Cracking the AP Physics C Exam, 2014 Edition by Princeton-Review -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Title Page Copyright Acknowledgments Dedication Contents Part I: Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score

Preview: Your Knowledge, Your Expectations Your Guide to Using This Book How to Begin

Part II: About the AP Physics C Exam

The Structure of the AP Physics C Exam How AP Exams Are Used Other Resources Designing Your Study Plan

Part III: Test-Taking Strategies for the AP Physics C Exam

1. How to Approach Multiple Choice Questions 2. How to Approach Free Response Questions

Part IV: Content Review for the AP Physics C Exam

3. Vectors

Introduction Definition Vector Addition (Geometric) Scalar Multiplication Vector Subtraction (Geometric) Standard Basis Vectors Vector Operations Using Components Magnitude of a Vector Direction of a Vector The Dot Product The Cross Product

4. Kinematics

Introduction Position, Distance, and Displacement Speed and Velocity Acceleration Uniformly Accelerated Motion and the Big Five Kinematics with Graphs Free Fall Projectile Motion Chapter 4 Review Questions Kinematics Summary

5. Newton’s Laws

Introduction The First Law The Second Law The Third Law Weight The Normal Force Friction Pulleys Inclined Planes Uniform Circular Motion Chapter 5 Review Questions Newton’s Laws Summary

6. Work, Energy, and Power

Introduction Work Kinetic Energy The Work–Energy Theorem Potential Energy Conservation of Mechanical Energy Potential Energy Curves Power Chapter 6 Review Questions Work, Energy, and Power Summary

7. Linear Momentum

Introduction Impulse Conservation of Linear Momentum Collisions Center of Mass Chapter 7 Review Questions Linear Momentum Summary

8. Rotational Motion

Introduction Rotational Kinematics The Big Five for Rotational Motion Rotational Dynamics Torque Rotational Inertia Kinetic Energy of Rotation Work and Power Angular Momentum Conservation of Angular Momentum Equilibrium Chapter 8 Review Questions Rotational Motion Summary

9. Laws of Gravitation

Kepler’s Laws Newton’s Law of Gravitation The Gravitational Attraction Due to an Extended Body Gravitational Potential Energy A Proof of Equation (*) Orbits of the Planets Chapter 9 Review Questions Laws of Gravitation Summary

10. Oscillations

Introduction Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM): The Spring-Block Oscillator The Kinematics of Simple Harmonic Motion The Spring-Block Oscillator: Vertical Motion The Sinusoidal Description of Simple Harmonic Motion Pendula Chapter 10 Review Questions Oscillations Summary

11. Electric Forces and Fields

Electric Charge Coulomb’s Law The Electric Field Conductors and Insulators Gauss’s Law Chapter 11 Review Questions Electric Forces and Fields Summary

12. Electric Potential and Capacitance

Introduction Electrical Potential Energy The Potential of a Sphere The Potential of a Cylinder Chapter 12 Review Questions Electric Potential and Capacitance Summary

13. Direct Current Circuits

Introduction Electric Current Electric Circuits Resistance–Capacitance (RC) Circuits Chapter 13 Review Questions Direct Current Circuits Summary

14. Magnetic Forces and Fields

Introduction The Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge The Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire Magnetic Fields Created by Current-Carrying Wires The Biot–Savart Law Ampere’s Law Chapter 14 Review Questions Magnetic Forces and Fields Summary

15. Electromagnetic Induction

Introduction Motional EMF Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction Inductance Maxwell’s Equations Chapter 15 Review Questions Electromagnetic Induction Summary

16. Solutions to The Chapter Review Questions

Part V: The Princeton Review AP Physics C Practice Tests and Explanations

17. Practice Test 1 18. Practice Test 1: Answers and Explanations 19. Practice Test 2 20. Practice Test 2: Answers and Explanations

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