@ILDocter - My teacher didn’t give us the released exam, but we’ve practiced those types of questions before in class, so hopefully I’ll be okay 
Probably just going to wing this exam…
There’s about 2 1/2 weeks left! I am going to start reading the Barron’s AP Physics 1 and 2 prep book and then just do the practice tests in the book.
My teacher gives past AP Physics B exams in class and only includes the questions with topics corresponding to AP Physics 1 (its on the college board website)
Hi, does someone know how the Barron’s AP Physics 1/2 book compares to the test? Like are the problems in there harder or easier than those in the test? Thanks!!
are there solutions to this sample questions released by collegeboard?
https://secure-media.collegeboard.org/digitalServices/pdf/ap/sample-questions-ap-physics-1-and-ap-physics-2-exams.pdf
@ILDocter we also took an official AP physics exam on saturday the 18th. My teacher said that that exam was only released to “professionals” or teachers through College Board and students did not have access to it
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What experiments do we need to know? My physics teacher never had us do them, and I don’t see any prep books that explain the experiments. May someone please provide me a source so I am competent in the physics experiments we need to know?
Is it safe to say that the multiple choice and FRQs test your conceptual understanding, not your problem solving ability? Because that is how it appears by the released FRQs and MCs, however @ILDocter says his released exam had “no conceptual” questions.
Also, I would like to major in Physics, however I am unsure of how prepared I am for this exam, especially with the lack of released materials. If I were to receive a poor score (1-4), would it reflect poorly to AOs, especially those of Rice, Cornell, Northwestern, etc.? @skieurope (Because you are so knowledgeable in these things)
All I can say is that the exam tests your abillity to connect the dots and “understand physics” I.e they wont test you on just kinetic energy or circular motion all of that put together in one question. The test mashes up all the concepts like a puzzle and to answer the questions energy and springs and motion amd everything will be used if not some
First, never call a 3/4 “poor.” Some schools may not give credit, but it is still respectable.
For the schools you mention, AP scores carry little to no weight in admissions; they are used primarily for credit and/or placement. So don’t worry about AO’s (at least as far as AP’s are concerned).
My physics teacher gave us the exam. There were probably 3 questions that involved algebraic manipulation of quantities. Also, the “select two answers section” wasn’t too bad
Do we need to memorize the formulas for the multiple choice section, or will the formula sheet be given to us for both the multiple choice and the free response? Can we use a calculator during the multiple choice? The Princeton review says that we won’t be provided with one and we can’t use calculators during multiple choice testing, while the CollegeBoard website says we can. ???
@Vauthriel the formula sheet will be provided to us on both the MC and FRQs anf we will be able to use our calculator both both sections
I took the released exam from College Board and there are a few of the FRQs below that are very similar to what I saw on the exam
@HeyyeYayYaay What released College Board exam? I’m confused haha
College Board released a practice exam for teachers that students can’t access. I tried posting a few FRQs that looked similar from what I saw from the exam but I got a warning from @skieurope that I couldn’t.
@ILDocter I have not taken the practice exam yet. But what did you think was hard about it? What did it mostly cover? What should I practice? Like Im trying but I don’t know what area I should focus on.
@HeyyeYayYaay I haven’t taken the Multiple choice section yet. I have done numerous practice problems however they have been physics B problems. Would you say that they were similar to the physics B test or no. Also, did you think the fr was harder or easier than the MC? And if it was harder why? What should I study if anything at all?
@Pittser There were some physics B-style questions (maybe like 20%) that required pure calculation, but most of it was based on concepts. For example, instead of asking you to calculate the time of a projectile’s flight, it would present three different scenarios and ask which one would reach the ground first. For the multiple choice, there were a lot of problems about forces and energy, and there were a few about center of mass and a density problem while every other topic(kinematics, torque, etc) showed up a few times. I’m not sure about which is harder. The multiple choice had a lot of problems where the answer was counter intuitive.
Anyone self studying for sat 2 in June?