Preparing for the SHM and Gravity Test

Here are some questions from the text book related to the material on next Friday's test.

Ch 14. p342
15, 29, 35, 43, 55, 75, 85

Ch 16, p. 391
13, 21, 25, 35, 39, 45, 49, 59, 77, 79

Remember also that there are FRQ at the AP site and multiple choice questions at
http://www.varsitytutors.com/ap_physics_c_mechanics-practice-tests

Finally, here is a link to a practice test.  This test though, also includes questions on Statics that aren't on our test.

https://www.crashwhite.com/apphysics/materials/practicetests/practice_test-7-static-gravitation-shm.pdf

Finally, remember that you need to complete the three minilab questions about the gravity simulation.

Simple Harmonic Motion Minilab

Simple Harmonic Motion Minilab

Purpose:  Use the relationships regarding simple harmonic motion and parallel and series spring combinations to determine the nature of a spring arrangement


After you have completed your data collection and calculations, follow this link to the questions for minilabs.

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yVSiC_mXguFtIBFf3f9qZG8buX92i011d1_tuNPzDiw/edit?usp=sharing

Paste the questions and answers into your lab document.  Be sure to name this lab in your lab document.

Rotations test review

Here are some problems from the textbook if you're looking for more practice problems before Thursday's test.

Ch 11 p 260
23, 41, 43, 51, 73, 83, 87

Ch 12
9, 15, 17, 29, 45, 57, 65, 69

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/8039.html

At the AP physics site you can find some good Free Response questions from past years.  I recommend 2013 #3, 2012 #3, 2010 #2, 2008 #2, and 2006 #3


Here is a good practice AP test with key.

https://www.crashwhite.com/apphysics/materials/practicetests/practice_test-6-rotation-angular_momentum.pdf

Rotations Lab

Here is the link to the set of  video files to analyze.

https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B54jRZBDezIHdTJSZDFtTjVnalU&usp=sharing



Link to Lab Report Guidelines.

Put the lab report in your shared lab report document.  This is the big one (200pts.)  Do a good job and get it in on time.

First Semester Review Options

Here are some questions from the end of Chapters 7 and 8 about Energy, Work and Power and from Chapters 9 and 10 about Momentum and Impulse

Ch7.  15, 23, 33, 37, 51
Ch8.  23, 35, 39, 49, 55, 69, 89
Ch9 15, 21, 39, 47
Ch 10 19, 27, 47, 53, 55, 67, 71

Here is a link to the AP Physics C Course Description.  On pages 16-25 they list the learning objectives in careful detail - a giant list of what we should learn in this class, and the only real list of what concepts and problems might be on the test.  We have covered sections A- D at this point.

http://media.collegeboard.com/digitalServices/pdf/ap/ap-physics-c-course-description.pdf

Here is a link to a site with numerous practice tests, each 2-20 MC questions about topics of a particular type.  After you do the questions they will show you solutions.  It will ask you many times to sign up for their tutoring services, but it never seems to require you to do it.

http://www.varsitytutors.com/ap_physics_c_mechanics-practice-tests

Here is a link to a good practice test with answers.  FR Q #1f about center of mass contains material we haven't covered yet.

https://www.crashwhite.com/apphysics/materials/practicetests/practice_test-5-momentum.pdf

As always the link to the practice AP FR questions remains a good source for practice with answers, and there is the new set of homework questions.

Here are some FR questions from past tests with an emphasis on the material we've covered recently
2014 #2,  2012 #2, 2011 #1, 2011 #2, 2009 #1, 2009 #3, 2006 #2, 2003 #1, 2002 #3


You can also use UT quest to make a customized review set of questions, focusing on all of the homework questions that you missed the first time around.  Follow these steps  (copied from their help menu)

• Customized Review 
• To help you review for an upcoming test, use the Custom Review option to create customized reviews that focus on your weakest areas. Choose Grade Summary from the left menu, then the Grades by Subject Area link to see the Custom Review option.  

More Practice Problems for force Unit

Here are some additional problems from the book:
Ch 5  p101-107:  33, 35, 37, 39, 43, 49, 51, 57, 59, 63, 65
Ch6  p123-129:  7, 17, 35, 37, 43, 49, 55, 57, 61

Also Sample problem 6.8 on p 117

Also here are some FRQ from past years that might serve as good practice, though parts of them rely on energy concepts that we haven't learned yet.

They're from

http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/exam/exam_information/8039.html

2015 #1
2014 #2  skip part 1
2013 #2
2008 #1
2006 #1 all but last part, and #2  all but last 2 parts
2003  #1 parts a, bii

Finally, here is a practice test with answers that looks good.
https://www.crashwhite.com/apphysics/materials/practicetests/practice_test-3-laws_of_motion-circular_motion.pdf

Unit Three - Forces

Major Topics

• Newton's Laws
• Weight vs. Mass vs. Inertia
• N3L forces vs. Balanced Forces
• Solving problems in 1 and 2 dimensions (inclined planes...)
• Tension and Atwood Machines
• Friction
• Circular Motion and Centripetal Force
• Springs in series and parallel (Hook's Law)
• Velocity dependent forces (air resistance...)

Homework:  Three Large Assignments  Sunday 11/8, Sunday 11/15, and Sunday 11/29
Labs:  No major labs.  2 mini labs (Flying Pigs, Springs)
Test:  Probably Thursday 12/3