<p>Anyone want to predict the types of FR for mechanics? ;)</p>
<p>I'm thinking something with gravitational and of course the basic integration between d,v,a and energy. The third one always some form of rotation? Hm.</p>
<p>I love the oracle.</p>
<p>Third is always rotation. The first usually is a problem where you need to do something lablike. In addition, I do not thinkthere has been a grav question in a few years, so it might be time for that.</p>
<p>I just did the last gravitational problem which was 2001, very basic stuff, hopefully if they put one on, it'll be similar.</p>
<p>And I have no idea why you get to use your calculator...</p>
<p>.. You really honestly don't need it but I'd rather have it, security thing. Heh heh.</p>
<p>I say it's WORTHLESS unless you have an 98... in which case you can solve for variables.</p>
<p>I've been cramming EM today and Based on what I've seen, my impression is that</p>
<p>Almost always: Gauss, Inductance, Ohm's law
Common: Circuits (w/ capacitors), Potential, Electric Fields
Less common: Circuits (w/ inductors), experimental design, "electromagnetic" particle mechanics, Ampere's law, time constant
uncommon: Spherical/cylindrical capacitors, irregular charge distribution, dieletrics
never seen: Kirchoff's law (and other complex circuits)</p>
<p>89 also does derivatives and integrals :D .. and other nice things too. Calc based stuff.</p>
<p>Ughhhh... Those flew away when I finished my calc exam....</p>
<p>Do any of you guys have something like Study Guides (summaries) or something like that? I AM PANICKING ABOUT THE EXAM....I did a MC test and I got only 15 right :( and I usually dont do awesome in the FR.</p>
<p>go to the bookstore and buy one for like 20 bucks...</p>
<p>A real one, or one from Barron's?</p>
<p>my score was from a real one...</p>
<p>ouch.... getting half of them right (18) will get you a low 4 or a high 3. You can pull off a 3 if you do well on the free response.</p>
<p>i am hoping for a 3...self study....</p>
<p>You can get the FR from 2001 to 2004 here:
<a href="http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/physics_c/samp.html?physicsc%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/physics_c/samp.html?physicsc</a></p>
<p>Self-study is always the hardest, trust me. You can never be sure if what you're doing is 100% correct. But practice with the things im_blue offered, it really does help to know what different kinds of problems may show up.</p>
<p>and also, I was self studying Calc BC (but knowledge in AB)</p>
<p>And to add my two cents to those debates about which is harder, B or C?
I got a 5 on the C: Mech and a 2 on B. Probably b/c I don't know diddly about E&M, much harder to skirt on the B, where it's all the same test. Oh, how I long for the days of Kinematics. (sigh)</p>
<p>The graders for Physics C:Mech are soooo generous. You can put "MY PHYSICS TEACHER SUX" and they'll give you a point for that (for real).</p>