Unit 12 - review for ap test
Learning Physics concepts and doing well on the AP Physics 1 test are two different activities. As with any test, doing well on a test requires knowing the material but also being prepared for the types of questions and learning the nuances of the test writers and graders.
The effort that you put into the last month before the AP test will largely determine your score. If you pace yourself and practice several problems each day you will find yourself well prepared for the content and test nuances. Waiting until the last days or week to begin studying will leave you partially prepared for the test. The AP Physics 1 is one of the most difficult or harshly graded AP tests. On the 2016 test only about 4 percent of all test takers earned a 5. However you can do well and many lower scores are due to not expecting the types of questions that show up.
At this point in the class the best way to learn is to do as many problems as possible. The more you do, the easier it is to recognize problem types and to identify concepts that are unclear or muddled.
Review strategy for each unit
Problem review matrix here
Review video here
Videos on all labs: here
Additional resources
- good practice problems for checking understanding at Learnerator (here)
- Khan videos of concept review here
Review material
Spring Break Review FRQ - here and here
Unit 1 - Kinematics Unit 2 - Dynamics (forces) Unit 3 - Energy Unit 4 - Linear Momentum (collisions) Unit 5 - Rotation Unit 6 - Oscillations and Waves Unit 7 - Gravitation and Fields, Planetary motion Unit 8 - Charge and electricity
The effort that you put into the last month before the AP test will largely determine your score. If you pace yourself and practice several problems each day you will find yourself well prepared for the content and test nuances. Waiting until the last days or week to begin studying will leave you partially prepared for the test. The AP Physics 1 is one of the most difficult or harshly graded AP tests. On the 2016 test only about 4 percent of all test takers earned a 5. However you can do well and many lower scores are due to not expecting the types of questions that show up.
At this point in the class the best way to learn is to do as many problems as possible. The more you do, the easier it is to recognize problem types and to identify concepts that are unclear or muddled.
Review strategy for each unit
- Look at the review notes - know how to do the example problems on the back
- Practice the initial problems using the review notes - answers are at the end of the document
- Examine the problems especially the ones that you missed - think about your thought process. Identify areas of weakness or uncomfortableness - use the problem review matrix (below) to write your thoughts down.
- Tackle the more difficult problems.
- Bring questions to class.
- Repeat until you recognize the types of questions and how to tackle them
Problem review matrix here
Review video here
Videos on all labs: here
Additional resources
- good practice problems for checking understanding at Learnerator (here)
- Khan videos of concept review here
Review material
Spring Break Review FRQ - here and here
Unit 1 - Kinematics Unit 2 - Dynamics (forces) Unit 3 - Energy Unit 4 - Linear Momentum (collisions) Unit 5 - Rotation Unit 6 - Oscillations and Waves Unit 7 - Gravitation and Fields, Planetary motion Unit 8 - Charge and electricity