The Ultimate Student’s Guide to AP Physics 1 & 2

1 -A PUBLICATION OF -The UltimateStudent s Guide toAP Physics 1 & 2 EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED*AP and Advanced Placement are registered trademarks of the College Board,which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this Physics 1 & 2 Ready toScore Higher? Stop stressing about the AP Physics 1 & 2 has got your back!With thousands of practice questions, personalized statistics, and anytime, anywhere access, Albert helps you learn faster and master the difficult concepts you are bound to see on test below or visit PracticingTABLE OF CONTENTS7 Introduction8 About Us11 How to ApproachAP Physics 1 & 2 Multiple Choice165 Techniquesto Beat the AP PhysicsFree Response26 Forces ReviewTABLE OF CONTENTS41 Centripetal Forces51 Force Diagrams62 Momentum Review73 Acceleration79 Conservation Laws91 Gravitational Potential EnergyTABLE OF CONTENTS98 Kinematics Review110 Distance & Displacement116 Torque125 Fluids Review140 Circuits Review157 How to Make Effective AP Physics FlashcardsTABLE OF CONTENTS161 The BestAP Physics 1 & 2 Review Books of 2016175 One MonthAP Physics 1 & 2 Study Guide206 The Ultimate Listof AP Physics 1 & 2 TipsIntroductionAP Physics 1 & 2 are no walk in the park.

2 Some AP courses have a ton of content. Some have conceptual difficulty. But AP Physics 1 & 2 have both. That s why this is one of our largest, most comprehensive AP subject eBooks you ll find an expansive library of guides designed to refine your conceptual knowledge and ability to solve AP problems. We ve also packed in our Ultimate List of AP Physics 1 & 2 Tips, as well as a one-month study Guide . This book features information from the Albert Blog, where new academic resources are published every day of the week. Be sure to regularly check the blog and subscribe to hear about our new posts. You can also find tips and study guides for your AP Classes, and admissions advice for your dream school on our us at you have any questions, suggestions, or comments!Last Updated: January 2017 Interested in an Albert license?

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7 However, if you take our advice, study carefully and work consistently, you ll dramatically increase your chances of scoring a 5!We ll give you some tips for studying for the AP Physics 1 and 2 multiple-choice as well as some killer advice which will make you a winner on the exam!And now for the good stuff read the following in an Albert license? E-mail us at to Approach AP Physics 1 & 2 Multiple Choice in an Albert license? E-mail us at the Format of the ExamsYou can read the official descriptionhere. The main thing I want to point out is that there are two kinds of multiple-choice questions:1. 45 single-select questions with only one correct answer2. New for AP Physics 1 and 2! Five multi-correct questions withtwocorrect answers. You have to selectbothcorrect answers to get credit forthe to Prepare for the Multiple-Choice the is important, but make sure that you don t spend too long on it, because you might not leave enough time for the next step!

8 2. Practice, Practice, Practice!This is themost importantYou can find practice questions in a few places: Official sample questions from the College Boardhereandhere The website also hashundreds of practice questions Review books like Barron s also have many practice questions and practiceexamsWe recommend that for each topic you review, you should do a few practice multiple-choice (and free-response) questions. In the final stage of your exam prep, take a few timed full-length practice to Approach AP Physics 1 & 2 Multiple Choice in an Albert license? E-mail us at to Answer AP Physics 1 and 2 Multiple-Choice , and reread the sure you understand what you re being asked. The exams ask questions in many different ways. Students have lost many points by rushing to answer a question without reading it Pace a question takes too long, move on!

9 It s not worth it to spend too much time on hard questions if it means you run out of time for the easy ones!3. If you don t know the answer, make a guess and mark the can come back to it if you have Set a target of 10 questions every 15 you ll be left with 15 minutes spare, if you need more time or if you want to review Answer every s no negative grading, so there s no reason for leaving an answer out. If you just can t figure it out, guess! At least you ll have a chance of getting it right!6. Use the formula will be provided at the exam, but you can download one forAP Physics 1andAP Physics Use a scientific and graphing calculators (except those with a qwerty keyboard) are allowed for the entire to Approach AP Physics 1 & 2 Multiple Choice in an Albert license? E-mail us at AP Physics 1 & 2 Multiple-Choice QuestionsFor your study Guide to AP Physics 1 and 2 multiple-choice, we ll now go through a few practice questions from the official AP sample Physics 1 First, one from AP Physics 1: question 13 (on page 166) atthis link.

10 Here you need to rank magnitudes of acceleration by examining the graph. You should note two things, which show you how important it is to read the question carefully. Firstly, this is avelocity-timegraph. If you mistook it for aposition-timegraph, you probably wouldn t get the right answer. Secondly, it s asking you to compare the sizes of theaverage acceleration, not the instantaneous acceleration. The instantaneous acceleration is the slope of the graph. It has its largest value at the beginning of AB, but the average velocity is not biggest during this segment. To find the average velocity, find the slope of a straight line drawn from A to to answer the question, we need to rank the slopes of the above straight line from A to B and the slopes of the lines in the other three segments. Right off the bat, we can see that BC has a slope of zero, which means thataBCis the smallest acceleration.