5 Steps to A 5 : AP Physics B and C,9780071437134

5 Steps to A 5 : AP Physics B and C

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ISBN13: 9780071437134
ISBN10: 0071437134
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-12-16
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill
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Summary

For the more than one million students taking the AP exams each year: Features include:Boxed quotes offering advice from students who have aced the exams and from AP teachers and college professors Sample tests that closely simulate real exams Review material based on the contents of the most recent tests Icons highlighting important facts, vocabulary, and frequently asked questions Websites and links to valuable online test resources, along with author e-mail addresses for students with follow-up questions Authors who are either AP course instructors or exam developers.

Author Biography

Greg Jacobs teaches both the B and C levels of AP physics at Woodberry Forest School, in central Virginia. He is also a reader and consultant for the College Board's AP physics program.

Joshua Shulman aced both the AP Physics B and AP Physics C exams in high school and was chosen as a semifinalist in the selection of the U.S. Physics Team.

Table of Contents

Preface: How to Approach Your Physics Course xi
Ignore Your Grade xi
Don't Bang Your Head Against a Brick Wall xi
Work With Other People xii
Ask Questions When Appropriate xii
Keep an Even Temper xii
Don't Cram xii
Never Forget, Physics Is ``Phun'' xiii
Acknowledgments xv
PART I HOW TO USE THIS BOOK
Welcome!
3(1)
Why This Book?
3(1)
Organization of the Book
3(1)
Introduction to the Five-Step Program
4(1)
Three Approaches to Preparing for the AP Physics Exam
4(2)
Calendar for Each Plan
6(3)
Introduction to the Graphics Used in This Book
9(4)
PART II WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE AP PHYSICS EXAM
Background of the Advanced Placement Program
13(1)
Who Writes the AP Physics Exam?
13(1)
The AP Grades and Who Receives Them
13(1)
What's the Difference Between Physics B and Physics C?
13(1)
Reasons for Taking the AP Physics Exam
14(1)
Questions Frequently Asked About the AP Physics Exam
14(4)
Getting Started: The Diagnostic Exam
18(6)
Answers and Explanations
24(7)
PART III PHYSICS-SPECIFIC TEST-TAKING ADVICE
Memorizing Equations in the Shower
31(6)
How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Section
37(8)
How to Approach the Free-Response Section
45(4)
Lab Questions
49(4)
Extra Review of Fundamental Topics
53(12)
PART IV COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW
A Bit About Vectors
65(7)
Scalars
65(1)
Vector Basics
65(1)
Graphic Representation of Vectors
66(1)
Vector Components
66(1)
Adding and Subtracting Vectors
67(3)
Practice Problems
70(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
71(1)
Free-Body Diagrams and Equilibrium
72(15)
What Is a Free-Body Diagram?
72(1)
Equilibrium
73(2)
Normal Force
75(1)
Tension
76(2)
Friction
78(3)
Inclined Planes
81(1)
Torque
82(2)
Practice Problems
84(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
85(1)
Rapid Review
86(1)
Kinematics
87(12)
Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement
87(1)
Fundamental Kinematics Equations
88(1)
Kinematics Problem Solving
89(1)
Freefall
90(2)
Projectile Motion
92(2)
Motion Graphs
94(2)
Practice Problems
96(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
97(1)
Rapid Review
98(1)
Newton's Second Law, Fnet = ma
99(10)
The Four-Step Problem-Solving Process
99(1)
Only NET Force Equals ma
100(1)
Fnet on Inclines
101(2)
Fnet for a Pulley
103(2)
Newton's Third Law
105(1)
Solution to Example Problem
105(1)
Practice Problems
106(2)
Solutions to Practice Problems
108(1)
Rapid Review
108(1)
Momentum
109(7)
Momentum and Impulse
109(2)
Conservation of Momentum
111(1)
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
111(1)
Two-Dimensional Collisions
112(1)
Practice Problems
113(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
114(1)
Rapid Review
115(1)
Energy Conservations
116(9)
Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem
116(2)
Potential Energy
118(1)
Conservation of Energy: Problem-Solving Approach
118(2)
Springs
120(1)
Power
121(1)
Potential Energy vs. Displacement Graphs
121(2)
Practice Problems
123(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
124(1)
Rapid Review
124(1)
Gravitation and Circular Motion
125(10)
Velocity and Acceleration in Circular Motion
125(1)
Centripetal Forces
126(1)
Mass on a String
