AP物理5分制胜新东方大愚英语学习丛书

STEP 1 Set Up Your Study Program
1 How to Approach Your AP Physics Course, 3
Ignore Your Grade, 4
Don’t Bang Your Head Against a Brick Wall, 4
Work with Other People, 4
Ask Questions When Appropriate, 5
Keep an Even Temper, 5
Don’t Cram, 5
Never Forget, Physics is “Phun,” 5
2 What You Need to Know About the AP Physics Exam, 7
Background Information, 7
Some Frequently Asked Questions About the AP Physics B & C Exams, 8
3 How to Plan Your Time, 15
Specific Advice for Physics B Students: What Should I Study?, 15
Important Advice for Physics C Students, 17
Calendar for Each Plan, 20
STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness
4 Fundamentals Quizzes, 25
Mechanics Quiz, 25
Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz, 26
Electricity and Magnetism Quiz, 27
Waves, Optics, Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz, 28
Answers to Mechanics Quiz, 29
Answers to Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz, 30
Answers to Electricity and Magnetism Quiz, 32
Answers to Waves, Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz, 33
What Do I Know, and What Don’t I Know?, 34
5 Take a Diagnostic Test, 35
Diagnostic Test, 36
Answers and Explanations, 41
Interpretation: How Ready Are You?, 44
STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success
6 Memorizing Equations in the Shower, 47
Can You Ace This Quiz?, 47
So, How Did You Do?, 48
Equations Are Crucial, 48
What About the Free-Response Section?, 48
Treat Equations Like Vocabulary, 49
Answer Key to Practice Quiz, 52
7 How to Approach Each Question Type, 53
How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Section, 54
How to Approach the Free-Response Section, 61
Lab Questions, 65
8 Extra Drill on Difficult but Frequently Tested Topics, 69
Tension, 70
The Answers, 71
Electric and Magnetic Fields, 72
The Answers, 73
Inclined Planes, 75
The Answers, 76
Motion Graphs, 78
The Answers, 79
Simple Circuits, 81
The Answers, 82
STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High
9 A Bit About Vectors, 87
Scalars, 87
Vector Basics, 88
Graphic Representation of Vectors, 88
Vector Components, 89
Adding Vectors, 89
Practice Problems, 91
Solutions to Practice Problems, 92
10 Free-Body Diagrams and Equilibrium, 93
What Is a Free-Body Diagram?, 94
Equilibrium, 95
Normal Force, 96
Tension, 97
Friction, 99
Inclined Planes, 102
Torque, 103
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 104
Practice Problems, 106
Solutions to Practice Problems, 107
Rapid Review, 108
11 Kinematics, 109
Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement, 110
Fundamental Kinematics Equations, 111
Kinematics Problem-Solving, 111
Freefall, 113
Projectile Motion, 115
Motion Graphs, 116
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 118
Practice Problems, 119
Solutions to Practice Problems, 120
Rapid Review, 121
12 Newton’s Second Law, Fnet = ma, 122
The Four-Step Problem-Solving Process, 123
Only Net Force Equals ma, 123
FNET on Inclines, 124
FNET for a Pulley, 126
Newton’s Third Law, 129
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 129
Practice Problems, 130
Solutions to Practice Problems, 131
Rapid Review, 132
13 Momentum, 133
Momentum and Impulse, 134
Conservation of Momentum, 135
Elastic and Inelastic Collisions, 136
Two-Dimensional Collisions, 136
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 137
Practice Problems, 139
Solutions to Practice Problems, 140
Rapid Review, 140
14 Energy Conservation, 141
Kinetic Energy and the Work–Energy Theorem, 142
Potential Energy, 144
Conservation of Energy: Problem-Solving Approach, 144
Springs, 146
Power, 147
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 147
Practice Problems, 149
Solutions to Practice Problems, 150
Rapid Review, 151
15 Gravitation and Circular Motion, 152
Velocity and Acceleration in Circular Motion, 153
Centripetal Acceleration, 153
Mass on a String, 154
Car on a Curve, 155
Newton’s Law of Gravitation, 156
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 157
Practice Problems, 159
Solutions to Practice Problems, 160
Rapid Review, 161
16 Rotational Motion (for Physics C Students Only), 162
Rotational Kinematics, 163
Moment of Inertia, 165
Newton’s Second Law for Rotation, 166
Rotational Kinetic Energy, 167
Angular Momentum and Its Conservation, 168
Practice Problems, 170
Solutions to Practice Problems, 181
Solutions to Practice Problems, 171
Rapid Review, 173
17 Simple Harmonic Motion, 174
Amplitude, Period, and Frequency, 175
Vibrating Mass on a Spring, 176
Simple Pendulums, 177
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 179
Practice Problems, 180
Rapid Review, 182
18 Thermodynamics (for Physics B Students Only), 183
Heat, Temperature, and Power, 184
Thermal Expansion, 186
Ideal Gas Law, 187
Kinetic Theory of Gases, 188
First Law of Thermodynamics, 189
PV Diagrams, 189
Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics, 194
Entropy, 195
Practice Problems, 196
Solutions to Practice Problems, 197
Rapid Review, 198
19 Fluid Mechanics (for Physics B Students Only), 199
Pressure and Density, 200
Pressure in a Static Fluid Column, 201
Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle, 203
Pascal’s Principle, 204
Flowing Fluids, 205
Practice Problems, 208
Solutions to Practice Problems, 209
Rapid Review, 210
20 Electrostatics, 211
Electric Charge, 212
Electric Fields, 213
Force of an Electric Field, 214
Electric Potential, 215
Special Geometries for Electrostatics, 218
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 222
Practice Problems, 224
Solutions to Practice Problems, 225
Rapid Review, 226
21 Circuits, 227
Current, 228
Resistance and Ohm’s Law, 228
Resistors in Series and in Parallel, 230
The V-I-R Chart, 232
Kirchoff ’s Laws, 234
Circuits from an Experimental Point of View, 237
RC Circuits: Steady-State Behavior, 239
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 240
Practice Problems, 242
Solutions to Practice Problems, 243
Rapid Review, 244
22 Magnetism, 246
Magnetic Fields, 247
Long, Straight, Current-Carrying Wires, 249
Moving Charged Particles , 250
Mass Spectrometry: More Charges Moving through Magnetic Fields, 253
Induced EMF, 255
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 258
Practice Problems, 262
Solutions to Practice Problems, 263
Rapid Review, 264
23 Waves, 265
Transverse and Longitudinal Waves, 266
Interference, 268
Standing Waves, 270
Doppler Effect, 272
Electromagnetic Waves, 273
Single and Double Slits, 273
Index of Refraction, 276
Of Special Interest to Physics C Students, 278
Practice Problems, 279
Solutions to Practice Problems, 280
Rapid Review, 281
24 Optics (for Physics B Students Only), 283
Snell’s Law, 284
Mirrors, 285
Lenses, 288
Practice Problems, 291
Solutions to Practice Problems, 293
Rapid Review, 294
25 Atomic and Nuclear Physics (for Physics B Students Only), 295
Subatomic Particles, 296
The Electron-Volt, 297
Energy Levels in an Atom, 297
Momentum of a Photon, 300
de Broglie Wavelength, 300
Three Types of Nuclear Decay Processes, 301
E = mc2, 303
Practice Problems, 303
Solutions to Practice Problems, 304