AP Success : Physics B/C

by Dooley, John W.

• ISBN13: 9780768912654
• ISBN10: 0768912652
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-10-09
• Publisher: Peterson's Guides

Summary

Each year, ambitious high school seniors take at least one AP exam in hopes of getting a head start on their college career. Peterson's AP Success Physics provides complete test preparation for one of the more popular AP exams taken by students during their junior and senior years in high school. This book covers all major test topics--from atoms and compounds to behavoir and ecology--that students will encounter on this exam (either the Physics B or Physics C) which is taken by more than 31,000 individuals each year. Detailed reviews of subject principles allow students to fully understand the skills that will help them to score well on the test. Peterson's AP Success Series includes the features that are the hallmark of Peterson's Test Success series: Red Alert test-taking stategies, flexible study planning, user-friendly design geared for the high school student, and answers with comprehensive explanations for all test items.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION	v
RED ALERT: STUDY PLAN	1	(40)
Diagnostic Test	11	(15)
General Physics	11	(5)
Mechanics	16	(5)
Electricity and Magnetism	21	(5)
Answers and Explanations	26	(15)
AP PHYSICS REVIEW
Unit 1 Newtonian Mechanics
Chapter 1. Kinematics	41	(14)
Chapter 2. Newton's Laws of Motion	55	(4)
Chapter 3. Work, Energy, Power	59	(4)
Chapter 4. System of Particles, Linear Momentum	63	(4)
Chapter 5. Circular Motion and Rotation	67	(6)
Chapter 6. Oscillations and Gravitation	73	(8)
Unit 2 Thermal Physics
Chapter 7. Temperature and Heat	81	(8)
Chapter 8. Kinetic Theory and Thermodynamics	89	(8)
Unit 3 Electricity and Magnetism
Chapter 9. Electrostatics	97	(8)
Chapter 10. Conductors, Capacitors, Dielectrics	105	(4)
Chapter 11. Electric Circuits	109	(8)
Chapter 12. Magnetostatics	117	(4)
Chapter 13. Electromagnetism	121	(10)
Unit 4 Waves and Optics
Chapter 14. Wave Motion	131	(6)
Chapter 15. Physical Optics	137	(4)
Chapter 16. Geometric Optics	141	(8)
Unit 5 Atomic Physics and Quantum Effects
Chapter 17. Atomic Physics and Quantum Effects	149	(4)
Chapter 18. Nuclear Physics	153	(6)
PRACTICE TESTS
Physics B, Practice Test 1	159	(40)
Answers and Explanations	180	(19)
Physics B, Practice Test 2	199	(40)
Answers and Explanations	220	(19)
Physics C, Practice Test 1	239	(54)
Answers and Explanations	272	(21)
Physics C, Practice Test 2	293
Answers and Explanations	317