Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition

✍ Scribed by Princeton Review

• Publisher: Princeton Review
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 3127
• Series: College Test Preparation
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

If you need to know it, it’s in this book! Cracking the AP Physics B Exam, 2013 Edition includes: 

   • 2 full-length practice tests with detailed explanations
   • A comprehensive review of vectors, fluid mechanics, optics, atomic and nuclear physics, and more
   • Quick-study tables of key Physics B formulas & equations
   • Step-by-step strategies for cracking even the toughest problems
   • Detailed explanations for the free-response section of the exam
   • Updated strategies that reflect the AP test scoring change
  

✦ Table of Contents

Title Page......Page 2
Copyright......Page 3
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 10
Introduction......Page 37
1. Vectors......Page 69
Introduction......Page 71
Definition......Page 72
Vector Addition (Geometric)......Page 77
Scalar Multiplication......Page 79
Vector Subtraction (Geometric)......Page 82
Standard Basis Vectors......Page 85
Vector Operations Using Components......Page 92
Magnitude of a Vector......Page 96
Direction of a Vector......Page 99
2. Kinematics......Page 105
Introduction......Page 107
Position......Page 108
Displacement......Page 110
A Note about Notation......Page 119
Speed and Velocity......Page 121
Acceleration......Page 133
Uniformly Accelerated Motion and the Big Five......Page 143
Kinematics with Graphs......Page 160
Qualitative Graphing......Page 196
Free Fall......Page 213
Projectile Motion......Page 227
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 247
Section II: Free Response......Page 261
Summary......Page 269
3. Newton’s Laws......Page 278
Introduction......Page 280
The First Law......Page 283
The Second Law......Page 285
The Third Law......Page 290
Weight......Page 297
An Overall Strategy......Page 305
The Normal Force......Page 329
Friction......Page 333
Pulleys......Page 347
Inclined Planes......Page 360
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 373
Section II: Free Response......Page 390
Summary......Page 401
4. Work, Energy, and Power......Page 406
Introduction......Page 408
Work......Page 412
Work Done by a Variable Force......Page 436
Kinetic Energy......Page 443
The Work–Energy Theorem......Page 445
Potential Energy......Page 454
Conservation of Mechanical Energy......Page 467
Power......Page 496
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 507
Section II: Free Response......Page 519
Summary......Page 532
5. Linear Momentum......Page 535
Introduction......Page 537
Impulse......Page 541
Conservation of Linear Momentum......Page 556
Collisions......Page 563
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 589
Section II: Free Response......Page 602
Summary......Page 609
6. Uniform Circular Motion and Newton’s Law of Gravitation......Page 613
Introduction......Page 615
Uniform Circular Motion......Page 616
Torque......Page 642
Equilibrium......Page 657
Newton’s Law of Gravitation......Page 669
The Gravitational Attraction Due to an Extended Body......Page 672
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 694
Section II: Free Response......Page 718
Summary......Page 728
7. Oscillations......Page 732
Introduction......Page 734
Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM): The Spring-Block Oscillator......Page 735
SHM in Terms of Energy......Page 748
The Kinematics of SHM......Page 764
The Spring-Block Oscillator: Vertical Motion......Page 795
Pendulums......Page 807
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 817
Section II: Free Response......Page 829
Summary......Page 843
8. Fluid Mechanics......Page 845
Introduction......Page 847
Density......Page 849
Pressure......Page 857
Hydrostatic Pressure......Page 863
Buoyancy......Page 888
Flow Rate and the Continuity Equation......Page 911
Bernoulli’s Equation......Page 922
Torricelli’s Theorem......Page 931
The Bernoulli Effect......Page 946
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 954
Section II: Free Response......Page 972
Summary......Page 987
9. Thermal Physics......Page 991
Introduction......Page 993
Temperature Scales......Page 994
Physical Changes Due to Heat Transfer......Page 999
Calorimetry I: Heat Transfer and Temperature Change......Page 1002
Calorimetry II: Heat Transfer and Phase Changes......Page 1005
Thermal Expansion......Page 1009
Heat Transfer......Page 1017
The Kinetic Theory of Gases......Page 1026
The Ideal Gas Law......Page 1030
The Laws of Thermodynamics......Page 1049
