CliffsAP Physics B & C

James R. Centorino076453985X, 9780764539855

CliffsAP study guides help you gain an edge on Advanced Placement* exams. Review exercises, realistic practice exams, and effective test-taking strategies are the key to calmer nerves and higher AP* scores.CliffsAP Physics B & C, is for students who are enrolled in AP Physics B or C, or who are preparing for the Advanced Placement Examination in AP Physics B or C. Inside, you’ll find hints for answering the free-response and multiple-choice sections, a clear explanation of the exam formats, a look at how exams are graded, and more: * Review sections of important material for each subject area * Review questions after each section, with solutions, explanations, and helpful comments * Two sample B Exams and two sample C Exams * Loads of diagrams, tables, and definitions to help you understand the information Sample questions (and answers!) and practice tests reinforce what you’ve learned in areas such as vectors, mechanics (forces), motion, and thermodynamics. CliffsAP Physics B & C also covers the following areas: * Momentum, energy, work and power * Waves, geometric optics, fluid mechanics, atomic and nuclear physics (B Exam only) * Electric fields and forces, including electrostatics, electric potential, Coulomb’s Law, Gauss’ Law, conductors and capacitors, and more * DC circuits, including current, Ohm’s law, potential difference and DC circuits * Magnetic fields and forces, including Biot-Savart’s Law, solenoid, Faraday’s law of Induction, important formulas included in Maxwell’s Equations This comprehensive guide offers a thorough review of key concepts and detailedanswer explanations. It’s all you need to do your best – and get the college credits you deserve.

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Table of contents :
CliffsAP Physics B & C……Page 4
Part I: INTRODUCTION……Page 10
The AP Exams in Physics: B and C……Page 12
Part II: SUBJECT AREA REVIEWS WITH SAMPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS……Page 16
Addition and Subtraction……Page 18
Vector Components in Two and Three Dimensions (C Exam)……Page 19
Vector Multiplication: Dot Product and Cross Product (C Exam)……Page 22
Review Questions and Answers……Page 26
Definition……Page 32
Gravitation……Page 33
Equilibrium……Page 35
Friction……Page 37
Centripetal Force, Centripetal Acceleration……Page 38
Variable Forces: Elastic Forces and Springs……Page 39
Review Questions and Answers……Page 41
Displacement, Speed, Velocity, and Acceleration……Page 48
Newton’s Laws……Page 50
Falling Bodies and Freefall……Page 52
Projectile Motion……Page 53
Two-and Three-Dimensional Motion……Page 54
Pendulums and Periodic Motion……Page 55
Rotational Motion and Torque……Page 59
Review Questions and Answers……Page 66
Impulse and Momentum……Page 72
Center of Mass (C Exam)……Page 73
Angular Momentum……Page 75
Law of Conservation of Energy……Page 76
Work……Page 80
Power……Page 83
Review Questions and Answers……Page 87
Heat and Temperature (B Exam)……Page 94
Heat Transfer and Thermal Expansion……Page 95
Mechanical Equivalent of Heat……Page 96
Kinetic Theory……Page 97
Gases……Page 98
Laws of Thermodynamics……Page 99
Review Questions and Answers……Page 104
Transverse and Longitudinal Waves……Page 110
Standing Waves……Page 112
Interference……Page 115
Review Questions and Answers……Page 116
Visible Light……Page 122
Reflection……Page 124
Refraction……Page 131
Lenses……Page 135
Review Questions and Answers……Page 140
Hydrostatic Pressure……Page 148
Terminal Velocity……Page 151
Bernoulli’s Principle……Page 153
Review Questions and Answers……Page 154
Photoelectric Effect……Page 162
Atomic Energy Levels……Page 165
Equivalence of Mass and Energy……Page 167
Wave-Particle Duality……Page 168
Radioactive Decay……Page 170
Review Questions and Answers……Page 171
Electrostatics……Page 176
Electric Potential and Electric Potential Energy……Page 180
Equipotentials……Page 182
Geometric Charge Distribution……Page 184
Gauss’ Law (C Exam)……Page 187
Conductors, Capacitors, and Dielectrics……Page 189
Combining Capacitors……Page 191
Dielectrics……Page 193
Review Questions and Answers……Page 195
Current……Page 202
Potential Difference and DC Circuits……Page 203
Resistance, Resistivity, and Superconductivity……Page 204
Ohm’s Law……Page 207
Power……Page 211
Complex DC Circuits and Kirchoff’s Laws……Page 212
R-C Circuits……Page 214
Review Questions and Answers……Page 217
Magnetism……Page 224
Current-Carrying Wires and Magnetic Fields……Page 228
Electromagnetic Induction……Page 236
Review Questions and Answers……Page 243
Part III: PRACTICE TESTS: SAMPLE B & C EXAM WITH ANSWERS AND COMMENTS……Page 250
Physics B……Page 252
Physics B Sample Exam # 1 Section I……Page 255
Physics B Section II, Free Response Questions……Page 266
Physics B Section II……Page 268
END OF EXAMINATION……Page 274
Sample B Exam # 1 Answers and Comments……Page 282
Physics B……Page 286
Physics B Sample Exam # 2 Section I……Page 289
Physics B Section II, Free Response Questions……Page 300
Physics B Section II……Page 302
END OF EXAMINATION……Page 307
Sample B Exam # 2 Answers and Comments……Page 308
Physics C……Page 324
Physics C Sample Exam # 1 Section I, Mechanics……Page 327
Physics C Sample Exam # 1 Section I, Electricity and Magnetism……Page 335
Physics C Section II,……Page 341
Physics C Section II, Mechanics……Page 345
Physics C Section II, Electricity and Magnetism……Page 348
End of Examination……Page 349
Sample C Exam # 1 Answers and Comments……Page 350
Physics C……Page 364
Physics C Sample Exam # 2 Section I, Mechanics……Page 367
Physics C Sample Exam # 2 Section II, Electricity and Magnetism……Page 373
Physics C Section II Free-Response Questions……Page 380
Physics C Section II, Mechanics……Page 384
Physics C Section II, Electricity and Magnetism……Page 387
End of Examination……Page 389
Sample C Exam #2 Answers and Comments……Page 390