AP® Physics 1
Course Summary
Explore motion, gravity, mechanics, and electricity in this introductory physics course. Through interactive media, labs, inquiry projects, and assignments, students investigate classical mechanics. Study physics fundamentals through problem-solving and quantitative reasoning, and explore Newton’s Laws, conservation, harmonic and relational motion, and other topics.
This course prepares students for the AP® Physics 1 exam.
Course Prerequisite(s):
Algebra 2 and Pre-Calculus (can take concurrently)
Curriculum
This is a 2-semester course. We do not recommend taking both semesters simultaneously.
Unit 1: Kinematics
- Motion in One Dimension
- Motion in Two Dimensions
Unit 2: Dynamics, Newton's Laws
- Newton's 1st, 2nd and 3rd Laws
- Applications of Newton's Laws
Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Conservation of Energy
- Work and Work Energy Theorem
- Conservative Forces and Potential Energy
- Conservation of Energy and Power
Unit 4: Center of Mass Impulse and Momentum
- Center of Mass, Impulse, and Momentum
- Conservation of Linear Momentum, Collisions
Unit 5: UCM and Gravitation
- Uniform Circular Motion
- Universal Gravitation
- Orbits of Planets and Satellites
Unit 6: Simple Harmonic Motion
- Simple Harmonic Motion
- Mass on a Spring
- Pendulums and Other Oscillators
Unit 7: Rotational Motion
- Torque
- Rotational Statics
- Rotational Kinematics
- Rotational Dynamics
- Rotational Inertia
- Rotational Energy
Unit 8: Fluid Statics and Dynamics
- Hydrostatic Pressure
- Buoyancy
- Fluid Flow Continuity
- Bernoulli's Equation