AP Physics 1

  • Linear Momentum

    • Introduction to Momentum

    • What is Momentum?

    • Impulse

    • Conservation of Linear Momentum

    • Collisions

  • Uniform Circular Motion, Newton’s Law of Gravitation, and Rotational Motion

    • Uniform Circular Motion

    • Newton’s Law of Gravitation

    • Banking

    • Rotational Motion

    • Center of Mass

    • Torque

    • Equilibrium

    • Rotational Inertia

  • Oscillations

    • Simple Harmonic Motion

    • The Spring-Block Oscillator: Vertical Motion

    • Pendulums

  • Waves

    • Transverse Traveling Waves

    • Wave Speed on a Stretched String

    • Superposition of Waves

    • Standing Waves

    • Sound Waves

    • Resonance for Sound Waves

    • The Doppler Effect

  • Electric Forces and Fields

    • Electric Charge

    • Coulomb’s Law

    • The Electric Field

  • `Direct Current Circuits

    • Electric Current

    • Resistance

    • Voltage

    • Electric Circuits

    • Circuit Analysis

  • Vectors

    • Definition

    • Scalar Multiplication

    • Vector Subtraction

    • Two-Dimensional Vectors

    • Vector Operations Using Components

    • Magnitude of a Vector

    • Direction of a Vector

  • Kinematics

    • Position Displacement

    • Looking at Distance vs. Time Graphs

    • Speed and Velocity

    • Acceleration

    • Uniformly Accelerated Motion and the Big Five

    • Additional Kinematic Graphical Aspects

    • Qualitative Graphing

    • Free Fall

    • Projectile Motion

  • Newton’s Laws

    • Introduction to Forces

    • Newton’s First Law

    • Newton’s Second Law

    • Newton’s Third Law N

    • Newton’s Laws: A Summary

    • Weight

    • Normal Force

    • An Overall Strategy

    • Friction

    • Pulleys

    • Inclined Planes

  • Work, Energy, and Power

    • Energy: An Overview

    • Work

    • Work at an Angle

    • Work Done by a Variable Force

    • Kinetic Energy

    • The Work–Energy Theorem

    • Potential Energy

    • Conservation of Mechanical Energy

    • Conservation of Energy with Non conservative Forces

    • Power