Practice practice practice! The more questions and problems you do, the better. The book's full of them. Doing problems is much better than reading the text - if you find problems you can't do, then read.

Make sure you're familiar with all the equations on the equation sheet. You should know what you can do with each one, and what the limitations are (if any).

During the exam

• Manage your time appropriately. You have over 20 minutes per problem, which should be ample time to work through these problems.
• Take the time to organize the data, to draw free-body diagrams, and to show your coordinate system.
• SHOW YOUR WORK. A correct method with an incorrect numerical answer is worth more than a correct answer that appears out of nowhere.
• Check your answers. There is usually more than one way to do a problem.