AP Physics B 2012

• goals

• differences from year 1 of physics

• Content

• taking notes, web assign sign up

Class goals:Master the physics you have already learned.

Learn new topics and problem solving skills

Prepare to do well on the AP-Physics-B exam

Be more responsible, independent, college ready

Differences from 1st yr Physics

Less hw to turn in, but more online hw

2x as fast on old topics, same speed on new topics

Harder tests but partner and/or second chances

Funner labs, but must write up in a compositon book

Same field trips as last year but go as my assistants

Faster, more independent, lots of testing, topics blended

AP B= 3 semesters of college physics!

• Old topics• Motion• Forces• Energy• Electrostatics• Circuits• Magnetism• Waves• Mirrors & lenses

• Newer topics• Fluids• Thermodynamics• Modern• Capacitors• springs &

pendulums• Thin film

interference

Note taking in Cutnell 8th ed.

• Strategies for problems:1. Reasoning strategies2. Problem-solving insight3. Do sample problems and note own

mistakes

Strategies for concept learning:1. Read caption of photos

2. See check your understanding3. Write new vocab terms in own words

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Online Hw!

• Graded now• Several tries• Go back to review

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2 weeks to buy it

Only about $12

Lab Skills

Students should be able to:• design experiments given a list of equipment• observe and measure real phenomena• draw a line of best fit• determine uncertainties in measurements• draw inferences from observations and data• communicate results • suggest improvements• propose further study

Multiple Choice• Educated Guessing• Eliminating impossible

choices• Limiting cases

Test Taking Strategies

Multiple Choice• Educated Guessing• Eliminating impossible choices• Limiting cases

Free Response• Show all work.• Cross out incorrect work• Put answers in appropriate spaces• Units• Partial credit.

B Content Outline

• Mechanics 35 %• Thermal Physics and Fluids 15 %• Electricity and Magnetism 25 %• Waves and Optics 15 %• Nuclear Physics 10 %

B Exam Administration

• 70 Multiple Choice (90 points) = 90 min.Pencil only

• 15-minute break

• 6-8 Free-Response (90 points) = 90 min.Calculator and equation sheet allowed .