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AP Physics 2 Exam Guides

Free plain-language guides to the AP Physics 2 exam: how each section is scored, worked examples with weak and strong answers, and the mistakes that cost points. Start with the overview, then open the guide for the question you want to practice.

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• AP Physics 2 FRQ Guide: The Four Free-Response Question Types
  Points, timing, how answers are built, a worked circuit, and common mistakes.

Free-response and writing

• AP Physics 2 Experimental Design Explained: Planning an Experiment and Analyzing the Data
  Variables, equipment, procedure and graph analysis, with a worked Ohm's law example.
• AP Physics 2 Thermodynamics FRQ Explained: PV Diagrams and the First Law
  Reading a PV diagram, finding work, and applying the first law, with a worked example and common sign mistakes.

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