Post by SwattieGalo on Feb 25, 2016 11:39:21 GMT -6
This thread is for the discussion of anything relating to AP Physics 1. Discuss the class, the exam, the homework, the content etc.
About the Subject:
Physics is the natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force.
AP Physics 1 covers the content of half of the previous AP Physics B:
• Kinematics
• Dynamics: Newton's laws
• Circular motion and universal law of gravitation
• Simple harmonic motion: simple pendulum and mass-spring systems
• Impulse, linear momentum, and conservation of linear momentum: collisions
• Work, energy, and conservation of energy
• Rotational motion: torque, rotational kinematics and energy, rotational dynamics, and conservation of angular momentum
• Electrostatics: electric charge and electric force
• DC circuits: resistors only
• Mechanical waves and sound
About the Class:
Instructor: Dr. Bobrovnyk
The course is a nice hybrid constantly switching between applying physics concepts through the solving of multiple choice and open response questions, developing understanding of concepts through digital physics labs (gizmos), and lectures. The class difficulty depends on yourself. You can't pass if you don't study, but if you study it is easy to get an A or a B. Grade inflation is not a thing in this class. It is considered "hard" to get an A in this class or in Pre-AP Physics.
The workload is flexible and depends almost entirely on you. Many practice packets are handed out (almost twice a week) so there are plenty of resources accessible to students. Throughout a grading cycle, your grade depends on gizmos and maybe one or two real life labs. Towards the end of a grading cycle a test is given which is usually worth 40% of your grade (more or less). Many of the questions on the exam are in the question packets that are handed out and many other questions reflect very similarly the content and structure of questions in packets.
The lectures are sometimes difficult to follow due to the natural attention span of the average high school student and other reasons.
Some of the resources that are available to Physics students are:
>NMSI Packets and Study Sessions.
>AP Physics 1 TPR (The Princeton Review)
>Online physics textbook from Pearson along with its "MasteringPhysics(c)" resources
>Library requested Physics Textbook
About the Exam:
The resources provided are enough. If you make use of them.
Info about the exam:
Want extra resources?
www.appracticeexams.com/ap-physics-b
About the Subject:
Physics is the natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space and time, along with related concepts such as energy and force.
AP Physics 1 covers the content of half of the previous AP Physics B:
• Kinematics
• Dynamics: Newton's laws
• Circular motion and universal law of gravitation
• Simple harmonic motion: simple pendulum and mass-spring systems
• Impulse, linear momentum, and conservation of linear momentum: collisions
• Work, energy, and conservation of energy
• Rotational motion: torque, rotational kinematics and energy, rotational dynamics, and conservation of angular momentum
• Electrostatics: electric charge and electric force
• DC circuits: resistors only
• Mechanical waves and sound
About the Class:
Instructor: Dr. Bobrovnyk
The course is a nice hybrid constantly switching between applying physics concepts through the solving of multiple choice and open response questions, developing understanding of concepts through digital physics labs (gizmos), and lectures. The class difficulty depends on yourself. You can't pass if you don't study, but if you study it is easy to get an A or a B. Grade inflation is not a thing in this class. It is considered "hard" to get an A in this class or in Pre-AP Physics.
The workload is flexible and depends almost entirely on you. Many practice packets are handed out (almost twice a week) so there are plenty of resources accessible to students. Throughout a grading cycle, your grade depends on gizmos and maybe one or two real life labs. Towards the end of a grading cycle a test is given which is usually worth 40% of your grade (more or less). Many of the questions on the exam are in the question packets that are handed out and many other questions reflect very similarly the content and structure of questions in packets.
The lectures are sometimes difficult to follow due to the natural attention span of the average high school student and other reasons.
Some of the resources that are available to Physics students are:
>NMSI Packets and Study Sessions.
>AP Physics 1 TPR (The Princeton Review)
>Online physics textbook from Pearson along with its "MasteringPhysics(c)" resources
>Library requested Physics Textbook
About the Exam:
The resources provided are enough. If you make use of them.
Info about the exam:
Section I: Multiple-Choice
1 hour and 30 minutes; 50 questions consisting of:
- 45 discrete items and items in sets
- 5 multiple-correct items (two options are correct)
Section II: Free-Response
1 hour and 30 minutes; 5 questions consisting of:
- 1 experimental design question
- 1 quantitative/qualitative translation question
- 3 short-answer questions, one requiring a paragraph-length argument
Want extra resources?
www.appracticeexams.com/ap-physics-b
