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Cracking the Code of AP Physics 1 & 2: How Peak Tutoring Can Propel Your Student to Success

Cracking the Code of AP Physics 1 & 2: How Peak Tutoring Can Propel Your Student to Success

Picture this: Your high schooler is staring at a physics problem that looks more like an alien language than anything related to the real world. They’re trying to figure out how fast a car needs to go to jump a river (because who doesn’t want to be an action hero, right?), but all those equations and variables are making their head spin. Welcome to AP Physics 1 and 2—where understanding the forces of the universe is only half the battle,…

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A Typical First Semester Physics Problem

A Typical First Semester Physics Problem

As high school students move into their physics courses, especially in AP Physics 1, they’re going to encounter problems involving the study of kinematics, or one-dimensional motion. One of the typical kinds of problems that an instructor may ask students to solve involves acceleration and the application of Newton’s Laws of Motion. Here’s an example. A 43.0 kg parachutist is moving straight downward with a speed of 4.00 meters per second. If the parachutist comes to rest after constantly accelerating…

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