Two resources that’ll be helpful in preparing for the test:
All of the AP Free Response Questions have come from this site. The AP people provide not only the entire free reponse section, but also the complete answers. Pick a problem, spend 15 minutes working on it, then check and see how many points you would have gotten. It is critical to figure out what they typically look for in a problem…this can only be done by looking at a few of them.
Neha pointed out a good site that has some flashcards with the physics equations on them. I haven’t looked over them too closely so I can’t tell you if they might be missing a few but it looked pretty good at a quick glance. You can even make your own cards to help you out. Go here for the site.
I know we have several people in class who have adopted the attitude that they can’t do the work and that they will fail the test. Fear not, you have been given all the tools. The trick is to figure out how to put all those tools together into a package that works. Don’t go into the test with a defeated attitude. Imagine that you are going to get a 5 and try your hardest. I have no idea what the problems are but I know that you know enough to at least pass. Shoot for a 5!
I was talking with an older friend of mine the other day about some “real life” stuff and it was amazing how well the skills learned in AP Physics translate to the real world. You might not need to calculate torque in your job, but you will need to solve problems that seem complicated.
You have done a great job this year and you are well prepared…you can do it!
