<p>We have 3 days till the exam. How do you guys feel about the test right now? What are you guys doing to prep?</p>
<p>For me I'm trying to just study study study whatever free response/ mc i can get. I heard the curve isnt as generous as physics c or calc bc.</p>
<p>Well, I feel alright.. i've taken two practice tests so far.. on the first one i missed 27 MC (out of 70) and did pretty well on FR, and i managed to get (barely) a 5 (based on that test).</p>
<p>I took another test the other day and bombed the MC... i missed 36 MC (out of 70)... ouch... pretty bad.. and i did pretty well on FR, and i managed to get a 4 on that test.</p>
<p>so, i need to work on my MC.. if i can get my missed MC under -25 (if i get at least 45 right), then i should be set for a 5</p>
<p>you have any advice on how I should approach MC questions?</p>
<p>i feel like crap.</p>
<p>Ditto jasonlee576. In my practice tests I do pretty well on the FR section, but not so well on the MCQs. The first test I took I had trouble with the actual problems; on the second test I got the problems but ran out of time. Based on what the book said I managed to just get a 4.</p>
<p>Like Peytoncline said, any advice on how to approach the MCQs would be very helpful.</p>
<p>I second jasonlee576.</p>
<p>I third jasonlee576.</p>
<p>MCQs are just plain hard. urg, I still didn't get through all the materials.</p>
<p>I fourth jasonlee576.</p>
<p>all year we used a formula sheet on our MC tests... yea not cool</p>
<p>haha such optimism for physics ;P</p>
<p>Here's a practice problem for you guys:</p>
<p>You lower a 2 kg stone block to the ground from a ledge 1 m high. You are tired and let the block fall at an acceleration of 5 m/s^2. How much work did you do?</p>
<p>a) 0 J
b) 5 J
c) -5 J
d) -10 J
e) -20 J</p>
<p>0 work. because i cant do the problem</p>
<p>Accelleration due to gravity = 10 m/s^2
if rock falls at 5 m/s^2, then you were providing an acceleration of -5 m/s^2</p>
<p>F = ma = -10 N. For a distance of one meter, this equals -10 J of work. </p>
<p>Do I get a cookie?</p>
<p>No.
10chars</p>
<p>Ignore me, I'm just bitter today cuz I've been getting the most basic questions wrong.</p>
<p>im taking it! honesty physics is my NUMBER ONE WORSE SUBJECT</p>
<p>Physics make me throw up. Like..seriously.
If this year's testmakers put an electromagnetic induction problem in FRQ, I'm going to draw big circles and triangles on my page and die.</p>
<p>yea lol my teacher has been giving us "cheat sheets" and the official ap formula sheet for most of our tests....so, basically im screwed.</p>
<p>My teacher hasn't taught me one god dam thing this year. I'm trying my hardest to study w/ PR to learn ANYTHING but after looking at some MC and FR questions from past exams, I'm figuring the BEST I can do is a 3, and I'm probably gonna end up with a 2. If I do do that bad, I think I'm gonna cancel my score or something.</p>
<p>I have 4 AP tests next week...+ 1 I'm self studying for that I haven't really started studying for.</p>
<p>........</p>
<p>On the 1 practice we took in class..</p>
<p>44% raw on MC (no formulas = fail)
82% raw on FR (formula sheet saved me)</p>
<p>Darn I absolutely hate that class. I mean, I like it, but it's so freakin hard to understand all the concepts and memorize the stupid formulas for the MC part (which is COMPLETELY ridiculous).</p>
<p>This is what I get for not taking GT/Honors Physics and skipping straight to AP</p>