Mechanics student page for exam information and exam practice. I write this as another student who selfstudied physics although i had taken an algebrabased physics course before and got a 5 on the mechanics portion of the physics c exams. This book is a compilation of all the problems published by college board in ap physics b and ap physics c that are appropriate for the ap b level as well as problems from aapts physics bowl and. Yet, most students who take the test pass every year.
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