The PHYS 8A Course Bundle — original practice exams & exam DNA
Mechanics, tested as multi-step word problems.
Forces, energy, momentum, rotation — mastered as one solver's routine.
Course Bundle — the full rehearsal system
Exam DNA, mock exams, sprint, protocol, and the recall deck — everything for this course in one checkout.
Exam DNA
The course's real question patterns, decoded.
Mock Exam
Real format, rubric-style solution key.
Sprint
Day-by-day plan keyed to the term calendar.
AI Protocol
Use AI tutors without trusting unverified answers.
Recall Deck
150 original cards · 8 topics · Anki-importable + printable.
Why this course hurts
PHYS 8A doesn't lack effort. It lacks a system.
- Free-body diagrams are half the exam — and half the class rushes them.
- Choosing energy vs momentum vs kinematics costs minutes you don't have.
- Rotation adds a second layer to every intuition you already built.
- One algebra slip destroys an otherwise-correct solution.
What's in the Course Bundle
Five products. Each one earns points.
Exam DNA Report
The archetype map for 8A exams: free-body setup, energy-vs-momentum selection, rotation, and multi-step word problems — the solver's routine as the exam skill.
Mock Exam Pack
Two original full-length mocks in the 8A format, with full setups shown — the intermediate steps graders award — plus partial-credit keys.
14-Day Exam Sprint
A day-by-day plan drilling the 5-step solver routine across all six topic clusters, ending in timed mocks.
AI Study Protocol
AI sets up forces sloppily: practice prompts, plus the free-body-diagram-and-units verification routine.
Recall Deck
150 cards: formulas plus setup templates for each topic cluster. Anki-importable and printable.
The trap list
What actually sinks PHYS 8A students
- 1
Free-body diagrams missing forces — or inventing ones that don't exist.
- 2
Using energy where momentum is required (and vice versa).
- 3
Mixing linear and angular quantities mid-solution.
- 4
Letting sign conventions drift between parts of the same problem.
Look inside
A spread from the Exam DNA
Every Exam DNA follows this layout: the recall schedule you'll run, the high-yield concepts explained as decision rules, the traps called out before they cost you points, and practice designed to be done from memory.
Page shown from the CS 61A Exam DNA — all twelve courses use the same format.
Get the 10-page sample free
Pair it with
The PHYS 8A Recall Deck
- 150 original cards across 8 topic clusters — concepts, decision rules, and worked-question prompts.
- Anki-importable TXT/CSV files + a printable PDF version for paper reviewers.
- Built for spaced repetition — card order and tags follow the sprint's recall plan.
- 3-minute import guide included (Anki and Quizlet).
PHYS 8A FAQ
Is this specific to how the course is actually taught?
The DNA report covers the course's stable core — the exam archetypes, the point economy, the decision rules. For professor-specific details it routes you to the course's own public materials (mapped in the Free Stack section of your DNA Report), and the Sprint adapts in minutes.
Which products do I actually need?
The DNA report tells you what the exam asks; the mock pack makes you rehearse it; the deck makes it permanent. Most students take the Course Bundle — all five products are $56 separately, and the bundle is $39 — the whole course for the price of the Mock Exam Pack plus $20.
How do I import the deck?
Any flashcard app that imports text (Anki, Quizlet). Each deck ships as Anki-importable TXT/CSV plus a printable PDF, with a 3-minute import guide included.
What if it doesn't help?
14-day refund, no questions asked. We'd rather refund you than keep a dollar that didn't earn itself.
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