Cracking the AP Physics 1 Exam

785 Pages·2018·21.74 MB·English

by  staff of The Princeton Review

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Acknowledgments
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Owen, Jenkang Tao, Felicia Tam, for their work on revising existing
practice tests and developing the three additional practice tests in the
new Premium edition of this book. In addition, The Princeton Review
would like to thank top notch physics teacher TJ Smolka for his
content review and input on this edition.
Contents
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Acknowledgments
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Part I: Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score
Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations
Your Guide to Using This Book
How to Begin
Part II: Practice Test 1
Practice Test 1
Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations
Part III: About the AP Physics 1 Exam
The Structure of the AP Physics 1 Exam
A Quick Word About Equations
How AP Exams Are Used
Other Resources
Designing Your Study Plan
Part IV: Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Physics 1 Exam
Preview
1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions
2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions
Reflect
Part V: Content Review for the AP Physics 1 Exam
3 Vectors
Definition
Scalar Multiplication
Vector Subtraction
Two-Dimensional Vectors
Vector Operations Using Components
Magnitude of a Vector
Direction of a Vector
Chapter 3 Review Questions
Summary
4 Kinematics
Position
Displacement
Looking at Distance vs. Time Graphs
Speed and Velocity
Acceleration
Uniformly Accelerated Motion and the Big Five
Additional Kinematic Graphical Aspects
Qualitative Graphing
Free Fall
Projectile Motion
Chapter 4 Review Questions
Summary
5 Newton’s Laws
Introduction to Forces
Newton’s First Law
Newton’s Second Law
Newton’s Third Law
Newton’s Laws: A Summary
Weight
Normal Force
An Overall Strategy
Friction
Pulleys
Inclined Planes
Chapter 5 Review Questions
Summary
6 Work, Energy, and Power
Energy: An Overview
Work
Work at an Angle
Work Done by a Variable Force
Kinetic Energy
The Work–Energy Theorem
Potential Energy
Conservation of Mechanical Energy
Conservation of Energy with Nonconservative Forces
Power
Chapter 6 Review Questions
Summary
7 Linear Momentum
Introduction to Momentum
What is Momentum?
Impulse
Conservation of Linear Momentum
Collisions
Chapter 7 Review Questions
Summary
8 Uniform Circular Motion, Newton’s Law of Gravitation, and
Rotational Motion
Uniform Circular Motion
Newton’s Law of Gravitation
Banking
Rotational Motion
Center of Mass
Torque
Equilibrium
Rotational Inertia
Chapter 8 Review Questions
Summary
9 Oscillations
Simple Harmonic Motion
The Spring-Block Oscillator: Vertical Motion
Pendulums
Chapter 9 Review Questions
Summary
10 Waves
Transverse Traveling Waves
Wave Speed on a Stretched String
Superposition of Waves
Standing Waves
Sound Waves
Resonance for Sound Waves
The Doppler Effect
Chapter 10 Review Questions
Summary
11 Electric Forces and Fields
Electric Charge
Coulomb’s Law
The Electric Field
Chapter 11 Review Questions
Summary
12 Direct Current Circuits
Electric Current
Resistance
Voltage
Electric Circuits
Circuit Analysis
Chapter 12 Review Questions
Summary
13 Answers and Explanations to the Chapter Review Questions
Part VI: More Practice Tests