127(1)
Car on a Curve
128(1)
Newton's Law of Gravitation
129(1)
Kepler's Laws
130(2)
Practice Problems
132(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
133(1)
Rapid Review
134(1)
Advanced Rotational Motion
135(10)
Rotational Kinematics
135(2)
Moment of Inertia
137(1)
Newton's Second Law for Rotation
138(1)
Rotational Kinetic Energy
139(1)
Angular Momentum and Its Conservation
140(2)
Practice Problems
142(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
143(1)
Rapid Review
144(1)
Simple Harmonic Motion
145(8)
Amplitude, Period, and Frequency
145(1)
Vibrating Mass on a Spring
146(2)
Simple Pendulums
148(2)
The Sinusoidal Nature of SHM
150(1)
Practice Problems
151(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
151(1)
Rapid Review
152(1)
Thermodynamics
153(14)
Heat, Temperature, and Power
153(2)
Thermal Expansion
155(1)
Ideal Gas Law
155(1)
Kinetic Theory of Gases
156(1)
First Law of Thermodynamics
157(1)
PV Diagrams
158(4)
Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics
162(2)
Entropy
164(1)
Practice Problems
164(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
165(1)
Rapid Review
166(1)
Fluid Mechanics
167(11)
Pressure and Density
167(1)
Pressure in a Static Fluid Column
168(2)
Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle
170(1)
Pascal's Principle
171(1)
Flowing Fluids
172(3)
Practice Problems
175(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
176(1)
Rapid Review
177(1)
Electrostatics
178(14)
Electric Charge
178(1)
Electric Fields
179(1)
Force of an Electric Field
180(1)
Electric Potential
181(3)
Special Geometries for Electrostatics
184(4)
Gauss's Law
188(1)
Practice Problems
189(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
190(1)
Rapid Review
191(1)
Circuits
192(18)
Current
192(1)
Resistance and Ohm's Law
193(1)
Resistors in Series and in Parallel
194(2)
The V-I-R Chart
196(2)
Kirchoff's Laws
198(3)
Circuits from an Experimental Point of View
201(1)
RC Circuits: Steady-State Behavior
202(2)
RC Circuits: Transitional Behavior
204(2)
Practice Problems
206(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
207(1)
Rapid Review
208(2)
Magnetism
210(18)
Magnetic Fields
210(2)
Long, Straight Current-Carrying Wires
212(1)
Moving Charged Particles
213(3)
Mass Spectrometry
216(1)
Important Consequences of Biot--Savart and Ampere's Law
217(1)
Induced EMF
218(4)
Inductors in Circuits
222(3)
Practice Problems
225(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
226(1)
Rapid Review
226(2)
Waves
228(16)
Transverse and Longitudinal Waves
228(2)
Interference
230(1)
Standing Waves
231(3)
Doppler Effect
234(1)
Electromagnetic Waves
235(1)
Maxwell's Equations
235(1)
Single and Double Slits
236(2)
Index of Refraction
238(1)
Thin Films
239(2)
Practice Problems
241(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
242(1)
Rapid Review
243(1)
Optics
244(11)
Snell's Law
244(2)
Mirrors
246(3)
Lenses
249(2)
Practice Problems
251(2)
Solutions to Practice Problems
253(1)
Rapid Review
254(1)
Atomic and Nuclear Physics
255(10)
Subatomic Particles
255(1)
The Electron-Volt
256(1)
Energy Levels in an Atom
256(3)
Momentum of a Photon
259(1)
de Broglie Wavelength
259(1)
Three Types of Nuclear Decay Processes
260(2)
E = mc2
262(1)
Practice Problems
262(1)
Solutions to Practice Problems
263(1)
Rapid Review
264(1)
Intensive Review of Special Topics
265(102)
Tension Problems
265(5)
Electric and Magnetic Fields
270(2)
Inclined Planes
272(4)
Motion Graphs
276(3)
Simple Circuits
279(6)
PART V PRACTICE EXAMS AND SOLUTIONS
Physics B Practice Exam---Multiple Choice
285(13)
Physics B Practice Exam---Free Response
298(4)
Physics B Practice Exam---Multiple-Choice Solutions
302(6)
Physics B Practice Exam---Free-Response Solutions
308(5)
Physics C---Mechanics Practice Exam---Multiple Choice
313(9)
Physics C---Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam---Multiple Choice
322(9)
Physics C---Mechanics Practice Exam---Free Response
331(3)
Physics C---Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam---Free Response
334(3)
Physics C---Mechanics Practice Exam---Multiple-Choice Solutions
337(4)
Physics C---Electricity and Magnetism Practice Exam---Multiple-Choice Solutions
341(4)
Physics C Practice Exam---Free-Response Solutions
345(8)
APPENDIXES
Appendix 1: Constants
353(1)
Appendix 2: Physics B Equations
354(3)
Appendix 3: Physics C Equations
357(2)
Appendix 4: Four-Minute Drill Prompts
359(3)
Appendix 5: Web Sites
362(1)
Appendix 6: Glossary
363(4)
Appendix 7: Bibliography
367

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