AP Physics 1 – Notes and Study Guides Unit 1 – Kinematics1.0 Unit 1 Overview: Kinematics1.1 Position, Velocity, and Acceleration1.2 Representations of Motion Unit 2 – Dynamics2.0 Unit 2 Overview: Dynamics2.1 Systems2.2 The Gravitational Field2.3 Contact Forces2.4 Newton’s First Law2.5 Newton’s Third Law and Free-Body Diagrams2.6 Newton’s Second Law2.7 Applications of Newton’s Second Law Unit 3 – Circular Motion and Gravitation3.0 Unit 3 Overview: Circular Motion and Gravitation3.1 Vector Fields3.2 Fundamental Forces3.3 Gravitational and Electric Forces3.4 Gravitational Field/Acceleration Due to Gravity on Different Planets3.5 Inertial vs. Gravitational Mass3.6 Centripetal Acceleration and Centripetal Force3.7 Free-Body Diagrams for Objects in Uniform Circular Motion3.8 Applications of Circular Motion and Gravitation Unit 4 – Energy4.0 Unit 4 Overview: Energy4.1 Open and Closed Systems: Energy4.2 Work and Mechanical Energy4.3 Conservation of Energy, the Work-Energy Principle, and Power Unit 5 – Momentum5.0 Unit 5 Overview: Momentum5.1 Momentum and Impulse5.2 Representations of Changes in Momentum5.3 Open and Closed Systems: Momentum5.4 Conservation of Linear Momentum Unit 6 – Simple Harmonic Motion6.0 Unit 6 Overview: Simple Harmonic Motion6.1 Period of Simple Harmonic Oscillators6.2 Energy of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator Unit 7 – Torque and Rotational Motion7.0 Unit 7 Overview: Torque and Rotational Motion7.1 Rotational Kinematics7.2 Torque and Angular Acceleration7.3 Angular Momentum and Torque7.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum Unit 8 – Electric Charges and Electric Force8.0 Unit 8 Overview: Electric Charge and Electric Force8.1 Conservation of Charge8.2 Electric Charge8.3 Electric Force Unit 9 – DC Circuits9.0 Unit 9 Overview: DC Circuits9.1 Definition of a Circuit9.2 Resistivity9.3 Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule (Resistors in Series and Parallel)9.4 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule, Ohm’s Law (Resistors in Series and Parallel) Unit 10 – Mechanical Waves and Sound10.0 Unit 10 Overview: Mechanical Waves and Sound10.1 Properties of Waves10.2 Periodic Waves10.3 Interference and Superposition (Waves in Tubes and on Strings)
