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Unit 1

AP Physics C: Mechanics Unit 1: Kinematics

10–15% of the multiple-choice section · 5 topics

Scalars and vectors, displacement, velocity and acceleration as derivatives and integrals of one another, representing motion, reference frames, and motion in two or three dimensions.

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 check

10 questions drawn from every lesson in Unit 1. Each wrong answer links back to where the idea is taught.

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