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

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Make sure you’re studying with the most up-to-date prep materials! Look for the newest edition of this title, The Princeton Review AP Physics C Prep, 17th Edition (ISBN: 9780593516836, on-sale August 2023).

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ISBN-13:	9780593450864
Publisher:	Random House Children's Books
Publication date:	08/16/2022
Series:	College Test Preparation: AP
Pages:	672
Product dimensions:	8.20(w) x 10.80(h) x 1.70(d)

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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

Howto Begin 3

Part II Practice Test 1 7

Practice Test 1: Mechanics 10

Practice Test 1: Electricity & Magnetism 24

Practice Test 1: Mechanics Diagnostic Answer Key and Explanations 40

Practice Test 1: Electricity & Magnetism Diagnostic Answer Key and Explanations 61

Part III About the AP Physics C Exams 79

The Structure of the AP Physics C Exams 80

How the AP Physics C Exams Are Scored 80

Overview of Content Topics 81

How AP Exams Are Used 82

Other Resources 82

Designing Your Study Plan 83

Part IV Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Physics C Exams 85

1 How to Approach Multiple-Choice Questions 87

2 How to Approach Free-Response Questions 91

3 Using Time Effectively to Maximize Points 95

Part V Content Review for the AP Physics C Exams 101

4 Vectors 103

Definition 104

Vector Addition (Geometric) 105

Scalar Multiplication 105

Vector Subtraction (Geometric) 106

Standard Basis Vectors 107

Vector Operations Using Components 108

Magnitude of a Vector 110

Direction of a Vector 111

The Dot Product 112

The Cross Product 114

Chapter 4 Drill 118

Chapter 4 Summary 120

5 Kinematics 123

Position, Distance, and Displacement 124

Speed and Velocity 125

Acceleration 128

Uniformly Accelerated Motion and the Big Five 132

Kinematics with Graphs 134

Free Fall 141

Projectile Motion 143

Chapter 5 Drill 147

Chapter 5 Summary 153

6 Newton's Laws of Motion 155

The First Law 156

The Second Law 156

The Third Law 157

Weight 158

The Normal Force 160

Friction 161

Pulleys 163

Inclined Planes 167

Uniform Circular Motion 168

Chapter 6 Drill 173

Chapter 6 Summary 180

7 Work, Energy, and Power 183

Work 184

Kinetic Energy 188

The Work-Energy Theorem 189

Potential Energy 190

Conservation of Mechanical Energy 192

Potential Energy Curves 195

Power 198

Chapter 7 Drill 200

Chapter 7 Summary 205

8 Systems of Particles and Linear Momentum 207

Impulse 208

Conservation of Linear Momentum 211

Collisions 212

Center of Mass 216

Chapter 8 Drill 221

Chapter 8 Summary 226

9 Rotation 229

Rotational Kinematics 230

The Big Five for Rotational Motion 233

Rotational Dynamics 236

Kinetic Energy of Rotation 248

Work and Power 252

Angular Momentum 255

Conservation of Angular Momentum 257

Equilibrium 258

Chapter 9 Drill 261

Chapter 9 Summary 266

10 Oscillations 269

Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM): The Spring-Block Oscillator 270

The Kinematics of Simple Harmonic Motion 276

The Spring-Block Oscillator: Vertical Motion 281

The Sinusoidal Description of Simple Harmonic Motion 283

Pendula 287

Chapter 10 Drill 291

Chapter 10 Summary 297

11 Gravitation 299

Kepler's Laws 300

Newton's Law of Gravitation 301

The Gravitational Attraction Due to an Extended Body 303

Gravitational Potential Energy 308

Proving the Equation 310

Orbits of the Planets 314

Chapter 11 Drill 318

Chapter 11 Summary 322

12 Electrostatics 325

Coulomb's Law 326

The Electric Field 330

Gauss's Law 338

Electrical Potential Energy 346

The Potential of a Sphere 357

The Potential of a Cylinder 361

Chapter 12 Drill 364

Chapter 12 Summary 371

13 Conductors, Capacitors, and Dielectrics 373

Conductors and Insulators 374

Capacitors 376

Dielectrics 384

Chapter 13 Drill 387

Chapter 13 Summary 393

14 Electric Circuits 395

Electric Current 396

Electric Circuits 398

Resistance-Capacitance (RC) Circuits 415

Chapter 14 Drill 421

Chapter 14 Summary 425

15 Magnetic Fields 427

The Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge 428

The Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire 432

Magnetic Fields Created by Current-Carrying Wires 436

The Biot-Savart Law 440

Ampere's Law 442

Chapter 15 Drill 449

Chapter 15 Summary 455

16 Electromagnetism 457

Motional Emf 458

Faraday's Law of Electromagnetic Induction 460

Inductance 474

Maxwell's Equations 480

Chapter 16 Drill 482

Chapter 16 Summary 489

17 Chapter Drills: Answers and Explanations 491

18 Math for AP Physics C 579

Part VI Practice Test 2 583

Practice Test 2: Mechanics 586

Practice Test 2: Electricity & Magnetism 602

Practice Test 2: Mechanics Answers and Explanations 618

Practice Test 2: Electricity & Magnetism Answers and Explanations 638