<p>I thought that the test was fair, even a little on the easy side. My AP teacher only taught the material on 2 of the FRQ questions, so I had to learn most of it myself.</p>
<p>The MC sections was fairly easy. The questions were straightforward, and even the ones on topics I hadn’t really learned in depth were manageable. I expected more kinematics and mechanics problems, especially since most AP courses tend to emphasize those topics. I was also surprised by the number of “double this, halve that” questions. </p>
<p>The FRQ was a bit harder, as I mentioned earlier, because I had to self study most of it. I was fairly shocked to see 2 problems involving mass on a spring (both horizontal!), especially since there are so many other topics that could be covered (eg: modified Atwood machines). There were definitely those questions that separate the strong students from the weak. But on a whole, it was fairly good. The thermo was easy if you learned it right.</p>
<p>It seems that AP Physics teachers are not great across the country. Why is it so hard to teach? I think there is too much material (which is why they’re splitting up this test after next year into 2 tests), and AP classes are now (at least at my school) filled with students who want a GPA boost, not the hardworking people who would do well and are able to learn quickly. There were maybe 10 of us who actually tried in my class, but my teacher wasn’t so great. Out of 80 students in the course, 14 took the test.</p>