Princeton Review AP Physics 1 Prep, 2023: 2 Practice Tests + Complete Content Review + Strategies & Techniques

by The Princeton Review

Overview

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HELP SCORE A PERFECT 5! Ace the AP Physics 1 Exam with this comprehensive study guide—including 2 full-length practice tests with complete answer explanations, thorough content reviews, targeted exam strategies, and access to our online Student Tools portal.

Techniques That Actually Work
• Tried-and-true strategies to avoid traps and beat the test
• Tips for pacing yourself and guessing logically
• Essential tactics to help you work smarter, not harder

Everything You Need for a High Score
• Fully aligned with the latest College Board standards for AP® Physics 1
• Comprehensive coverage of kinematics, dynamics, Newton's laws, work, energy, rotational motion, electrostatics, DC circuits, mechanical waves, sound, and more
• Tons of charts and figures to illustrate concepts
• Access to study plans, a handy list of formulas, helpful pre-college information, and more via your online Student Tools

Practice Your Way to Excellence
• 2 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations
• Practice drills at the end of each content review chapter
• Step-by-step walk-throughs of sample questions

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780593450840
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	08/02/2022
Series:	College Test Preparation: AP
Pages:	352
Product dimensions:	8.30(w) x 10.70(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

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Table of Contents

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Part I Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score 1

Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations 2

Your Guide to Using This Book 2

How to Begin 3

Part II Practice Test 1 7

Practice Test 1 9

Practice Test 1: Diagnostic Answer Key and Explanations 31

How To Score Practice Test 1 51

Part III About the AP Physics 1 Exam 53

The Structure of the AP Physics 1 Exam 54

A Quick Word About Equations 56

How AP Exams Are Used 57

Other Resources 57

Designing Your Study Plan 58

Part IV Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Physics 1 Exam 59

1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions 61

2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions 65

Part V Content Review for the AP Physics 1 Exam 69

3 Vectors 71

Definition 72

Scalar Multiplication 73

Vector Subtraction 74

Two-Dimensional Vectors 74

Vector Operations Using Components 76

Magnitude of a Vector 76

Direction of a Vector 77

Chapter 3 Key Terms 79

Chapter 3 Review Questions 80

Summary 82

4 Kinematics 83

Position 84

Displacement 84

Looking at Distance-Versus-Time Graphs 86

Speed and Velocity 87

Acceleration 88

Uniformly Accelerated Motion and the Big Five 93

Additional Kinematic Graphical Aspects 95

Qualitative Graphing 98

Free Fall 101

Projectile Motion 103

Chapter 4 Key Terms 107

Chapter 4 Review Questions 108

Summary 112

5 Dynamics 115

Introduction to Forces 116

Newton's First Law 116

Newton's Second Law 117

Newton's Third Law 118

Newton's Laws: A Summary 118

Weight 119

Normal Force 120

An Overall Strategy 121

Friction 124

Pulleys 126

Inclined Planes 129

Chapter 5 Key Terms 132

Chapter 5 Review Questions 133

Summary 137

6 Circular Motion and Gravitations 139

Uniform Circular Motion 140

Newton's Law of Gravitation 144

Chapter 6 Key Terms 149

Chapter 6 Review Questions 150

Summary 153

7 Energy 155

Energy: An Overview 156

Work 156

Kinetic Energy 161

The Work-Energy Theorem 161

Potential Energy 163

Conservation of Mechanical Energy 166

Conservation of Energy with Nonconservative Farces 169

Power 172

Chapter 7 Key Terms 174

Chapter 7 Review Questions 175

Summary 179

8 Momentum 181

Introduction to Momentum 182

What Is Momentum? 182

Impulse 183

Conservation of Linear Momentum 185

Collisions 186

Chapter 8 Key Terms 192

Chapter 8 Review Questions 193

Summary 196

9 Simple Harmonic Motion 197

Simple Harmonic Motion 198

The Spring-Block Oscillator: Vertical Motion 208

Pendulums 210

Chapter 9 Key Terms 213

Chapter 9 Review Questions 214

Summary 218

10 Torque and Rotational Motion 219

Rotational Motion 220

Center of Mass 223

Torque 225

Equilibrium 229

Rotational Inertia 232

Angular Momentum 233

Chapter 10 Key Terms 234

Chapter 10 Review Questions 235

Summary 237

11 Answers and Explanations to the Chapter Review Questions 239

Part VI Practice Test 2 285

Practice Test 2 287

Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations 309

How To Score Practice Test 2 328