CONTENTS
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: The Five-Step Program
STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 How to Approach Your AP Physics Course
Ignore Your Grade
Don’t Bang Your Head Against a Brick Wall
Work with Other People
Ask Questions When Appropriate
Keep an Even Temper
Don’t Cram
Never Forget, Physics is “Phun,”
2 What You Need to Know About the AP Physics C Exams
Background Information
Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Physics C Exams
3 How to Plan Your Time
What Should I Study?
Understand Physics First, Then AP Physics C
A Word About Calculus
Three Different Study Schedules
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
4 Fundamentals Quizzes
Mechanics Quiz
Electricity and Magnetism Quiz
Answers to Mechanics Quiz
Answers to Electricity and Magnetism Quiz
What Do I Know, and What Don’t I Know?
5 Take a Diagnostic Test
Diagnostic Test
Answers and Explanations
Interpretation: How Ready Are You?