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readingredheadAnyone taking AP Physics:
So I was browsing collegeboard's AP site and stumbled across something that might be helpful (or potentially frightening) to those of you who are planning on taking the Physics Exam.
(The stuff I'm talking about is linked from here, mostly.)
The page link above is the list of sample AP questions, including (if you look at the course description) a series of sample multiple choice questions. I don't know about you, but those are the things I've been worrying about a bit. I haven't finished the questions yet, but I think I'm actually doing okay.
Also, to anyone interested in AP's calculator policy: no calculators on the multiple choice, period. However, you can use your calculators on the free response (obviously) and you're allowed to use graphing calculators. It also says specifically on the site that your calculator memory will not be cleared so you are free to enter any formulas into it that you want, or even just information. Granted, I don't see why you'd want to for the free response when they already give you a formula sheet...but there's a part of me that's tempted to type up sample problems as programs and store them in my calculator memory. If I have the time, I might...or I'll just steal relevant programs from other people who decide they're insane enough to make them.
Well, that's all I've time for for today -- I kinda fell asleep and slacked off earlier so I'm still doing stuff. But I thought this might be at least somewhat helpful to those others out there who share my general dread of the upcoming AP Physics exam.
So I was browsing collegeboard's AP site and stumbled across something that might be helpful (or potentially frightening) to those of you who are planning on taking the Physics Exam.
(The stuff I'm talking about is linked from here, mostly.)
The page link above is the list of sample AP questions, including (if you look at the course description) a series of sample multiple choice questions. I don't know about you, but those are the things I've been worrying about a bit. I haven't finished the questions yet, but I think I'm actually doing okay.
Also, to anyone interested in AP's calculator policy: no calculators on the multiple choice, period. However, you can use your calculators on the free response (obviously) and you're allowed to use graphing calculators. It also says specifically on the site that your calculator memory will not be cleared so you are free to enter any formulas into it that you want, or even just information. Granted, I don't see why you'd want to for the free response when they already give you a formula sheet...but there's a part of me that's tempted to type up sample problems as programs and store them in my calculator memory. If I have the time, I might...or I'll just steal relevant programs from other people who decide they're insane enough to make them.
Well, that's all I've time for for today -- I kinda fell asleep and slacked off earlier so I'm still doing stuff. But I thought this might be at least somewhat helpful to those others out there who share my general dread of the upcoming AP Physics exam.
