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Calendar for Each Plan STEP 2 Determine Your Test Readiness 4 Fundamentals Quizzes Mechanics Quiz Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz Electricity and Magnetism Quiz Waves, Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz Answers to Mechanics Quiz Answers to Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Quiz Answers to Electricity and Magnetism Quiz Answers to Waves, Optics, and Atomic and Nuclear Physics Quiz What Do I Know, and What Don’t I Know? 5 Take a Diagnostic Test Diagnostic Test Answers and Explanations Interpretation: How Ready Are You? STEP 3 Develop Strategies for Success 6 Memorizing Equations in the Shower Can You Ace This Quiz? So, How Did You Do? Equations Are Crucial What About the Free-Response Section? Treat Equations like Vocabulary Answer Key to Practice Quiz 7 How to Approach Each Question Type How to Approach the Multiple-Choice Section How to Approach the Free-Response Section Lab Questions 8 Extra Drill on Difficult but Frequently Tested Topics Tension The Answers Electric and Magnetic Fields The Answers Inclined Planes The Answers Motion Graphs The Answers Simple Circuits The Answers STEP 4 Review the Knowledge You Need to Score High 9 A Bit About Vectors Scalars Vector Basics Graphic Representation of Vectors Vector Components Adding Vectors Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems 10 Free-Body Diagrams and Equilibrium What Is a Free-Body Diagram? Equilibrium Normal Force Tension Friction Inclined Planes Torque Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 11 Kinematics Velocity, Acceleration, and Displacement Fundamental Kinematics Equations Kinematics Problem-Solving Free Fall Projectile Motion Motion Graphs Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 12 Newton’s Second Law, F = ma net The Four-Step Problem-Solving Process Only Net Force Equals ma F on Inclines net F for a Pulley net Newton’s Third Law Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 13 Momentum Momentum and Impulse Conservation of Momentum Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Two-Dimensional Collisions Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 14 Energy Conservation Kinetic Energy and the Work–Energy Theorem Potential Energy Conservation of Energy: Problem-Solving Approach Springs Power Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 15 Gravitation and Circular Motion Velocity and Acceleration in Circular Motion Centripetal Acceleration Mass on a String Car on a Curve Newton’s Law of Gravitation Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 16 Simple Harmonic Motion Amplitude, Period, and Frequency Vibrating Mass on a Spring Simple Pendulums Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 17 Thermodynamics Heat, Temperature, and Power Thermal Expansion Ideal Gas Law Kinetic Theory of Gases First Law of Thermodynamics PV Diagrams Heat Engines and the Second Law of Thermodynamics Entropy Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 18 Fluid Mechanics Pressure and Density Pressure in a Static Fluid Column Buoyancy and Archimedes’ Principle Pascal’s Principle Flowing Fluids Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 19 Electrostatics Electric Charge Electric Fields Force of an Electric Field Electric Potential Special Geometries for Electrostatics Practice Problems Solutions to Practice Problems Rapid Review 20 Circuits Current Resistance and Ohm’s Law Resistors in Series and in Parallel The V-I-R Chart Kirchoff’s Laws Circuits from an Experimental Point of View RC Circuits: Steady-State Behavior