AP Physics C: Mechanics

Units

Seven units, numbered as College Board numbers them. Each unit's share of the multiple-choice section is printed beside it, as College Board publishes it.

1. Unit 1 Kinematics 10–15% of the multiple-choice section · 5 topics

   1. 1.1Scalars and Vectors
   2. 1.2Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
   3. 1.3Representing Motion
   4. 1.4Reference Frames and Relative Motion
   5. 1.5Motion in Two or Three Dimensions

   Unit 1 overviewUnit 1 check

2. Unit 2 Force and Translational Dynamics 20–25% of the multiple-choice section · 10 topics

   1. 2.1Systems and Center of Mass
   2. 2.2Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
   3. 2.3Newton’s Third Law
   4. 2.4Newton’s First Law
   5. 2.5Newton’s Second Law
   6. 2.6Gravitational Force
   7. 2.7Kinetic and Static Friction
   8. 2.8Spring Forces
   9. 2.9Resistive Forces
   10. 2.10Circular Motion

   Unit 2 overviewUnit 2 check

3. Unit 3 Work, Energy, and Power 15–25% of the multiple-choice section · 5 topics

   1. 3.1Translational Kinetic Energy
   2. 3.2Work
   3. 3.3Potential Energy
   4. 3.4Conservation of Energy
   5. 3.5Power

   Unit 3 overviewUnit 3 check

4. Unit 4 Linear Momentum 10–20% of the multiple-choice section · 4 topics

   1. 4.1Linear Momentum
   2. 4.2Change in Momentum and Impulse
   3. 4.3Conservation of Linear Momentum
   4. 4.4Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

   Unit 4 overviewUnit 4 check

5. Unit 5 Torque and Rotational Dynamics 10–15% of the multiple-choice section · 6 topics

   1. 5.1Rotational Kinematics
   2. 5.2Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion
   3. 5.3Torque
   4. 5.4Rotational Inertia
   5. 5.5Rotational Equilibrium and Newton’s First Law in Rotational Form
   6. 5.6Newton’s Second Law in Rotational Form

   Unit 5 overviewUnit 5 check

6. Unit 6 Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems 10–15% of the multiple-choice section · 6 topics

   1. 6.1Rotational Kinetic Energy
   2. 6.2Torque and Work
   3. 6.3Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
   4. 6.4Conservation of Angular Momentum
   5. 6.5Rolling
   6. 6.6Motion of Orbiting Satellites

   Unit 6 overviewUnit 6 check

7. Unit 7 Oscillations 10–15% of the multiple-choice section · 5 topics

   1. 7.1Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
   2. 7.2Frequency and Period of SHM
   3. 7.3Representing and Analyzing SHM
   4. 7.4Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
   5. 7.5Simple and Physical Pendulums

   Unit 7 overviewUnit 7 check

Labs

Labs for this course are being built.

• Topics 3.3 and 3.4 Potential Energy Lab Pick a potential energy curve and a total energy E, predict how many equilibria it has, then find the turning points and classify each equilibrium as stable, unstable or neutral.