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AP physics 2 / Kenneth Rideout, M.S., Jonathan S. Wolf, M.A., Ed.M.
"This brand-new book provides in-depth review for the Physics 2 exam, which corresponds to a second-year, algebra-based physics class. Subject matter covers electric, magnetic, and gravitational fields; circuits and capacitance; fluid dynamics; thermodynamics; optics; and modern physics. Barron's AP Physics 2 offers in-depth review for the exam. BONUS ONLINE PRACTICE TESTS: Students who purchase this book will also get FREE to two additional full-length online AP Physics 2 tests with all questions answered and explained. The online exams can be easily accessed by computer, tablet, and smartphone." ---Publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781438011233
- ISBN: 1438011237
- Physical Description: ix, 274 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: Hauppauge, New York : Barron's Educational Series, [2018]
- Copyright: ℗♭2018.
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| General Note: | At head of title: Barron's. Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Barron's essential 5 -- Preface -- Introduction -- AP Physics 2 -- Electric fields and potentials -- Steady-state circuits -- Magnetism and electromagnetism -- Physical optics -- Geometrical optics -- Fluids -- Thermodynamics -- Twentieth-century physics -- Practice test 1 -- Practice test 2 -- Appendix. |
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Table of Contents
AP Physics 2 with Online Tests
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Barron's Essential 5 | ||
| AP Physics 2 | p. vii | |
| Preface | p. ix | |
| Introduction | p. 1 | |
| Study Skills and Tips | p. 3 | |
| Diagnostic Test | ||
| AP Physics 2 | p. 19 | |
| Answer Key | p. 28 | |
| Answers Explained | p. 29 | |
| Review and Practice | ||
| 1 | Electric Fields and Potentials | p. 37 |
| The Nature of Electric Charges | p. 37 | |
| The Detection and Measurement of Electric Charges | p. 38 | |
| Coulomb's Law | p. 39 | |
| The Electric Field | p. 41 | |
| Electric Potential | p. 43 | |
| Capacitance | p. 46 | |
| Practice Exercises | p. 49 | |
| 2 | Steady-State Circuits | p. 55 |
| Current and Electricity | p. 55 | |
| Electric Resistance | p. 57 | |
| Electric Power and Energy | p. 60 | |
| Kirchhoff's Rules | p. 60 | |
| Combination Circuits | p. 65 | |
| Capacitors in Circuits | p. 66 | |
| Electrical Energy Is Potential Energy | p. 69 | |
| Practice Exercises | p. 72 | |
| 3 | Magnetism and Electromagnetism | p. 77 |
| Magnetic Fields and Forces | p. 77 | |
| Magnetic Force on a Moving Charge | p. 79 | |
| Magnetic Fields due to Currents in Wires | p. 84 | |
| Magnetic Force Between Two Wires | p. 86 | |
| Induced Motional EMF in a Wire | p. 87 | |
| Magnetic Flux and Faraday's Law of Induction | p. 90 | |
| Practice Exercises | p. 92 | |
| 4 | Physical Optics | p. 99 |
| Electromagnetic Waves | p. 99 | |
| Reflection | p. 101 | |
| Refraction | p. 102 | |
| Total Internal Reflection | p. 104 | |
| Interference and Diffraction of Light | p. 105 | |
| Polarization of Light | p. 109 | |
| Practice Exercises | p. 112 | |
| 5 | Geometrical Optics | p. 119 |
| Image Formation in Plane Mirrors | p. 119 | |
| Image Formation in Curved Mirrors | p. 120 | |
| Image Formation in Lenses | p. 124 | |
| Practice Exercises | p. 128 | |
| 6 | Fluids | p. 133 |
| Static Fluids | p. 133 | |
| Pascal's Principle | p. 133 | |
| Static Pressure and Depth | p. 134 | |
| Buoyancy and Archimedes' Principle | p. 135 | |
| Fluids in Motion | p. 136 | |
| Bernoulli's Equation | p. 137 | |
| Practice Exercises | p. 141 | |
| 7 | Thermodynamics | p. 147 |
| Temperature and Its Measurement | p. 147 | |
| Molar Quantities | p. 148 | |
| The Ideal Gas Law Equation of State | p. 149 | |
| Kinetic-Molecular Theory | p. 151 | |
| Work Done by Expanding Gases | p. 152 | |
| The First Law of Thermodynamics | p. 153 | |
| The Second Law of Thermodynamics and Heat Engines | p. 154 | |
| Heat Transfer | p. 158 | |
| Practice Exercises | p. 160 | |
| 8 | Twentieth-Century Physics | p. 167 |
| Photoelectric Effect | p. 167 | |
| Photon Momentum | p. 170 | |
| Matter Waves | p. 171 | |
| Spectral Lines | p. 172 | |
| Special Relativity | p. 173 | |
| Mass-Energy Equivalence | p. 174 | |
| Atomic Structure and Rutherford's Model | p. 175 | |
| The Bohr Model | p. 177 | |
| Quantum Mechanics and the Electron Cloud Model | p. 178 | |
| Nuclear Structure and Stability | p. 179 | |
| Binding Energy | p. 181 | |
| Radioactive Decay | p. 182 | |
| Fission | p. 184 | |
| Fusion | p. 184 | |
| Practice Exercises | p. 187 | |
| Practice Tests | ||
| Practice Test 1 | p. 199 | |
| Answer Key | p. 213 | |
| Answers Explained | p. 213 | |
| Test Analysis | p. 224 | |
| Practice Test 2 | p. 227 | |
| Answer Key | p. 239 | |
| Answers Explained | p. 239 | |
| Test Analysis | p. 247 | |
| Appendix | ||
| Table of Information for AP Physics 2 | p. 251 | |
| Formula Sheet for AP Physics 2 | p. 252 | |
| Glossary | p. 255 | |
| Index | p. 269 |
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