AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based (2015-2016)

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@helpmeplease2 how was it? Pm me?

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I’m curious as well. How was it?

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@helpmeplease2 That was incredibly difficult. I totally agree with you. The Free Response were easier than the MC though.

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we didn’t need a calculator for any of the questions…it was mostly theory and thinking…

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I thought it was about as hard as the practice tests. Honestly it seemed a little easier than last years.

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Thought the FRQs were easier than the multiple choice. Thinking I’ll get a 4 based off my performance today.

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You didn’t even use a calculator once during the exam? Was it that conceptual?

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I personally found the multiple choice very simple besides 2 or 3, and had a ton of time to spare. However, the FRQs I had a hard time with (besides a few that were really easy, cough, 5).

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I used the calculator twice during the exam to test whether a formula I made was right and one to confirm some math i did on the the sheet, it was very conceptual

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@Coolguywithahat What practice exams did you take? Are they accurate to the real test and good studying materials?

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Didn’t even touch my calculator on the FRQ. The multiple choice was relatively easy. Heavy testing on one perticular unit.

There’s some weird stuff on the FRQ which I kind of guessed on. Overall, solid 4 or maybe even a 5.

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If you knew springs, you were guaranteed at least 50% on the multiple choice lol

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So one of the questions asked about using the KE equation and I screwed up on that. Apparently the answer was incorportating KE=1/2MV equation and the answer was 30.9

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Considering I studied the night before after not paying attention the whole year, I’ll take whatever I get. The test was 100% conceptual, not once did I use my calculator to get an answer for the MC or FRQS.

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Answer to that one free response I remember was like 0.091 did anyone get that

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Did they ask to calculate something on the free response?

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Which free response? I don’t recall having to calculate anything. I thought the circuits was easy, the experiment part was alright, the wheel one was easy, but the waves and the the speed bump were peculiar.

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I thought the opposite

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Yeah the one with waves and the speed bump was odd. I did not know how to do it. What approach were you supposed to take?

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Peculiar is definitely a good way to put it