<CRACKING THE AP PHYSICS B EXAM(2012)>: If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2012 Edition, includes:

  · A comprehensive review of vectors, fluid mechanics, optics, atomic and nuclear physics, and more

  · Step-by-step strategies for cracking even the toughest problems

  · Detailed explanations for the free-response section of the exam

  · Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change

  · 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations

Introduction

1 VECTORS

 Introduction

 Definition

 Vector Addition (Geometric)

 Scalar Multiplication

 Vector Subtraction (Geometric)

 Standard Basis Vectors

 Vector Operations Using Components

 Magnitude of a Vector

 Direction of a Vector

2 KINEMATICS

3 NEWTON'S LAWS

4 WORK, ENERGY, AND POWER

5 LINEAR MOMENTUM

6 UNIFORM CIRCULAR MOTION & NEWTON'S LAW OF GRAVITATION

7 OSCILLATIONS

8 FLUID MECHANICS

9 THERMAL PHYSICS

10 ELECTRIC FORCES AND FIELDS

11 ELECTRIC POTENTIAL AND CAPACITANCE

12 DIRECT CURRENT CIRCUITS

13 MAGNETIC FORCES AND FIELDS

14 ELECTROMAGNETIC INDUCTION

15 WAVES

16 OPTICS

17 ATOMIC AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS

18 SOLUTIONS TO THE CHAPTER REVIEW QUESTIONS

19 THE PRINCETON REVIEW AP PHYSICS B PRACTICE EXAM 1

20 AP PHYSICS B PRACTICE EXAM 1: ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

21 THE PRINCETON REVIEW AP PHYSICS B PRACTICE EXAM 2

22 AP PHYSICS B PRACTICE EXAM 2: ANSWERS AND EXPLANATIONS

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Index