The course
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Each exam: Section I, 42 multiple-choice questions in 85 minutes; Section II, 4 free-response questions in 95 minutes. Each section is half the score.
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Unit 1: Kinematics
10–15% of Section I of the Mechanics exam, about 5 of the 42 questions
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Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics
20–25% of Section I of the Mechanics exam, about 9 of the 42 questions
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Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power
15–25% of Section I of the Mechanics exam, about 7 of the 42 questions
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Unit 4: Linear Momentum
10–20% of Section I of the Mechanics exam, about 6 of the 42 questions
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Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics
10–15% of Section I of the Mechanics exam, about 5 of the 42 questions
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Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
10–15% of Section I of the Mechanics exam, about 5 of the 42 questions
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Unit 7: Oscillations
10–15% of Section I of the Mechanics exam, about 5 of the 42 questions
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Unit 8: Electric Charges, Fields, and Gauss's Law
15–25% of Section I of the Electricity and Magnetism exam, about 9 of the 42 questions
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Unit 9: Electric Potential
10–20% of Section I of the Electricity and Magnetism exam, about 7 of the 42 questions
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Unit 10: Conductors and Capacitors
10–15% of Section I of the Electricity and Magnetism exam, about 5 of the 42 questions
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Unit 11: Electric Circuits
15–25% of Section I of the Electricity and Magnetism exam, about 9 of the 42 questions
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Unit 12: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetism
10–20% of Section I of the Electricity and Magnetism exam, about 6 of the 42 questions
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Unit 13: Electromagnetic Induction
10–20% of Section I of the Electricity and Magnetism exam, about 6 of the 42 questions
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Exam skills
Section II of each exam: Mathematical Routines (10 points), Translation Between Representations (12), Experimental Design and Analysis (10), Qualitative/Quantitative Translation (8)