<p>Hey guys</p>
<p>Hopefully we can post some help below for all those other college confidential users.
I'd offer advice but currently I'm in the pickle of not knowing a full semester of AP Physics and being only one third into the Barrons book.</p>
<p>What practice books are you currently using and how well do you think it's preparing you? What other resources are you using?</p>
<p>Thanks and good luck to all this January!</p>
<p>I’m using PR and Barron’s. I don’t know how hard this test is going to be nor do I know which topics constitute most of the exam… I haven’t even covered circuits or magnetism yet…</p>
<p>Yeah man I’m in the same boat. I have Barron’s but I’ve been reading on college confidential that it’s a little superfluous and when time is golden that’s not a luxury we can afford. Princeton Review is the new study book I’m going to purchase to study my butt off. Good luck man.</p>
<p>40 questions are kinematics, dynamics, basic motion so that constitutes most of it. but electricity, magnetism, waves and optics are the others that make up the rest plus some random stuff like relativity that are usually only like 3 questions</p>
<p>Electricity and magnetism that comes on the Exam is actually very very basic. </p>
<p>You get like 1 bulb, a resistor and a battery in a circuit or maybe 2 resistors at most.
In magnetism, all that comes is finding out the direction of force. There is absolutely no question that comes on motional emf or force on a moving conductor etc. </p>
<p>So you just gotta understand the left and right hand rules to get past the magnetism part</p>
<p>Thanks Rubriv, good luck to you as well! And thanks everyone else for your input. Do questions on momentum or waves come up a lot (not sure if you included those in your 40 you stated Willisb)?</p>
<p>PettyOfficer: it’s really that basic? That’s awesome. Now I don’t have to stress myself out too much and can relax a little more perfecting my other knowledge of physics. What would you say is intensively tested? What other things just require the basic knowledge? Thank you!</p>
<p>So I have yet to finish the class, but after having read through my text book and Barron’s, I have done very well on the practice tests (missing at most 8). I’m terrible with circuits and optical instruments (I guess on these) but solid on most of the other stuff.</p>
<p>momentum is a part of basic motion, so yeah there are some questions on momentum and conservation of momentum, collisions, etc. usually like 3-4 questions are on momentum. Waves usually have 5-6 questions that have to do with frequency, wave speed, wavelength in sound waves or light waves. i suggest getting the barron’s book because it covers it all pretty well. My physics class doesn’t teach optics or waves so i had to teach myself with the barron’s book, which was pretty easy</p>
<p>very easy exam. the curve is very generous and if you have completed an honors/accelerated physics cours, or ap physics you will get an 800 if you know your equations.</p>
<p>I’m in a physics class right now, but it’s not AP physics, just the standard honors physics class. I’m planning on taking AP physics next year, my senior year. I think I should take the physics SAT because I’m thinking about going into engineering and it’s required/recommended for admission into many schools. I don’t think my current class will well prepare me for the test. (I had a friend that took the chemistry SAT last year after taking just the honors chemistry class and I think his score was somewhere in the 500s) Should I get a prep book and study now and take the test in June? Should I wait and study over the summer to take the test in the fall? I can’t wait too long, I’d have to take it by November if I want to use it for an early decision application and by January for a normal application.</p>
<p>Oh yeah do you guys know of any resources online to use to study besides Sparknotes? Such as a webpage with all of the equations needed to be memorized?</p>
<p>Will be taking physics after a month of studying by myself. Not really expecting a high score though.</p>
<p>Does the SAT Physics exam future questions about rotational motion (rotating around an axis)?</p>
<p>I’m wondering how important magnetism and circuits are. Does anybody know the average amount of questions pertaining to those topics? Or just electric potential/fields in general?</p>
<p>Does anybody that’s already taken this exam remember which questions gave them the most trouble?</p>
<p>I just took a Barron’s practice test and my result is around 740. I’m aiming for 750+ on the real thing. Do you guys think that I could do it? I also managed to finish on time but I need to be a minute or two faster to have enough time to fill in the circles.</p>
<p>Does anyone else hate mirrors and lenses???</p>
<p>And how easy is it to get an 800 here? </p>
<p>Also, is Barrons harder than the real test? How about Princeton Review?</p>
<p>Homeschooler looking for a text book to take physics that will best apply to taking the test. Any suggestions?</p>
<p>Yes mirrors and lenses are annoying. I hope they don’t show up frequently on the test.</p>