<p>Hey guys. I noticed that although there was an AP Physics 1 thread roaming around, I didn’t see any Physics 2 threads. I guess I started the official thread for Physics 2. Woot woot.</p>
<p>Now, as we know, the College Board is doing something different with the AP Physics tests this year. Instead of offering A, B, C, they have two tests: AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2.</p>
<p>From what I know/assume, the Physics 1 test is designed for students with no prior knowledge of physics. The Physics 2 test is designed for people who have already taken an introductionary physics course, and in future years, have taken Physics 1.</p>
<p>I’m going to assume that pretty much everyone here has some introductionary physics knowledge. I myself took a year of honors physics last year as a junior. First things first, do you know anyone who has taken the now retired Physics A, B, or C tests? What did they learn? Did they use any material from their introductionary physics curriculum? What was their style of taking notes and/or studying?</p>
<p>As we go thorough the year and take the Physics 2 course and/or self study, I expect that this thread will grow and we will post study habits and problem solving tactics and stuff on the thread. </p>
<p>Let’s see how it goes…</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I believe that Physics 1 and 2 are not replacing both Physics B and C; they are only replacing Physics B.</p>
<p>There was never an AP Physics A exam.
AP Physics C: Mechanics and AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism are still being offered.
As stated above, AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 are replacing AP Physics B only. The same content is covered (with a few additions) so essentially the college board decided to split AP Physics B into two courses/exams since it is typically taught over two semesters in colleges. </p>
<p>Physics builds off of itself, so you will need to remember the things you learned in intro physics (you wouldn’t be able to do some magnetism problems without circular motion concepts, for instance). </p>
<p>@human997 @baileyj57 </p>
<p>I see,</p>
<p>So essentially, can Physics 1 be thought of as a replacement for an introductionary physics course? </p>
<p>I don’t know if anyone else’s school is doing this, but here’s the situation with my school. We used to have a myriad of Physics classes. Conceptual Physics for no so bright kids, Standard Physics for average students, Honors Physics for above average students, and AP Physics B for people who had either gotten an A in Standard Physics or a B in Honors Physics. </p>
<p>With the College Board’s restructuring, my school is dumping many physics classes. They have just Standard Physics, AP Physics 1, and AP Physics 2. Since we incoming seniors were the last generation to take honors physics, all of us who were interested in taking Physics B are being recommended for AP Physics 2.</p>
<p>It looks like the Physics C test is still being offered. It’s more calculus based, correct?</p>
<p>Does Physics 2 cover everything Physics 1 covers with some additional material></p>
<p>Yes, the Physics C exams are still being offered. Both involve calculus. Physics 1 and 2 only require algebra and trigonometry. </p>
<p>NO, physics 2 is not physics 1 + some additional material. Physics 1 is the first semester of Physics B or a college physics sequence. It will cover classical mechanics (kinematics, energy, momentum, etc) as well as waves & sound. Physics 2 is the second semester of Physics B or a college physics sequence. It will cover electricity & magnetism, fluids, thermodynamics, atomic & nuclear physics. Your class might go over some of the physics 1 topics as a review, but they won’t be directly tested on the physics 2 exam. </p>
<p>Don’t think of physics 1 as a replacement for an intro course. Physics 1 is just the first half of AP Physics B. It’s just spread out over a year instead of a semester. Physics 2 is the second half of AP Physics B, again spread out over a year. </p>
<p>Has anyone been able to find any prep books? I’ve only seen AP Physics 1 stuff.</p>
<p>My teacher recently was at a college board workshop and they stated that there was no use in buying a review book this year because only the college board, and no other authors, know the material. </p>
<p>Half the people in my class dropped. I think everyone in the class with the possible exception of the valedictorian failed the last test.</p>
<p>Yup, just as bad as I thought. Our class average was a 57. I got a 62. And I found out that my teacher doesn’t curve. I’m really concerned about the rest of the year, to say the least.</p>
<p>All of you should google “twu physics”.Ot’s a series of videos covering pretty much all the topics in AP Physics 1, AP Physics 2, and Physics C. Really helpful stuff.</p>
Hey guys, reviving this since it’s tomorrow. (already! D: )
How is everyone feeling about it? Any suggestions for last-minute studying?
@CherryCream I’m self studying/kinda learning it in class b/c my class covers some of the Physics 2 topics. No practice test and the sample questions look way too hard 
not feeling good
AP Physics 1 was really weird. Assuming AP physics 2 is going to be the same
Ms. Twu is Jesus/Yahweh/Aaron Rodgers/God. She’s perfect for a quick review. I took the Physics 1 test today which went well. I have high hopes for this one too. I don’t know if any of you took the official practice test, but are we allowed to discuss that? or is this one of those stupid CollegeBoard things where silence is salvation? I have a question on one of the FRQs
@theboss262 could be wrong but i think discussion is ok, the mod didn’t block any discussion in the physics 1 thread
alright, cool. in that case how did you guys do 2.a.ii? And while we’re at it I fail to see how 35 cannot be D. I originally said A which was correct, but the more I think about it the more D makes sense.
@theboss262 do you have a copy of the practice test
@irkedjeboa Ohh same. My school technically has a physics 2 course, but it is terrible and we basically rushed through 3 units just last weekend. Honestly I’d be satisfied with a 4 or even 3 haha.
@theboss262 Thanks for recommending Ms. Twu’s site, her stuff makes a lot of sense 
Is she your teacher? How did you find her? Also our teacher didn’t give us the official practice test 
Do you remember the questions? (or are we not allowed to say them specifically since they aren’t allowed to be “distributed”?)
@CherryCream Lol same situation, no practice test
@irkedjeboa Sorry, I don’t have a copy of it. Just wrote down the question I didn’t know at all. I think you’re only supposed to get them from your teacher. My teacher took mine when I was done.
@CherryCream No she’s not my teacher. I saw her mentioned on some other thread and I really liked her. I do remember the question, but I don’t know if we’re allowed to say…
However, I think I can say that the practice test was very Electricity and Magnetism heavy and not so much about fluid dynamics, thermo, optics, etc… I personally liked it a lot. It was challenging enough to weed out the competition and improve the curve, but not hard enough that it was impossible. My actual physics teacher is fantastic so I do feel well prepared for it, but if E&M is your thing then I guess it’s good for you.
As far as my teacher says he’s looking at a curve of something like: 5 - 65%+. 4 - 55% 3- 50%… It’s just a guess but he’s been teaching for a while and he’s usually spot on with this jazz.