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Part I

Using This Book to Improve Your AP Score

PREVIEW: YOUR KNOWLEDGE, YOUR EXPECTATIONS

Your route to a high score on the AP Physics 2 Exam will depend on how you plan to use this book. Please respond to the following questions.

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B. Im pretty confident, but there are topics for which I could use help

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C. The content tested by this exam

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YOUR GUIDE TO USING THIS BOOK

This book is organized to provide as muchor as littlesupport as you need, so you can use this book in whatever way will be most helpful for improving your score on the AP Physics 2 Exam.

• The remainder of Part I will provide guidance on how to use this book and help you determine your strengths and weaknesses.

• Part II of this book contains your first practice test, answers and explanations, and a scoring guide. (Bubble sheets can downloaded here.) This is where you should begin your test preparation in order to realistically determine: