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FAQ Exam Day 2020
Mon, May 4, 12 noon
Exam Duration
1 hour, 30 minutes
Exam Overview
The AP Physics C: Mechanics Exam includes questions posed in a laboratory or experimental setting. Questions assess understanding of content as well as experimental skills. The exam may also include questions that overlap several major topical areas or questions on miscellaneous topics, such as identification of vectors and scalars, vector mathematics, or graphs of functions.
Encourage your students to visit the AP Physics C: Mechanics student page for exam information and exam practice.
Access online score reports for your students.
PoliciesA four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed on both sections of the exam. Refer to our calculator policies for more information and for the list of approved graphing calculators.
Learn about late testing policies, and see all late testing dates.
Exam Format
Section IMultiple Choice — 35 Questions | 45 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
Section IIFree Response — 3 Questions | 45 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
Mon, May 4, 12 noon
Exam Duration
1 hour, 30 minutes
Exam Overview
The AP Physics C: Mechanics Exam includes questions posed in a laboratory or experimental setting. Questions assess understanding of content as well as experimental skills. The exam may also include questions that overlap several major topical areas or questions on miscellaneous topics, such as identification of vectors and scalars, vector mathematics, or graphs of functions.
Encourage your students to visit the AP Physics C: Mechanics student page for exam information and exam practice.
Access online score reports for your students.
PoliciesA four-function, scientific, or graphing calculator is allowed on both sections of the exam. Refer to our calculator policies for more information and for the list of approved graphing calculators.
Learn about late testing policies, and see all late testing dates.
Exam Format
Section IMultiple Choice — 35 Questions | 45 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
- Individual questions
- Questions in sets
Section IIFree Response — 3 Questions | 45 Minutes | 50% of Exam Score
- Laboratory based
- Discrete questions