***AP Physics C Mechanics 2014-2015 Thread***

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<p>There’s currently no thread for this so I thought I might make one. My school only offers mechanics as a class, but I’m gonna study the E&M stuff and take the exam since I already know most of it. Who else is taking it this upcoming year?</p>

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<p>I am taking it! I am about to start my summer hw & I’m taking it as a senior next year. </p>

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<p>I’m taking it too. It seems like its going to be quite a fun year in AP Physics next year. Good Luck to all taking the course</p>

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<p>This is going to be my school’s first year teaching the course since physics B was abandoned, so I’m not really sure how well it’s going to be but we’ll see I guess.</p>

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<p>My teacher is infamous for his lack of capability to teach AP physics… sigh:( good luck to students in my class!! Self-study is the way… </p>

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<p>I am planning to self study E&M this summer using the Princeton Review book and Halliday/Resnick/Walker Fundamentals of Physics 8e. My plan is get down the basics during the summer, and then solidify my knowledge in the 1-2 months prior to the test by doing released free response questions. </p>

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<p>Good luck, I heard the textbook you mentioned is pretty solid. I want to do self-study for E&M as well but no time…</p>

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<p>These are the resources I’ve found that could be useful for AP Physics C (especially for self studiers). Feel free to check them out and anybody who has other ideas post those as well.
<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube;
<a href=“null - YouTube”>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA0988AB0397B879A&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.lightandmatter.com/html_books/0sn/ch00/ch00.html”>http://www.lightandmatter.com/html_books/0sn/ch00/ch00.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“TwuPhysics”>https://sites.google.com/site/twuphysicslessons/home&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“AP Physics C: Mechanics - YouTube”>https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLd2HWlWc-Msxs4BV0vlEJUiv9NZnbHODf&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.apphysicslectures.com/AP_Mechanics_Videos.html#Unit_A”>http://www.apphysicslectures.com/AP_Mechanics_Videos.html#Unit_A&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://www.flippingphysics.com/calculus.html”>http://www.flippingphysics.com/calculus.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“Learn AP Physics- Physics C”>http://www.learnapphysics.com/apphysicsc/&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“AP Physics C Video Tutorials”>http://aplusphysics.com/courses/ap-c/videos/APCVidIndex.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks a lot Jimmy!</p>

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<p>Got a 5 with scanning over Princeton Review book… I would recommend it.</p>

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<p>Fellow AP Physics C kids! Whoo, I think I should brush up on my physics skills over the summer. I took AP Physics B two years ago. </p>

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<p>This needs a bump.
I’m only taking mechanics (this is my first official physics class ever), but I might self-study E&M, depending on how lazy I’m not feeling.</p>

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Do you guys think the curve will be harsher this year now that they’re letting you use calculators and the equation sheet on the multiple choice?

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@Newdle‌
I thought those were already allowed?

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@Woandering‌ Maybe I was dreaming about reading that somewhere. I felt like I saw it posted somewhere that “Calculators and a table of information will be allowed on the AP Physics C exam this year” or something like that.

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@Newdle‌

From the way my physics teacher talked about it, I thought they were allowed every year…

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@Woandering‌ This was posted on the 2012 syllabus. I think they just changed it.

Calculators are not permitted on the multiple-choice sections of the Physics B and Physics C exams . The purpose of the multiple-choice sections is to assess the breadth of students’ knowledge and understanding of the basic concepts
of physics . The multiple-choice questions emphasize conceptual understanding and qualitative applications . However, many physical definitions and principles are quantita- tive by nature and can therefore be expressed as equations . The knowledge of these basic definitions and principles, expressed as equations, is a part of the content of physics that should be learned by physics students and will continue to be assessed in the multiple-choice sections . However, any numeric calculations using these equations required in the multiple-choice sections will be kept simple . Also, in some questions,

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Are we allowed calculators in the MC this year? @Newdle‌

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@Woandering‌ Yes, we are. However, that worries me because I can do the old problems pretty easily, since I’m pretty good at math. At the same time, though, that means the curve might be harsher.

Here’s what effective “as of fall 2014”:

Students will be allowed to use a calculator on the entire AP Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism exams — including both the multiple-choice and free-response sections . Scientific or graphing calculators (including the approved graphing calculators listed at www .collegeboard .org/ap/calculators) may be used,

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@Newdle‌

Well it’s out of our control, and we’ll do our best anyway. Better not to worry about it.