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    | ® i | [ \ | | ISS \ \ | \ STUDENTS \ \ \ | | | —— ® 4 full-length practice tests with detailed answer explanations », ® Online practice with a timed test option and scoring Jd ® Comprehensive review and practice for all topics on the exam ® Expert tips plus Barron's “Essential 5” things you need to know Kenneth Rideout, M.S., and Jonathan Wolf, M.A., Ed.M. AP® is a registered trademark of the College Board, which is not affiliated with Barron's and was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.

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    © Copyright 2023, 2022, 2020, 2018, by Kaplan North America, LLC, DBA Barron’s Educational Series All rights reserved. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this eBook on screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of the publisher. Published by Kaplan North America, LLC, DBA Barron’s Educational Series 1515 West Cypress Creek Road Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309 www.barronseduc.com eISBN: 978-1-5062-8794-2 10987654321

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    About the Authors Ken Rideout has a B.S. in Honors Physics from Purdue University and an M.S. in Physics from Carnegie Mellon University. He has been teaching high school physics for more than fifteen years in the Boston area and is currently the science department head at Wayland High School in Wayland, MA. Jonathan Wolf has been teaching physics at both the secondary school and college levels for more than thirty-five years, and has also been an adjunct assistant professor of astronomy at Hofstra University. He has published over forty professional papers in the fields of astronomy, physics, and physics education and served for more than ten years as assistant editor for The Science Teachers Bulletin published by the Science Teachers Association of New York State (STANYS). In addition to being the author of Barron’s AP Physics B, he is also the author of Barron’s College Review: Physics and previously was co-author of Barron’s SAT Subject Test in Physics. Jonathan Wolf is currently an adjunct professor of physics at Fairleigh Dickinson University.

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    About the Authors How to Use This Book Barron’s Essential 5 Preface Introduction Structure and Scope of the AP Physics Exams Organization of This Book Study Skills and Tips Overview of AP Physics Concepts DIAGNOSTIC TEST AP Physics 1 Answer Key Answers Explained REVIEW AND PRACTICE 1 Vectors Coordinate Systems and Frames of Reference Vectors Addition of Vectors Subtraction of Vectors Addition Methods Using the Components of Vectors Practice Exercises 2 Kinematics Average and Instantaneous Motion Acceleration Accelerated Motion Due to Gravity Graphical Analysis of Motion + StudyXxy

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    Relative Motion Horizontally Launched Projectiles Projectiles Launched at an Angle Uniform Circular Motion Practice Exercises 3 Forces and Newton’s Laws of Motion Forces Newton’s Laws of Motion Static Applications of Newton’s Laws Free-Body Diagrams How to Draw Effective Free-Body Diagrams Dynamic Applications of Newton’s Laws Central Forces Friction Practice Exercises 4 Energy Work Power Kinetic Energy and the Work-Energy Theorem Potential Energy and Conservative Forces Conservation of Energy and Systems Practice Exercises 5 Gravitation Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation Gravitational Energy Practice Exercises 6 Impacts and Linear Momentum Internal and External Forces Impact Forces and Momentum Changes The Law of Conservation of Linear Momentum Elastic Collisions Inelastic Collisions Center of Mass Practice Exercises 7 Rotational Motion Parallel Forces and Moments Torque More Static Equilibrium Problems Using Forces and Torques + StudyXxy

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    Moment of Inertia Angular Kinematics Energy Considerations for Rolling Objects Angular Momentum Practice Exercises 8 Oscillatory Motion Simple Harmonic Motion: A Mass on a Spring Simple Harmonic Motion: A Simple Pendulum The Dynamics of Simple Harmonic Motion Practice Exercises PRACTICE TESTS Practice Test 1 Answer Key Answers Explained Test Analysis Practice Test 2 Answer Key Answers Explained Test Analysis APPENDIX Table of Information for AP Physics 1 Formula Sheet for AP Physics 1 Glossary + StudyXxy

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    How to Use This Book Diagnostic Test First, take the Diagnostic Test to gain an understanding of your strengths and weaknesses. Read the answer explanations for all questions, as they provide valuable insight into correct and incorrect answers. Refer to the Answer Key to identify the areas you need to brush up on. Here you can find the Topic and Chapter numbers that correspond to each of the questions in the Diagnostic Test. Review and Practice This book’s review chapters that align with the curriculum for the AP Physics 1 course. You may find it helpful to read the text along with your textbook when you are first learning the material and studying for course exams, or you may choose to read the chapters together as a review after you have completed most of your AP Physics 1 course. By answering the practice questions that follow each chapter, you will be able test your learning as you progress through the book. Practice Tests The final section of the book offers the opportunity to take two full-length practice tests that include all question types found on the actual exam. A comprehensive answer explanation is provided for each question. Online Practice

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    In addition to the diagnostic test and two practice tests within this book, there are also two full-length online practice exams. You can take these exams in practice (untimed) mode or in timed mode. All questions include answer explanations. + StudyXy

