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BIBLCIOOGNRTAEPNHTYS
Preface, ix
Acknowledgments, xi
About the Authors, xiii
Introduction: The Five-Step Program, xv
STEP 1 Get to Know the Exam and Set Up Your Study Program
1 Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Physics 1 Exam 3
FAQs: The AP Physics Program 4
FAQs: The AP Physics 1 Exam 6
2 Understanding the Exam: The AP Physics 1 Revolution 13
What Happened to the AP Physics Test? 14
What Is AP Physics 1? Eleven Things You Should Know About the Course and
Exam 14
3 How to Use Your Time 21
Personalizing Your Study Plan 21
Plan A: You Have a Full School Year to Prepare 22
Plan B: You Have One Semester to Prepare 23
Plan C: You Have Six Weeks to Prepare 23
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
4 Facts to Know for the AP Physics 1 Exam 27
I. Forces and Motion 28
II. Conservation Laws 33
III. (a) Electricity 35
III. (b) Waves 37
5 Types of Questions on the AP Physics 1 Exam 41
Question Types 41
Solutions for the AP Physics 1 Question Types Assessment 51
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
6 Strategies to Get the Most Out of Your AP Physics Course 57
Seven Simple Strategies to Get the Most Out of Your AP Physics Course 57
7 Strategies to Approach the Questions on the Exam 61
Tools You Can Use and Strategies for Using Them 62
Strategies for Questions That Involve a Ranking Task 63
Strategies for Questions That Involve Graphs 64
8 Strategies to Approach the Questions: Free-Response Section 69
Structure of the Free-Response Section 70
How to Approach the Laboratory Question 70
The Qualitative-Quantitative Translation (QQT) 73
What Do the Exam Readers Look For? 75
Final Advice About the Free-Response Questions 77
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9 Strategies to Approach the Questions: Multiple-Choice Section 79
Multiple-Choice Questions 80
Multiple-Correct: A New Question Type 80
Preparing for the Multiple-Choice Section of the Test 81
Final Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Section 81
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
10 How Things Move 85
Introduction to Motion in a Straight Line 86
Graphical Analysis of Motion 86
Algebraic Analysis of Motion 89
Practice Problems 93
Solutions to Practice Problems 94
Rapid Review 95
11 Forces and Newton’s Laws 97
Describing Forces: Free-Body Diagrams 98
Determining the Net Force 100
Newton’s Third Law 101
Forces at Angles 101
Practice Problems 105
Solutions to Practice Problems 106
Rapid Review 107
12 Collisions: Impulse and Momentum 109
The Impulse-Momentum Theorem 110
Conservation of Momentum 111
Motion of the Center of Mass 116
Practice Problems 116
Solutions to Practice Problems 117
Rapid Review 119
13 Work and Energy 121
Energy 122
Work 123
The Work-Energy Theorem 125
Power 126
Practice Problems 127
Solutions to Practice Problems 128
Rapid Review 129
14 Rotation 131
Circular Motion 132
Torque 134
Rotational Kinematics 136
Rotational Inertia 137
Newton’s Second Law for Rotation 138
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Angular Momentum 139
Rotational Kinetic Energy 142
Practice Problems 143
Solutions to Practice Problems 143
Rapid Review 145
15 Gravitation 147
Determining the Gravitational Field 148
Determining Gravitational Force 149
Force of Two Planets on One Another—Order of Magnitude Estimates 149
Gravitational Potential Energy 150
Gravitational and Inertial Mass 151
Fundamental Forces: Gravity Versus Electricity 151
Practice Problems 152
Solutions to Practice Problems 153
Rapid Review 155
16 Electricity: Coulomb’s Law and Circuits 157
Electric Charge 158
Circuits 160
Practice Problems 168
Solutions to Practice Problems 169
Rapid Review 170
17 Waves and Simple Harmonic Motion 173
Simple Harmonic Motion 174
Waves 177
Practice Problems 184
Solutions to Practice Problems 185
Rapid Review 186
18 Extra Drills on Difficult but Frequently Tested Topics 189
How to Use This Chapter 189
Springs and Graphs 190
Tension 196
Inclined Planes 199
Motion Graphs 202
Simple Circuits 206
STEP 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence
AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1 215
AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1: Section I (Multiple Choice) 215
AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1: Section II (Free Response) 227
Solutions: AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1, Section I (Multiple Choice) 231
Solutions: AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1, Section II (Free Response) 237
Scoring the Practice Exam 242
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