AP Physics C, Mechanics – Free Response Guide

		Topic	Scenario
1999	1	Energy, Momentum, Lab Design	ballistic pendulum
	2	Gravitation, Energy, Gauss’s Law	tunnel through planet
	3	Rotational Dynamics	disk with counterweight
2000	1	Pendulum, Lab Frame, Data Analysis	pendulum data, find g
	2	Air Resistance, Energy	falling ball, v^2 drag
	3	Rotational Dynamics	Atwood’s Machine
2001	1	Kinematics, Dynamics, Momentum	collision w/ force & motion sensors
	2	Orbital Motion	insert satellite into orbit of Jupiter
	3	Rotational Dynamics, Energy	falling mass rotates spindle
2002	1	Momentum, Kinematics, Impulse	inelastic collision, v(t)
	2	Rotation, Incline, Energy	car down incline, into spring
	3	Potential Energy, Lab Design	U(x), hypothetical lab
2003	1	Dynamics, Kinematics, Work	person drags box
	2	Energy, Momentum, Mass on Spring	mass falls onto pan spring balance
	3	Rotation, Projectile, Data Analysis	catapult
2004	1	Energy, Momentum, Projectiles	tarzan swing, catch mass, jump lake
	2	Rotation, Dynamics, Data Analysis	falling mass, rotating pulley
	3	Rotation, Energy, Pendulum	rod with pivot off center
2005	1	Air Resistance	ball thrown upward
	2	Orbital Motion, Data Analysis	moons of Saturn
	3	Rotation, Momentum	ball collides with pivoting rod
2006	1	Momentum, Dynamics	stack of sliding blocks
	2	Work, Energy, Data Analysis	nonlinear spring
	3	Rotation, Inclines, Projectile	hoop rolling down ramp off table
2007	1	Dynamics, Kinematics	block dragged by string at angle
	2	Orbital Motion	satellite of Mars
	3	Energy, Data Analysis	glider, spring, air track, incline
2008	1	Drag, Forces on Incline	snow skier on slope
	2	Statics, Rotation	pivoting horizontal rod
	3	Energy, Data Analysis	mass hanging on bungee
2009	1	Energy, Momentum, Acceleration, SHM	given U(x)
	2	Rotation, SHM, Lab Design	physical pendulum
	3	Work, Systems of Particles, Forces	modified Atwood’s machine
2010	1	Air Resistance, Data Analysis	falling coffee filter
	2	Rotation, Inclines, Collision	ball rolls off roof, lands in wagon
	3	Nonuniform Acceleration, Work, Impulse	given a(t), skier towed uphill