Ap physics Definition and 343 Threads

I am working on a final project for my AP Physics class and must do some research on Relativity. I just have a few questions and was wondering if anybody could answer them for me. It would be greatly appreciated! 1. Assuming that traveling at the speed of light were possible, "time" would...

does anyone know where i can find ap cal and/or phyics multiple choice sections of past tests?? i really need them to study. please help

In preparations for the AP Physics B test, my physics teacher has assigned our class a previous years AP multiple choice section test. I've managed to work through 80% of it with little difficulty, I've just gotten to the questions where I have no clue to how to answer. If I am allowed, I am...

Homework Statement http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/6163/physicscopydi7.gif This is AP Physics C 2003 M2 by the way...Homework Equations Kinematics: vf^2=vi^2+2a(d) The Attempt at a Solution a) Speed of the clay uses kinematics. Clay starts at rest, accelrates at gravity=9.8, and the...

***ap Physics B Optics Help!*** A point souce S of monochromatic light is located on the bottom of a swimming pool filled with water to a depth of 1.0 meter. The index of refraction of water is 1.33 for this light. Point P is located on the surface of the water directly above the light source...

[SOLVED] 2003 AP physics mechanics problem Can someone help me figure out the first mechanics problem on the 2003 AP Physics C exam? I'm doing this for review. See post #3 for what I have so far. http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/ap/students/physics/physics_c_m_frq_03.pdf" or...

Does anyone have solutions + questions of AP physics B free response questions thanks for your help

As exam time is right around the corner I'm looking to "brush up" on the cirriculum of my physics 11 course... I have looked at many of the university videos on here, and although they are very interesting and broaden my physics perspective, they are far out of the scope of my course, so that...

A civil engineer is asked to design a curved section of roadway that meets the following conditions: With ice on the road, when the coefficient of static friction between the road and rubber is 0.08, a car at rest must not slide into the ditch and a car traveling less than 50 km/h must not skid...

Does anyone know any websites with past AP Physics B Free-Response and Multiple Choice ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS? I know a website with past AP Physics C: http://wcs.edu/phs/Faculty/Homework/Paquet/Paquet/homepage.htm#rules But I'm taking AP Physics B and need to know anyone websites, please...

help with ap physics studying problem! 1. i am really stuck and really need help! :/ link to problem: http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/ap...ysics_b_99.pdf thanks so much for your help! 2. v = e / q e = qv

please help with ap physics! okay. i was wondering if anyone could plaese solve this problem for me? here is a link to view it! i am really stuck and really need help! :/ http://apcentral.collegeboard.com/apc/members/repository/physics_b_99.pdf thanks so much for your help!

For those of you who have taken the AP Physics C Examination already, is it possible to go through the Physics C: Mechanics and Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism exams straight through all at once, or are they 2 separate exams?

I am going into my second semester of college and it will be the second semester that I have been unable to register for General Physics (first semester of calculus based physics). I have the math prerequisites but am at a community college that has only one or two sections available; this...

I need help with some of these problems. Any kind of help will be most appreciated 1. Speed amplifier. In Fig. 10-3, block 1 of mass m1 slides along an x-axis on a frictionless floor with a speed of v1i = 2.80 m/s. Then it undergoes a one-dimensional elastic collision with stationary block 2...

I need help with some of these problems. Any kind of help will be most appreciated 1. Speed amplifier. In Fig. 10-3, block 1 of mass m1 slides along an x-axis on a frictionless floor with a speed of v1i = 2.80 m/s. Then it undergoes a one-dimensional elastic collision with stationary block 2...

Homework Statement A large tank, 25m in height and open at the top, is completely filled with saltwater (density 1025 kg/m^3). A small drain plug with a cross-sectional area of 4.0 X 10^-5 m^2 is located 5m from the bottom of the tank. The plug breaks loose from the tank, and water flows from...

A cylindrical tank containing water of density 1000 kg/m^3 is filled to a height of 0.70 m and placed on a stand. A hole of radius 0.0010 m in the bottom of the tank is opened. Water then flows through the hole and through an opening in the stand and is collected in a tray 0.30 m below the hole...

A baseball has a mass of about 0.14 kg, and it is pitched towards home plate at a speed of about 46 m/s. If the bat exerts an average force of 8900 N for 2.1 ms, what is the final speed of the ball in m/s?

1. The problem statement: In the diagram (which I attached) a 50 kg square (2m on each side) is hung on a horizontal rod which is 3m long (of neglibible mass). A cable is attached to the end of rod and to a point on the wall 4m above the point where the hinged sign is. A. What is the...

Hello, I'm looking at the moment for past papers for the AP Physics B exam (apart from the ones in www.collegeboard.com). If any of you have anything to offer or know somebody please pm me. I need practice questions as I have not been doing great lately on the course. Thank you!

Does anybody have the old AP Physics C questions and solutions from the 1970's or 1980's to present? My teacher is giving us an midterm exam (mechanics) and said it would be helpful to study the past old tests. Also, if E&M is available, I wouldn't mind having that either, it wouldn't hurt to...

A uniform steel beam of length 5.50 m has a weight of 4.50 103 N. One end of the beam is bolted to a vertical wall. The beam is held in a horizontal position by a cable attached between the other end of the beam and a point on the wall. The cable makes an angle of 25.0° above the horizontal. A...

I'm not in the class, but a friend of mine asked me to help him with this problem, and I just can't figure it out! It seems like it's simple, but whenever I try to do it, I can't find a solution: Problem statement A field goal kicker is 50m away from the 3.4m high goal post. If he kicks it...

