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Unit 7

AP Physics C: Mechanics Unit 7: Oscillations

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

Simple harmonic motion, its frequency and period, representing and analyzing it, the energy of an oscillator, and simple and physical pendulums.

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 check

10 questions drawn from every lesson in Unit 7. Each wrong answer links back to where the idea is taught.

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