AP Physics 1 versus AP Physics C: Mechanics

mohchan360
Wed, 24 Aug 2016 00:31:05 +0000

The book I used to prep for the Mechanics exam for a week before was Princeton Review, but I wouldn’t recommend it. The problems in the book are ridiculously overblown, not to mention that it is riddled with errors.

Throughout the year, I just kept taking any released Mechanics exams that I could find online. College Board has been generous enough to release the multiple choice sections from 1984, 1988, 1993, 1999, and 2004. If you do a little snooping around on the internet, I have no doubt that you’ll be able to find them, as some teacher will have already scanned these tests and put them online.

In addition, College Board also conveniently fits the entire AP Physics C Curriculum on one concise sheet of paper, front and back, and hands it out during the AP exam. You can view both sides of the sheet here:
http://schoolbag.info/physics/ap_physics/ap_physics_2.files/image440.jpg
http://schoolbag.info/physics/ap_physics/ap_physics_2.files/image441.jpg

My advice to you, just study the equations on these sheets and know how to apply them. Hope this helps!