AP Physics 1 – 2014
Semester 1 Final Exam Info.
The Real AP Exam in May….
Exam Format
• The AP Physics 1 Exam is approximately 3
hours in length. There are two sections:
– Section I is 90 minutes in length and consists of 50
multiple-choice questions
– accounting for 50 percent of the final score.
– Section II is 90 minutes in length and consists of 5
free-response questions
– accounting for 50 percent of the final score.
Formula Sheet and Calculator
“New for 2014, students are permitted to use a
calculator and a table of constants and formulas
for both Part’s of the exam.”
Exam Format continued…
Listed on Moodle for
Each Unit as, “I can…
Statements”
Your First Semester Exam…
• Divide everything you have just seen by
approximately three…
– You will have 1 hour to complete two parts. (No
break in between… sorry)
– Part 1 is 16 Multiple Choice Questions
– Accounting for 50% of the exam grade
– Part 2 is 2 Free Response Questions
– Accounting for 50% of
Content
• Unit 0 – Math Review, Scientific Inquiry,
Scientific Method
• Unit 1 – Kinematics
• Unit 2 – Dynamics
• Unit 3 – Circular Motion
• Unit 4 – Energy and Conservation of Energy
• Unit 5 – Momentum and Impulse
Review Resources
• MOODLE -> All Power Points Used, Youtube!
Links, etc.
• Three Random Review Web Assign
Homework's (not for a grade)
• Study Island lesson Content and Multiple
Choice Questions
• Your Giancoli Text Book Ch. 1- 7
Scoring
• After the exam, Your grade will be compared to the grades of
your classmates and from the results, a curved score will be
tabulated.
• You will also get an AP Exam Score (1-5) that reflects how you
performed.
Note: I will have to use the old
AP Physics B formula for
Calculating this score, which can
Serve as a predictor of how you
Might do in MAY if you sustain your
Efforts through next semester.
These categories are recommendations
for College Credit for a 100 level
Algebra based Physics Course.