Difference Between Temperature and Heat?

What’s the Difference Between Temperature and Heat?

Temperature and heat affect our lives on a daily basis. From deciding what to wear and cooking, to complicated air conditioning systems and global warming, we can see the real-world application of temperature and heat.

Varying Your Sentence Structure to Score a 9 in AP® English FRQ

Varying Your Sentence Structure to Score a 9 in AP® English FRQ

In order to receive a 9 on the AP® English Language or AP® English Literature free response question, you will need to provide a “thorough analysis and demonstrate an impressive control of language” (AP® College Board). Bear in mind that in order to score well you will need to demonstrate good writing, but to score a perfect 9 you will need to impress the AP® English readers with your writing skills. It is a mistake to believe that either you do or don’t possess the ability to write engagingly.

How to Get a 6 on the Argument FRQ in AP® English Language

How to Get a 6 on the Argument FRQ in AP® English Language

To score an 8 on the AP® English Argument FRQ question, the CollegeBoard outlines that students need to write an essay that effectively argues a position, uses appropriate and convincing evidence, and showcases a wide range of the elements of writing. Essays that score a 6 do all of that and, additionally, demonstrate sophistication in their argument.

How to Use the Trapezoid Rule in AP® Calculus

How to Use the Trapezoid Rule in AP® Calculus

We are confident you have come across the term trapezoid rule in class or read about it in books. Have you ever wondered how it’s use? How to answer questions that require the use of the trapezoid rule and how the trapezoid rule is applied to tackle such questions?

The Ultimate List of Tone Words for AP® English Language

The Ultimate List of Tone Words for AP® English Language

The tone, or quality of feeling, conveyed by a word can range according to its general meaning. Of course, the meaning of a word sometimes changes according to its usage, but generally words have positive, negative, or neutral connotations. Take a look at this ultimate list of tone words to prepare you for the AP® English Composition Exam:

The Ultimate Guide to 2016 AP® Psychology FRQs

The Ultimate Guide to 2016 AP® Psychology FRQs

The multiple-choice section of the AP® Psychology exam can certainly be daunting; however, the straight recall aspect of the FRQs can also be very stressful. This Ultimate Guide to the 2016 AP® Psychology FRQs will walk you through how to get a full score on this particular FRQ, which will help you get the most points on your AP® Psychology FRQ!

Confidence Intervals - What to Know for AP® Statistics

Confidence Intervals: What to Know for AP® Statistics

Here, in particular, you would be learning about confidence intervals – what is a confidence interval, what is the process of constructing confidence intervals, the difference between one-sided confidence interval and two-sided confidence interval and most importantly, how to interpret confidence intervals?

AP® Art History Practice - How to Make Effective Flashcards

AP® Art History Practice: How to Make Effective Flashcards

If you follow the tips to making flashcards below, your flashcards will consolidate the vital information you need to know to do well on your AP® Art History exam. The material is broken up into meaningful sections, so you can review the flashcard as a whole, or focus on the particular information that you need to study more.

2 on AP® Physics 1: How to Retake, Improve, and Pass the Exam

2 on AP® Physics 1: How to Retake, Improve, and Pass the Exam

Receiving a 2 on the AP® Physics 1 exam can be disheartening, especially when you may have spent months learning difficult material. However, it may be possible to improve your exam score. And while you may feel that a 2 on the AP® Physics I exam is a below average performance, note that over 60% of test-takers scored a 1 or 2 on the 2016 AP® Physics 1 exam.

Margin of Error - What to Know for AP® Statistics

Margin of Error: What to Know for AP® Statistics

While you are learning statistics, you will often have to focus on a sample rather than the entire population. This is because it is extremely costly, difficult and time-consuming to study the entire population. The best you can do is to take a random sample from the population – a sample that is a ‘true’ representative of it.