48

 Treat Equations Like Vocabulary, 49

 Answer Key to Practice Quiz, 52

 7 How to Approach Each Question Type, 53

 How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Section, 54

 How to Approach the Free-Response Section, 61

 Lab Questions, 65

 8 Extra Drill on Difficult but Frequently Tested Topics, 69

 Tension, 70

 The Answers, 71

 Electric and Magnetic Fields, 72

 The Answers, 73

 Inclined Planes, 75

 The Answers, 76

 Motion Graphs, 78

 The Answers, 79

 Simple Circuits, 81

 The Answers, 82

STEP 4. Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High

 9 A Bit About Vectors, 87

 Scalars, 87

 Vector Basics, 88

 Graphic Representation of Vectors, 88

 Vector Components, 89

 Adding Vectors, 89

 Practice Problems, 91

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 92

 10 Free-Body Diagrams and Equilibrium, 93

 What Is a Free-Body Diagram?, 94

 Equilibrium, 95

 Normal Force, 96

 Tension, 97

 Friction, 99

 Inclined Planes, 102

 Torque, 103

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 104

 Practice Problems, 106

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 107

 Rapid Review, 108

 11 Kinematics, 109

 Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement, 110

 Fundamental Kinematics Equations, 111

 Kinematics Problem-Solving, 111

 Freefall, 113

 Projectile Motion, 115

 Motion Graphs, 116

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 118

 Practice Problems, 119

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 120

 Rapid Review, 121

 12 Newton's Second Law, Fnet = ma, 122

 The Four-Step Problem-Solving Process, 123

 Only Net Force Equals ma, 123

 FNEv on Inclines, 124

 FNEv for a Pulley, 126

 Newton's Third Law, 129

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 129

 Practice Problems, 130

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 131

 Rapid Review, 132

 13 Momentum, 133

 Momentum and Impulse, 134

 Conservation of Momentum, 135

 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions, 136

 Two-Dimensional Collisions, 136

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 137

 Practice Problems, 139

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 140

 Rapid Review, 140

 14 Energy Conservation, 141

 Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem, 142

 Potential Energy, 144

 Conservation of Energy: Problem-Solving Approach, 144

 Springs, 146

 Power, 147

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 147

 Practice Problems, 149

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 150

 Rapid Review, 151

 15 Gravitation and Circular Motion, 152

 Velocity and Acceleration in Circular Motion, 153

 Centripetal Acceleration, 153

 Mass on a String, 154

 Car on a Curve, 155

 Newton's Law of Gravitation, 156

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 157

 Practice Problems, 159

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 160

 Rapid Review, 161

 16 Rotational Motion (for Physics C Students Only), 162

 Rotational Kinematics, 163

 Moment of Inertia, 165

 Newton's Second Law for Rotation, 166

 Rotational Kinetic Energy, 167

 Angular Momentum and Its Conservation, 168

 Practice Problems, 170

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 171

 Rapid Review, 173

 17 Simple Harmonic Motion, 174

 Amplitude, Period, and Frequency, 175

 Vibrating Mass on a Spring, 176

 Simple Pendulums, 177

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 179

 Practice Problems, 180

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 181

 Rapid Review, 182

 18 Thermodynamics (for Physics B Students Only), 183

 Heat, Temperature, and Power, 184

 Thermal Expansion, 186

 Ideal Gas Law, 187

 Kinetic Theory of Gases, 188

 First Law of Thermodynamics, 189

 PVDiagrams, 189

 Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, 194

 Entropy, 195

 Practice Problems, 196

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 197

 Rapid Review, 198

 19 Fluid Mechanics (for Physics B Students Only), 199

 Pressure and Density, 200

 Pressure in a Static Fluid Column, 201

 Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle, 203

 Pascal's Principle, 204

 Flowing Fluids, 205

 Practice Problems, 208

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 209

 Rapid Review, 210

 20 Electrostatics, 211

 Electric Charge, 212

 Electric Fields, 213

 Force of an Electric Field, 214

 Electric Potential, 215

 Special Geometries for Electrostatics, 218

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 222

 Practice Problems, 224

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 225

 Rapid Review, 226

 21 Circuits, 227

 Current, 228

 Resistance and Ohm's Law, 228

 Resistors in Series and in Parallel, 230

 The V-I-R Chart, 232

 Kirchoff's Laws, 234

 Circuits from an Experimental Point of View, 237

 RC Circuits: Steady-State Behavior, 239

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 240

 Practice Problems, 242

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 243

 Rapid Review, 244

 22 Magnetism, 246

 Magnetic Fields, 247

 Long, Straight, Current-Carrying Wires, 249

 Moving Charged Particles, 250

 Mass Spectrometry: More Charges Moving through Magnetic Fields, 253

 Induced EMF, 255

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 258

 Practice Problems, 262

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 263

 Rapid Review, 264

 23 Waves, 265

 Transverse and Longitudinal Waves, 266

 Interference, 268

 Standing Waves, 270

 Doppler Effect, 272

 Electromagnetic Waves, 273

 Single and Double Slits, 273

 Index of Refraction, 276

 Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 278

 Practice Problems, 279

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 280

 Rapid Review, 281

 24 Optics (for Physics B Students Only), 283

 Snelrs Law, 284

 Mirrors, 285

 Lenses, 288

 Practice Problems, 291

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 293

 Rapid Review, 294

 25 Atomic and Nudear Physics (for Physics B Students Only), 295

 Subatomic Particles, 296

 The Electron-Volt, 297

 Energy Levels in an Atom, 297

 Momentum of a Photon, 300

 de Broglie Wavelength, 300

 Three Types of Nuclear Decay Processes, 301

 E = mc2, 303

 Practice Problems, 303

 Solutions to Practice Problems, 304

 Rapid Review, 305

STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence

 Physics B--Practice Exam--Multiple-Choice Questions, 309

 Physics B--Practice Exam--Free-Response Questions, 324

 Physics B--Practice Exam--Multiple-Choice Solutions, 329

 Physics B--Practice Exam--Free-Response Solutions, 335

 Physics C--Mechanics Practice Exam Multiple-Choice Questions, 341

 Physics C--Mechanics Practice Exam--Free-Response Questions, 351

 Physics C--Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam--Multiple-Choice

 Questions, 355

 Physics C--Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam--Free-Response

 Questions, 365

 Physics C--Mechanics Practice Exam--Multiple-Choice Solutions, 368

 Physics C--Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam--Multiple-Choice

 Solutions, 372

 Physics C--Practice Exam--Free-Response Solutions, 376

Appendixes

 Constants, 385

 Physics B Equations, 386

 Physics C Equations, 389

 Four-Minute Drill Prompts, 391

 Web Sites, 394

 Glossary, 395

 Bibliography, 399