5 Steps to a 5 AP Physics B, 2014 Edition

518 Pages·2013·9.85 MB·English

by  Jacobs

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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Introduction: The Five-Step Program
STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 How to Approach Your AP Physics Course
Ignore Your Grade
Don’t Bang Your Head Against a Brick Wall
Work with Other People
Ask Questions When Appropriate
Keep an Even Temper
Don’t Cram
Never Forget, Physics Is “Phun”
2 What You Need to Know About the AP Physics B Exam
Background Information
Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Physics B Exam
3 How to Plan Your Time
What Should I Study?
Calendar for Each Plan
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
4 Fundamentals Quizzes
Mechanics Quiz
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz
Electricity and Magnetism Quiz
Waves, Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz
Answers to Mechanics Quiz
Answers to Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz
Answers to Electricity and Magnetism Quiz
Answers to Waves, Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz
What Do I Know, and What Don’t I Know?
5 Take a Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test
Answers and Explanations
Interpretation: How Ready Are You?
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
6 Memorizing Equations in the Shower
Can You Ace This Quiz?
So, How Did You Do?
Equations Are Crucial
What About the Free-Response Section?
Treat Equations like Vocabulary
Answer Key to Practice Quiz
7 How to Approach Each Question Type
How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Section
How to Approach the Free-Response Section
Lab Questions
8 Extra Drill on Difficult but Frequently Tested Topics
Tension
The Answers
Electric and Magnetic Fields
The Answers
Inclined Planes
The Answers
Motion Graphs
The Answers
Simple Circuits
The Answers
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
9 A Bit About Vectors
Scalars
Vector Basics
Graphic Representation of Vectors
Vector Components
Adding Vectors
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
10 Free-Body Diagrams and Equilibrium
What Is a Free-Body Diagram?
Equilibrium
Normal Force
Tension
Friction
Inclined Planes
Torque
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
11 Kinematics
Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement
Fundamental Kinematics Equations
Kinematics Problem-Solving
Free Fall
Projectile Motion
Motion Graphs
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
12 Newton’s Second Law, F = ma
net
The Four-Step Problem-Solving Process
Only Net Force Equals ma
F on Inclines
net
F for a Pulley
net
Newton’s Third Law
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
13 Momentum
Momentum and Impulse
Conservation of Momentum
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
Two-Dimensional Collisions
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
14 Energy Conservation
Kinetic Energy and the Work–Energy Theorem
Potential Energy
Conservation of Energy: Problem-Solving Approach
Springs
Power
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
15 Gravitation and Circular Motion
Velocity and Acceleration in Circular Motion
Centripetal Acceleration
Mass on a String
Car on a Curve
Newton’s Law of Gravitation
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
16 Simple Harmonic Motion
Amplitude, Period, and Frequency
Vibrating Mass on a Spring
Simple Pendulums
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
17 Thermodynamics
Heat, Temperature, and Power
Thermal Expansion
Ideal Gas Law
Kinetic Theory of Gases
First Law of Thermodynamics
PV Diagrams
Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
Entropy
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
18 Fluid Mechanics
Pressure and Density
Pressure in a Static Fluid Column
Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle
Pascal’s Principle
Flowing Fluids
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
19 Electrostatics
Electric Charge
Electric Fields
Force of an Electric Field
Electric Potential
Special Geometries for Electrostatics
Practice Problems
Solutions to Practice Problems
Rapid Review
20 Circuits
Current
Resistance and Ohm’s Law
Resistors in Series and in Parallel
The V-I-R Chart
Kirchoff’s Laws
Circuits from an Experimental Point of View
RC Circuits: Steady-State Behavior