SAT II Physics- SO many topics so I need your help

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<p>Guys,</p>

<p>I am curious about the SAT II physics test. I have been studying Kaplans and wil finish PR, but I look at the topic outline from the collegeboard site and the REAL Sat II book describing what is on the test and I want to know if the following topics will be covered in any sort of depth on the test becuase when I look at Barrons, it has some extraneous info on topics that I can bet on my life that will not appear on the test but for those who topped 750 or know the test front to back, give me your inputs on whether these topics will appear or not:</p>

<p>Lenzs Law, general relativity (not special relativity which will be on the exam), transformers- efficiency, cathode ray tubes, ac/dc currents, photoelectric effects, eddy curents, hystersis, superconductivity, semi-conductors, open/closed pipes, pascals principle, hyugens principle, musical sounds, transmitters/receivers</p>

<p>I would study them all, but its best to limit and study on topics that are covered on this standardized test. So please, any advice is appreciated. THANKS!</p>

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<p>please any other advice, I am seriously bummed out...</p>

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<p>I can tell you only which topics there were when I took the Sat II Physics this June: First of all I studied Barron's(all of it) and after I head read it, which took me about two weeks, PR seemed to me too elementary. I advise you to read only Barron's as I did but if you don't have enough do as you please. By the way I took 780 in the test.Now the list of topics:</p>

<p>Lenzs Law-yeah just a couple of questions
general relativity-nope and not even the special one, im my case anyway
transformers- efficiency-just a little bit
cathode ray tubes-don't think so
ac/dc currents-you bet
photoelectric effects-yeah surprisingly a lot of questions about this one, eddy curents-no way
hystersis-what is this are you kidding me
superconductivity-maybe i don't recall
semi-conductors-1 or two at most,
open/closed pipes-oh yeah they love them
pascals principle-yeap
hyugens principle-nope
musical sounds-yes there were some tough ones on this
transmitters/receivers-no but this is an important topic</p>

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<p>anything else, this seems like a really difficult test.</p>

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<p>anything else guys?</p>

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<p>Nah, doesn't seem too hard.</p>

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<p>TemplarOfSteel, it's hysteresis, not hystersis. It's a property of ferromagnetic materials. In magnetic hysteresis, the ferromagnetic material absorbs some of the applied magnetic field, becoming magnetized. Electrical hysteresis basically refers to the fact that small areas of the ferromagnetic material become polarized, contributing to the overall polarization.</p>

<p>I. Mechanics 36-42%
A. Kinematics, such as velocity, acceleration, motion in one dimension, and motion of projectiles
B. Dynamics, such as force, Newton’s laws, and static
C. Energy and Momentum, such as potential and kinetic energy, work, power, impulse, and conservation laws
D. Circular Motion, such as uniform circular motion and centripetal force
E. Simple Harmonic Motion, such as mass on a spring and the pendulum
F. Gravity, such as the law of gravitation, orbits, and Kepler’s Laws</p>

<p>II. Electricity and Magnetism 18-24%
A. Electric Fields, Forces, and Potentials, such as Coulomb’s law, induced charge, field and potential of groups of point charges, and charged particles in electric fields
B. Capacitance, such as parallel-plate capacitors and transients
C. Circuit Elements and DC Circuits, such as resistors, light bulbs, series and parallel networks, Ohm’s law, and Joule’s law
D. Magnetism, such as permanent magnets, fields caused by currents, particles in magnetic fields, Faraday’s law, Lenz’s law</p>

<p>III. Waves and Optics 15-19%
A. General Wave Properties, such as wave speed, frequency, wavelength, superposition, standing waves, and Doppler effect
B. Reflection and Refraction, such as Snell’s law and changes in wavelength and speed
C. Ray Optics, such as image formation using pinholes, mirrors, and lenses
D. Physical Optics, such as single-slit diffraction, double-slit interference, polarization, and color</p>

<p>IV. Heat and Thermodynamics 6-11%
A. Thermal Properties, such as temperature, heat transfer, specific and latent heats, and thermal expansion
B. Laws of Thermodynamics, such as first and second laws, internal energy, entropy, and heat engine efficiency</p>

<p>V. Modern Physics 6-11%
A. Quantum Phenomena, such as photons and photoelectric effect
B. Atomic, such as the Rutherford and Bohr models, atomic energy levels, and atomic spectra
C. Nuclear and Particle Physics, such as radioactivity, nuclear reactions, and fundamental particles
D. Relativity, such as time dilation, length contraction, and mass-energy equivalence</p>

<p>VI. Miscellaneous 4-9%
A. General, such as history of physics and general questions that overlap several major topics
B. Analytical Skills, such as graphical analysis, measurement, and math skills
C. Contemporary Physics, such as astrophysics, superconductivity, and chaos theory</p>

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<p>Yeah I have seen this, but I want to know based on what I have asked, if those specific topics are covered>?
thanks.</p>

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<p>like are kepler's laws and super/semi conductivity on the SAT II physics?</p>