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    bd BARRON’S ESSENTIAL 5 As you review the content in this book to work toward earning that 5 on your AP Physics 1 exam, here are five things that you MUST know above everything else: 1 Know your kinematics: * Know the difference between velocity and speed, displacement and distance. + Know to use equations of motion only for problems involving constant acceleration and to otherwise use graphical methods to analyze the kinematics. + Find hidden information within the problem (initial or final speeds of zero, accelerations of 9.8 m/s?). » Keep your x-and y-motions separate: the only connecting variable is time. 2 Know your dynamics: + Start all analyses with a free-body diagram. + Align your coordinate system with the direction of acceleration (if known). + Be alert for situations that require a net force but no corresponding change in speed (centripetal forces). + Do not add additional forces in an ad hoc manner. Decide on the

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    number of forces based on the object’s interactions, not its motion. 3 Know your conservation laws: + If all the masses and motions of interacting particles are specified, conserve the net values of energy, momentum, and angular momentum. + If the object in question is interacting with an object whose masses and motions are unspecified, then use the interactions to calculate changes in “conserved” quantities. + When using conservation of energy, be alert to work done by nonconservative forces. * When using conservation of momenta, remember that both linear and angular momenta are vector quantities. 4 Look for crosscutting questions: + This exam is designed to probe for your understanding of the connections between the various topics covered in a first year physics class. It is not enough to be able to solve the “classic” problem types. You must be able to solve multitiered problems (e.g., apply conservation of angular momentum and dynamics at the same time within one problem) and apply your knowledge to new situations. 5 Understand the underlying concepts: + Be sure to understand how to explain the why’s, not just to calculate a numerical solution. Novel situations or new types of problems can be solved by students who understand the concepts behind the equations. + StudyXY

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    Preface In this review book, you will find all the material you need to review and prepare for the AP Physics 1 exam, a first-year precalculus course. This book is a newly updated, targeted, and enriched version of Barron’s AP Physics 1, including the 2021 College Board update regarding the new scope of their exam. Each chapter has review questions that vary in style and level of difficulty. These are intended to test your level of understanding of the review material. Some of these chapter questions may be easier, harder, or in a slightly different style from the actual AP exam as they are limited to the content of that particular chapter. Likewise, each chapter has a mix of traditional problem-solving examples as well as the more text-based and conceptual type of questions that appear on the AP Physics 1 exam. The tests, on the other hand, are broad in scope and draw from several different content areas at once. Included in this book, as well as online, are several full-length practice tests that mirror the actual AP exams in style, content, and difficulty. All questions have full solutions and explanations provided. Before the review chapters is a diagnostic test that can be used for practice or to guide you specifically to certain content areas you may need to review before the AP exam. Additional problem-solving strategies are provided throughout the book. I would like to thank my many students through the years who have made my job as a physics teacher a real joy. Also, I especially want to thank my wife, Irene, for her support throughout this project. Ken Rideout Wayland, Massachusetts December 2022

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    Introduction Learning Objectives In this chapter, you will learn about: => Units = Relationships and review of mathematics = Tips for answering multiple-choice questions = Tips for solving free-response questions = Experimental design questions = Graphs, fits, and the linearization of data = Uncertainty and percent error = The paragraph-length response = Study skills and scheduling your review = The seven big ideas = Objects versus systems Structure and Scope of the AP Physics Exams The College Board currently offers four AP Physics exams. This book is for students preparing for the AP Physics 1 exam, which corresponds to a first- year algebra-based college course. The other exams are AP Physics 2 (a second-year algebra-based college course), AP Physics C Mechanics (calculus based), and AP Physics C Electricity and Magnetism (also calculus based). Note that the old AP Physics B exam is a retired test and is no longer offered by the College Board. Both the AP Physics 1 and AP Physics 2 exams focus on conceptual underpinnings and basic scientific reasoning along with the traditional problem-solving aspects of physics. In addition,

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    both exams have questions that require experiential lab understanding. Although there are some calculation-oriented questions, these two tests are explicitly designed not to be “plug and chug” type questions. Students who do not thoroughly understand the physics concepts behind the equations will find themselves at a disadvantage. AP Physics 1 Test Basics ® 90 minutes for 50 multiple-choice questions m 90 minutes for 5 free-response questions m Calculator allowed throughout m Formula sheet and table of information provided throughout The AP Physics 1 exam focuses on mechanics (including rotational mechanics), the three conservation laws (energy, linear momentum, and angular momentum), and oscillations. The AP Physics 2 exam picks up many of the other topics typically found in an introductory sequence in college physics and also covers some of the overlapping areas, such as force fields, electricity, and waves. Formulas are provided for you during the test (see the appendix). However, it is important that you not only know where and what the provided equations mean, but you must also be able to determine quickly under what situations the equations can and should be used. Even if a question is conceptual, having a corresponding equation in mind can guide your thinking. Note that some useful equations are not given (e.g., orbital velocity, Kepler’s third law, moment of inertia, projectile motion) and that some given equations (universal gravitational potential energy, for example) are unlikely to be used. The equation sheet does, however, provide a solid foundation. A well-prepared student will be able to find and understand every equation on it. Although you may not use your calculator often during the exam, one is allowed throughout. Check the College Board website for an approved list of calculators. Generally, all scientific and graphing calculators are allowed. You should make sure you have extra batteries for your calculator during the exam. A ruler is also permitted, but its usefulness is likely limited to drawing

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