The Best Test Preparation for the AP Physics B and C » (Revised)

About the Editors

Boris Korsunsky holds graduate degrees in physics and physical chemistry from colleges in Russia, and a doctorate in learning and teaching from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. His dissertation focuses on cognition as it relates to solving non-trivial physics problems.
In the past 10 years, Dr. Korsunsky has written several thousand original physics problems for various college-level textbooks. He has also published two books of original problems and several articles on physics education. He has conducted numerous workshops for teachers, presented at AAPT (American Association of Physics Teachers) conferences, and participated in developing online teaching materials for physics and mathematics. In 1996 and 1997, Dr. Korsunsky was one of the coaches for the U.S. Physics Team. In 2002, he traveled to Japan as a Fulbright Memorial Fund Scholar.
Dr. Korsunsky has been teaching physics since 1986 and is currently teaching at Weston High School in Weston, Massachusetts.

James L. Love teaches part-time at Richland College, Dallas, Texas, and runs a tutoring service. He has taught Advanced Placement- and International Baccalaureate-level physics in Texas secondary schools and holds two advanced degrees from the University of Texas at Dallas.
In the course of his distinguished teaching career, Mr. Love, now semi-retired, won a number of National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy awards for advanced study and training at national labs, including Kitt Peak Observatory, the Fermi Laboratory, and the Thomas Jefferson Laboratory. He continues a seven-year association with International Baccalaureate as an examiner for extended essays in physics.

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About the Editors
About this Book
About the Test
Which Exam Should You Take?
About the Review
Taking the Practice Exams
AP Physics Study Schedules

AP PHYSICS B REVIEW
Chapter 1
Vectors and Scalars
Basic Definitions of Vectors and Scalars
Addition of Vectors — Geometric Methods
Subtraction of Vectors
The Components of a Vector
Adding Vectors Analytically
Multiplication of Vectors
Multiplication of a Vector by a Scalar

Chapter 2
Mechanics
Kinematics
Accelerated Motion
Motion at Constant Acceleration along a Straight Line
Motion with Changing Direction
Circular Motion12
Falling Objects
Dynamics
Universal Gravity
Friction
Torque and Rotational Statics
Work and Energy
Momentum and Impulse
Simple Harmonic Motion

Chapter 3
Electricity & Magnetism
Electrostatics
Electrostatics with Conductors
Parallel Plate Capacitors
Electric Circuits
Electromagnetism
Magnetostatics
Electromagnetic Induction

Chapter 4
Waves & Optics
General Wave Properties
Interference of Waves
Properties of Standing Waves
Geometric Optics
Reflection and Mirrors
Refraction and Lenses
Physical Optics
Dispersion and Electromagnetic Spectrum

Chapter 5
Heat, Kinetic Theory & thermodynamics
Thermal Properties
Kinetic Theory of Gases
Mole and the Ideal Gas Law
Thermodynamics
Second Law of Thermodynamics

Chapter 6
Modern Physics
Nuclear Structure and Transformation
Quantum Theory and Atomic Structure


AP PHYSICS C REVIEW
Chapter 7
Classical Mechanics
Vectors
The Components of a Vector
Linear Motion
Average Velocity
Instantaneous Velocity
Two-Dimensional Motion
Centripetal Acceleration
Newton’s Laws
First Law
Second Law
Third Law
Force
Momentum
Linear Momentum
Newton’s Second Law in its Momentum Form
Linear Momentum of a System of Particles
Total Linear Momentum
Newton’s Second Law for a System of Particles
Impulse and Momentum
Linear Impulse-Momentum Equation
Collisions
Collisions in Two Dimensions
Angular Momentum
Calculating the Moment of Inertia of Various Objects
Energy and Work
Work-Energy Principle
Power and Efficiency
Mechanical Efficiency
Potential Energy
Conservation of Energy
Harmonic Motion
Universal Gravity

Chapter 8
Electricity & Magnetism
Electric Fields
Definition of an Electric Field
Coulomb’s Law
Gauss’s Law
Applications of Gauss’s Law
Electric Potential, Energy, and Work
Capacitors
Capacitors with Dielectric
Combinations of Capacitors
Current and Resistance
Definitions
Circuits
RC Circuits (Resistors and Capacitors)
Magnetism
The Magnetic Field
Magnetic Fields and Currents
Electromagnetic Induction
Inductance (L)
Simple RL Circuits
Source Free Rl Circuit
Oscillations in Electric LC Circuits
Maxwell’s Equations


AP PHYSICS PRACTICE TESTS
AP PHYSICS B TEST 1
Section I131
Section II
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers Section I
Detailed Explanations of Answers Section II

AP PHYSICS B TEST 2
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers Section I
Detailed Explanations of Answers Section II
AP PHYSICS C TEST 3
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers Section I
Detailed Explanations of Answers Section II

AP PHYSICS C TEST 4
Section I
Section II
Answer Key
Detailed Explanations of Answers Section I
Detailed Explanations of Answers Section II

Answer Sheets

Index