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Red Alert .....................................................1
About the Book.......................................................... 1 About the Physics Test ............................................... 2
Scoring.............................................................................. 3Taking the Test .................................................................. 3
SAT II Physics Study Plans ......................................... 4
Preliminary Preparations .................................................. 5The 18-week Plan.............................................................. 6The 9-Week Plan ............................................................... 8Panic Plan.......................................................................... 9
Key Formulas and Equations ................................... 11Units and Conversions............................................. 12
Diagnostic Test ...........................................13
Answers and Explanations ...................................... 31
Chapter 1: Preliminary Concepts.................45
Simple Equations and Algebra................................. 47Graphs...................................................................... 48Right Triangles ......................................................... 52Units and Conversions............................................. 56Scalars and Vectors................................................... 57Chapter Summary.................................................... 67
Chapter 2: Mechanics.................................69
Statics ...................................................................... 71
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