| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| About the Authors |
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| Introduction: The Five-Step Program |
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| Step 1 Get to Know the Exam and Set Up Your Study Program |
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1 Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Physics |
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FAQs: The AP Physics Program |
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FAQs: The AP Physics 1 Exam |
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2 Understanding the Exam: The AP Physics 1 Revolution |
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What Happened to the AP Physics Test? |
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What Is AP Physics 1? Eleven Things You Should Know About the Course and Exam |
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Personalizing Your Study Plan |
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Plan A: You Have a Full School Year to Prepare |
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Plan B: You Have One Semester to Prepare |
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Plan C: You Have Six Weeks to Prepare |
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| Step 2 Determine Your Test Readiness |
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4 Facts to Know for the AP Physics 1 Exam |
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5 Types of Questions on the AP Physics 1 Exam |
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Solutions for the AP Physics 1 Question Types Assessment |
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| Step 3 Develop Strategies for Success |
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6 Strategies to Get the Most Out of Your AP Physics Course |
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Seven Simple Strategies to Get the Most Out of Your AP Physics Course |
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7 Strategies to Approach the Questions on the Exam |
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Tools You Can Use and Strategies for Using Them |
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Strategies for Questions That Involve a Ranking Task |
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Strategies for Questions That Involve Graphs |
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8 Strategies to Approach the Questions: Free-Response Section |
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Structure of the Free-Response Section |
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How to Approach the Laboratory Question |
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The Qualitative-Quantitative Translation (QQT) |
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What Do the Exam Readers Look For? |
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Final Advice About the Free-Response Questions |
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9 Strategies to Approach the Questions: Multiple-Choice Section |
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Multiple-Choice Questions |
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Multiple-Correct: A New Question Type |
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Preparing for the Multiple-Choice Section of the Test |
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Final Strategies for the Multiple-Choice Section |
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| Step 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High |
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Introduction to Motion in a Straight Line |
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Graphical Analysis of Motion |
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Algebraic Analysis of Motion |
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85 | (4) |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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11 Forces and Newton's Laws |
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Describing Forces: Free-Body Diagrams |
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Determining the Net Force |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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12 Collisions: Impulse and Momentum |
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The Impulse-Momentum Theorem |
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Motion of the Center of Mass |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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128 | (2) |
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Newton's Second Law for Rotation |
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Rotational Kinetic Energy |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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141 | (2) |
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Determining the Gravitational Field |
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Determining Gravitational Force |
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Force of Two Planets on One Another-Order of Magnitude Estimates |
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Gravitational Potential Energy |
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Gravitational and Inertial Mass |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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16 Simple Harmonic Motion |
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152 | (2) |
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Solutions to Practice Problems |
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17 Extra Drills on Difficult but Frequently Tested Topics |
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157 | (1) |
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| Step 5 Build Your Test-Taking Confidence |
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AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1 |
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AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1: Section I (Multiple-Choice Questions) |
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179 | (12) |
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AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1: Section II (Free-Response Questions) |
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191 | (4) |
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Solutions: AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1, Section I (Multiple-Choice Questions) |
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195 | (6) |
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Solutions: AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 1, Section II (Free-Response Questions) |
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201 | (5) |
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Scoring the Practice Exam |
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AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 2 |
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209 | (32) |
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AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 2: Section I (Multiple-Choice Questions) |
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209 | (14) |
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AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 2: Section II (Free-Response Questions) |
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223 | (4) |
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Solutions: AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 2, Section I (Multiple-Choice Questions) |
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227 | (6) |
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Solutions: AP Physics 1 Practice Exam 2, Section II (Free-Response Questions) |
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Scoring the Practice Exam |
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| Appendixes |
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241 | (2) |
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