AP Physics B 2012
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differences from year 1 of physics
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taking notes, web assign sign up
Class goals:
Master the physics you have already
learned.
Learn new topics and problem solving skills
Prepare to do well on the AP-Physics-B
exam
Be more responsible, independent, college
ready
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Differences from
yr
Physics
Less hw to turn in, but more online hw
2x as fast on old topics, same speed on new topics
Harder tests but partner and/or second chances
Funner labs, but must write up in a compositon book
Same field trips as last year but go as my
assistants
Faster, more independent, lots of testing, topics
blended
AP B= 3 semesters of college
physics!
• Old topics
• Newer topics
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Motion
Forces
Energy
Electrostatics
Circuits
Magnetism
Waves
Mirrors & lenses
Fluids
Thermodynamics
Modern
Capacitors
springs &
pendulums
• Thin film
interference
Note taking in Cutnell 8th
ed.
• Strategies for problems:
1. Reasoning strategies
2. Problem-solving insight
3. Do sample problems and note own
mistakes
Strategies for concept learning:
1. Read caption of photos
2. See check your understanding
3. Write new vocab terms in own words
Online Hw!
• Graded now
• Several tries
• Go back to review
www.WebAssign.net
Username: Use your school ID number.
Institution: centralhinsdale86.il
Password: school ID number
(temporary)
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it
2 weeks to buy
it
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Lab Skills
Students should be able to:
• design experiments given a list of equipment
• observe and measure real phenomena
• draw a line of best fit
• determine uncertainties in measurements
• draw inferences from observations and data
• communicate results
• suggest improvements
• propose further study
Multiple Choice
• Educated Guessing
• Eliminating impossible choices
• Limiting cases
Test Taking Strategies
Multiple Choice
• Educated Guessing
• Eliminating
impossible choices
• Limiting cases
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Free Response
Show all work.
Cross out incorrect
work
Put answers in
appropriate spaces
Units
Partial credit.
B Content Outline
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Mechanics 35 %
Thermal Physics and Fluids 15 %
Electricity and Magnetism 25 %
Waves and Optics 15 %
Nuclear Physics 10 %
B Exam Administration
• 70 Multiple Choice (90 points) = 90 min.
Pencil only
• 15-minute break
• 6-8 Free-Response (90 points) = 90 min.
Calculator and equation sheet allowed .