The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics......Page 1051
The First Law of Thermodynamics......Page 1058
The Second Law of Thermodynamics......Page 1107
The Carnot Cycle......Page 1118
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 1129
Section II: Free Response......Page 1145
Summary......Page 1154
10. Electric Forces and Fields......Page 1165
Electric Charge......Page 1167
Coulomb’s Law......Page 1173
Superposition......Page 1181
The Electric Field......Page 1197
Conductors and Insulators......Page 1247
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 1258
Section II: Free Response......Page 1270
Summary......Page 1276
11. Electric Potential and Capacitance......Page 1279
Introduction......Page 1281
Electrical Potential Energy......Page 1282
Electric Potential......Page 1306
The Potential in a Uniform Field......Page 1323
Capacitance......Page 1332
Combinations of Capacitors......Page 1342
The Energy Stored in a Capacitor......Page 1356
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 1361
Section II: Free Response......Page 1375
Summary......Page 1385
12. Direct Current Circuits......Page 1390
Introduction......Page 1392
Electric Current......Page 1393
Resistance......Page 1399
Resistivity......Page 1401
Electric Circuits......Page 1406
Energy and Power......Page 1410
Circuit Analysis......Page 1413
Combinations of Resistors......Page 1417
Kirchhoff’s Rules......Page 1468
Resistance–Capacitance ⠀刀䌀) Circuits......Page 1484
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 1503
Section II: Free Response......Page 1516
Summary......Page 1521
13. Magnetic Forces and Fields......Page 1526
Introduction......Page 1528
Magnetic Fields......Page 1529
The Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge......Page 1534
The Magnetic Force on a Current-Carrying Wire......Page 1562
Magnetic Fields Created by Current-Carrying Wires......Page 1576
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 1590
Section II: Free Response......Page 1605
Summary......Page 1614
14. Electromagnetic Induction......Page 1618
Motional EMF......Page 1620
Faraday’s Law of Electromagnetic Induction......Page 1631
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 1681
Section II: Free Response......Page 1695
Summary......Page 1699
15. Waves......Page 1702
Introduction......Page 1704
Transverse Traveling Waves......Page 1705
Point of View #1: x Varies, t Does Not......Page 1709
Point of View #2: t Varies, x Does Not......Page 1712
Wave Speed on a Stretched String......Page 1721
The Mathematical Description of a Traveling Wave......Page 1732
Superposition of Waves......Page 1743
Standing Waves......Page 1751
Sound Waves......Page 1773
Sound Level......Page 1786
Beats......Page 1792
Resonance for Sound Waves......Page 1800
The Doppler Effect......Page 1815
The Doppler Effect for Light......Page 1839
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 1844
Section II: Free Response......Page 1859
Summary......Page 1869
16. Optics......Page 1883
Introduction......Page 1885
The Electromagnetic Spectrum......Page 1887
Interference and Diffraction......Page 1894
Young’s Double-Slit Interference Experiment......Page 1899
Single-Aperture Diffraction......Page 1916
Reflection and Refraction......Page 1918
Dispersion of Light......Page 1935
Total Internal Reflection......Page 1944
Mirrors......Page 1957
Plane Mirrors......Page 1959
Spherical Mirrors......Page 1964
Ray Tracing for Mirrors......Page 1969
Using Equations to Answer Questions About the Image......Page 1981
Thin Lenses......Page 2004
Ray Tracing for Lenses......Page 2008
Using Equations to Answer Questions About the Image......Page 2015
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 2029
Section II: Free Response......Page 2043
Summary......Page 2055
17. Atomic and Nuclear Physics......Page 2068
Photons and the Photoelectric Effect......Page 2070
The Bohr Model of the Atom......Page 2092
Wave-Particle Duality......Page 2115
Nuclear Physics......Page 2123
The Nuclear Force......Page 2131
Binding Energy......Page 2133
Nuclear Reactions......Page 2147
Disintegration Energy......Page 2152
Section I: Multiple Choice......Page 2162
Section II: Free Response......Page 2177
Summary......Page 2181
18. Solutions to the Chapter Review Questions......Page 2187
19. The Princeton Review AP Physics B Practice Exam 1......Page 2551
20. AP Physics B Practice Exam 1: Answers and Explanations......Page 2704
21. The Princeton Review AP Physics B Practice Exam 2......Page 2804
22. AP Physics B Practice Exam 2: Answers and Explanations......Page 2955
About the Authors......Page 3058
Index......Page 3061