#prep books

6/20/19

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i take the ACT again in july and i really want to improve my score so catch me going through this ginormous book for the next month

AP PHYSICS 1: MASTERPOST

General Tips

although the exam has a lot of qualitative questions, still make sure you know how to do the calculations very, very well!

do a lot of practice problems, and practice doing them without using the formula sheet.

time yourself!

Recommended Prep Books/Textbooks

Giancoli Physics: Principles with Applications

my high school physics 1 class used this textbook for practice problems, and I thought they were really helpful. The problems require more calculations and are more difficult than the actual exam, but it familiarizes you with the concepts and makes you more than ready!

APlusPhysics: AP Physics 1 Essentials

this one is good for concept review, and has very clear explanations. the multiple choice practice within each section, however, are on the easy side, and there are no full practice tests.

Sterling Test Prep: AP Physics 1

this is purely for multiple choice speed practice, and to make sure you know your calculations well. the questions, however, are somewhat easier than the actual mc.

Although everyone may be different, I personally do not recommend the Princeton Review (I usually love PR). The problems were simply very different from the actual exam. Since AP Physics 1 is a relatively new test, there really aren’t that many great prep materials out there specifically for Physics 1. The old Physics B materials may help, but I haven’t tried them to prevent confusing myself. ;;

Other Recommended Study Sources

Khan Academy videos

Although they are somewhat slow and a bit easier than the problems my class was doing, KhanAcademy is really useful in clarifying concepts that you don’t quite grasp at first!

Dan Fullerton’s YT channel

aka the author of APlusPhysics! His videos are extremely helpful and present some pretty challenging problems. They really helped me for the electric fields section during class. If you have taken calculus, you may want to watch the Physics C videos- they talk about a lot of the same topics, and just solve using differentiation or integration instead of pure algebra.

Practice Questions

practice multiple choice; answers [pdf]

collegeboard 2016 frq; answers [pdf]

collegeboard 2015 frq; answers [pdf]

a few more multiple choice [pdf]

practice test

albert.io practice questions (physics 1 and 2)

Lastly, make sure you understand every single concept, especially the bigger ones relating to force, momentum, electric fields, and energy! If there’s any problem that you don’t understand the solution to, go back and try to prove it from scratch. It’s only by proving that you can achieve a firm grasp of physics!

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Does anyone have prep books suggestions for:

AP Environmental Science

AP US history

AP English lang. and comp.