<p>All right guys, the AP Physics B/C Tests are on Monday, what are you doing right now to prepare for the test. Just general comments or suggestions which can help the community at large, post them here. If you took the test in previous years, maybe you can provide some guidance...</p>
<p>My prep schedule</p>
<p>AP Physics C:
Going through the text and writing down the "little" formulas from each sections and memorizing them. The big one's like W =Integral F, and K=0.5mv^2, these don't generally kill you, its the little one's like torque = I*alpha = T * R, and power = torque * w, etc. which kill you...</p>
<p>How are you guys preparing? Any hints in what the questions will be? How do you think you'll do?</p>
<p>I'm taking AP Physics B. I'm expecting to get a 4 but as for prep my teacher gives us multiple choice problems for practice. Most formulas that you use will be the same ones you've used all year. Like all the motion formulas.</p>
<p>I haven't prepared for the B test...and I'm having a mild panic attack.</p>
<p>Does anyone have a good, concise study guide?</p>
<p>Theres not much you can do for physics except know the formulas and concepts. I'm using the review book we were given at school. 5 steps to a 5</p>
<p>Right now I'm trying to memorize/learn all the equations for E&M. But i feel totally screwed since i'm taking Bio in the morning. I'm just trying to take in as much information as i can in the next four days</p>
<p>use princeton review for physics
i feel it goes over stuff pretty well
its just the questions in it r kinda hard -.-</p>
<p>I'm taking the test and I have not studied at all. I don't even have the class. I know absolutely no physics.</p>
<p>What should I do?</p>
<p>just know f=ma and you'll be good</p>
<p>I don't even know what that means.</p>
<p>Seriously, I don't even know why I signed up of AP Physics.</p>
<p>get off cc and start studying?</p>
<p>Man...I'm gonna do so bad. I actually know what the formulas are (I've pretty much memorized them all), and I know what all the variables mean, but I have no idea when to use them at all. I'm also terrible at deriving formulas and stuff....I'm trying to fly through PR and 5Steps to a 5 but I also have to read Barrons AP Psych by Tuesday (self studying it). ugh...........................</p>
<p>^i too have ap c and psych together...</p>
<p>OK, this is the final weekend we have for both exams. Let's start posting some questions!</p>
<p>A straight wire of length 2 m carries a 10-amp current. How strong is the magnetic field at a distance of 2 cm from the wire? [B question]</p>
<p>A) 1 * 10^-6 T
B) 1 * 10^-5 T
C) 2 * 10^-5 T
D) 1 * 10^-4 T
A) 2 * 10^-4 T</p>
<p>D) 1 * 10^-4T</p>
<p>Explanation: B=u(not)I/2pir</p>
<p>B=(12.58 * 10^-7)(10)/(6.28)(.02)</p>
<p>B=1 * 10^-4 T</p>
<p>If only questions were that easy on the real thing =[</p>
<p>^I'm in AP Physics C, but the same priciple applies: mu*I/circumference = ~10^-4 T</p>
<p>so answer is (D)</p>
<p>Keep en coming :)</p>
<p>EDIT: LOL, I guess llpitch beat me to it! :)</p>
<p>=D But really, if the test was that easy I would totally get a 5 =[</p>
<p>^dude, I took the B test last year, and it was a "JOKE" no joke...I had never ever covered ANY OPTICS OR MODERN STUFF and I still pwned the test...relax, just make sure you know Electricity & Magnetism and Mechanics very well, and a 5 is almost guaranteed :)</p>
<p>Well I know like all the formulas and stuff but the concepts behind them...meh not so much.</p>
<p>My teacher showed us the MC and FRQ's from like 88, 93, 98 etc and they were so hard dude. I had no idea how to do like any of that stuff.. =/ And even though I know the formulas deriving some of those random formulas they ask for is confusing for me for some reason.</p>
<p>I dunno I've never had a physics class before this one and my teacher didn't teach us at all. So everything I know is like self studied =/</p>
<p>I thought the 98 MC was pretty easy (I have yet to do the others). Some of the computations were tricky but it's mostly understanding the physics situation involved (which requires a bit of good reasoning) and then formula manipulation.</p>
<p>^ Yeah, which is why I'm screwed =[</p>