🎡 AP Physics 1

1.1

Position, Velocity, and Acceleration

1.2

Representations of Motion

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Unit 2 – Dynamics

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2.0

Unit 2 Overview: Dynamics

9 min read

2.1

Systems

2.2

The Gravitational Field

2.3

Contact Forces

2.4

Newton's First Law

2.5

Newton's Third Law and Free-Body Diagrams

2.6

Newton's Second Law

2.7

Applications of Newton’s Second Law

Unit 3 – Circular Motion and Gravitation

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3.0

Unit 3 Overview: Circular Motion and Gravitation

9 min read

3.1

Vector Fields

3.2

Fundamental Forces

3.3

Gravitational and Electric Forces

3.4

Gravitational Field/Acceleration Due to Gravity on Different Planets

3.5

Inertial vs. Gravitational Mass

3.6

Centripetal Acceleration and Centripetal Force

3.7

Free-Body Diagrams for Objects in Uniform Circular Motion

3.8

Applications of Circular Motion and Gravitation

Unit 4 – Energy

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4.0

Unit 4 Overview: Energy

4.1

Open and Closed Systems: Energy

4.2

Work and Mechanical Energy

4.3

Conservation of Energy, the Work-Energy Principle, and Power

Unit 5 – Momentum

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5.0

Unit 5 Overview: Momentum

5.1

Momentum and Impulse

5.2

Representations of Changes in Momentum

5.3

Open and Closed Systems: Momentum

5.4

Conservation of Linear Momentum

Unit 6 – Simple Harmonic Motion

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6.0

Unit 6 Overview: Simple Harmonic Motion

6.1

Period of Simple Harmonic Oscillators

6.2

Energy of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator

Unit 7 – Torque and Rotational Motion

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7.0

Unit 7 Overview: Torque and Rotational Motion

7.1

Rotational Kinematics

7.2

Torque and Angular Acceleration

7.3

Angular Momentum and Torque

7.4

Conservation of Angular Momentum

Unit 8 – Electric Charges and Electric Force

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8.0

Unit 8 Overview: Electric Charge and Electric Force

8.1

Conservation of Charge

8.2

Electric Charge

8.3

Electric Force

Unit 9 – DC Circuits

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9.0

Unit 9 Overview: DC Circuits

9.1

Definition of a Circuit

9.2

Resistivity

9.3

Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule (Resistors in Series and Parallel)

9.4

Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule, Ohm’s Law (Resistors in Series and Parallel)

Unit 10 – Mechanical Waves and Sound

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10.0

Unit 10 Overview: Mechanical Waves and Sound

10.1

Properties of Waves

10.2

Periodic Waves

10.3

Interference and Superposition (Waves in Tubes and on Strings)

Study Tools

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Exam Skills

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AP Physics 1 Labs

Unit 2 FRQ (Dynamics)

Unit 5 FRQ (Momentum) Answers

Paragraph Length Response

Unit 6 FRQ (Simple Harmonic Motion)

Quantitative / Qualitative Translation

Unit 4 FRQ (Energy)

Unit 3 FRQ (Circular Motion & Gravitation) Answers

Unit 3 FRQ (Circular Motion & Gravitation)

Unit 5 FRQ (Momentum)

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Unit 2 FRQ (Dynamics) Answers

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Unit 1 FRQ (Kinematics) Answers

Unit 4 FRQ (Energy) Answers

Unit 6 FRQ (Simple Harmonic Motion) Answers

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