Hi, i need help with my high school ap physics class. I'm using the college physics fifth edition book. Also are there any guides that can help me with the class with that book as the guideline. thanks

I'm new here, so sorry if I post this incorrectly! =/ I've scanned the lab, and the pictures are below. Homework Statement Well, the problem statement is in the picture, I guess... and our givens are that change in X is .35 meters, change in Y is -.91 meters...

Hi, I'm studying AP Physics B (Algebra Based) on my own, and I have a calculus based book: Physics for Scientists and Engineers by Serway and Jewett. I haven't taken calculus yet, and I don't want to spend $100 on another textbook (I got this one from a friend). Does AP Physics C...

Homework Statement This was on the 1982 AP Physics C E&M Free Response Homework Equations Electric flux through a closed surface = (Charge enclosed)/epsilon_0 The Attempt at a Solution This is the official solution given: I believe, however, that the electric flux must be undefined...

Homework Statement In the interior of a sphere is a charge -q. On the surface of the sphere are two charges, each q, as shown in this figure: Homework Equations Electric Flux through a Closed Surface=(Charge Enclosed)/Epsilon_0 The Attempt at a Solution This was a question in the 1982...

I have a couple questions that I've been wanting to ask. I'm a Grade 10 student at a High School in Canada. Alberta, specifically. 1) My school does not offer the IB program (the Canadian equivalent to the AP program). Therefore, I have decided that I am going to take an online AP Physics...

I used this forum to get a lot of help with the first problem on my quarterly, but there are still 2 more problems and nobody in my class knows how to do them. I was hoping somebody here would. Here are the problems 1. A particle of mass m moves in a conservative force field described by...

Homework Statement Homework Equations The Attempt at a Solution

i have about 6 weeks to study, so, what should do? what prep books would you guys reccomend? how much time should i spend prepping everyday?

I need to study for the AP Physics C Mechanics Exam. Does anyone have the past exams for AP Physics C Mechanics starting from 1977 and their solutions? Please send them to [Email address removed by moderator] Thanks!

I just have a quick question, and if anyone could help, I would really appreciate it. Two lightbulbs, one rated 30 W at 120 V and one rated 40 W at 120 V, are arranged in two different circuits (parallel and series). The power source of both circuits is 120 V. What would the order of the...

Hi, I've been working on a review assignment for a while, and I"m very good at electricity, so this question has me stumped. Specifically, the 2002 AP Physics B, #3. Two lightbulbs, one rated 30 W at 120 V and another rated 40 W at 120 V, are arranged in two different circuits. (a) The...

Is it possible to get a good grade in AP Physics test through self studying? with only based on honors physics class...

Sorry I couldn't find any other forum to post this in. I'm currently doing the Physics B 1988 and 1984 tests, but I want to check my work. Does anyone have the 1988 and 1984 AP physics B answers in their possession and would be kind enough to share? :smile:

AP PHYSICS MIDTERM-EMERGENCY!.please help Homework Statement We are given an Atwoods machine with two known masses on either side. On one of the masses two objects of unknown mass are added. We have to perform measurements to determine the resulting acceleration. Then from the accelerations...

I am currently struggling in AP Physics B at school and find the textbook issued to me by the school (College Physics by Serway and Faughn Fifth Edition) a bit difficult to comprehend. I do not want to fail the class or the AP test and was wondering if there were any good, easy to understand AP...

Homework Statement A Cubic Box of volume 3.9*10^-2 meters cubed is filled with air at atmospheric pressure at 20 degrees C. The box is closed and heated to 180 degrees C. What is the net force on each side of the box? atmospheric pressure = 1 atm or 1.0*10^5 N/msquared Homework...

A flywheel of mass 42.7 kg is supported by an axle 1.65 m long, with two small wheels. The axle's wheels roll on an elevated track, part of which has a curve of radius, R = 15.9 m. If the flywheel has angular momentum 75.50 kg·m2/s, what is the maximum speed at which the system can take the...

Can anyone help me with problem 2 on the 2002 free response section for mechanics: The cart is mass m and has four solid rubber tires each of mass m/4 and radius r. Each tire has rotational inertia ½ ML2. The cart is released from rest and rolls without slipping from the top of an inclined...

Here is the actual physics problem. Below it I will try to explain exactly how I thought to figure it out. I would appreciate it if you corrected me If I made any errors. I am very sketchy on this one after being out for a week from class. http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/2937/img012brz6.th.jpg...

I have managed to get the worst teacher in the world for my AP Physics class. I was wondering how to do this problem: How much tension must a rope withstand if it is used to accelerate a 1400 kg car vertically upward at 0.70 m/s2? I really have no idea how to start it...:redface: But hopefully...

Hi, I'm taking ap physics b this year in high school and i found a site (http://apphysicsb.homestead.com/plo.html" ) w/ a lot of notes from various sites, would anyone know which of these notes provides the best information Thanks

Does anyone know a good site and/or book on ap physics? I'm taking it next year (senior year high shcool...) and i wanted to see what new material we'd be covering and maybe do a little reading. Thanks in Advance

A projectile is fired horizontally from a gun that is 63.0 m above flat ground. The muzzle velocity is 250 m/s. (a) How long does the projectile remain in the air? (in seconds) I got 3.96 s (b) At what horizontal distance from the firing point does it strike the ground? ( in meters) I...

Since senior year of HS is wrapping up, my AP physics class is having a party tomorrow and I don't know what to bring. I could bring cookies, but that seems a little plain. Does anyone have any ideas?

Hello fellow scienteers and mathematians :p, after talking with my computer science teacher (who I idolize ;)) I've decided to take AP Physics next year, he'd be my teacher for that course. He wouldn't tell me what I'd be taught in that course, figures, since he's a teacher and all that jazz...