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Unit 1: One-dimensional motion

AP Physics 1 foundations: One-dimensional motionDistance, displacement, and coordinate systems: One-dimensional motionAverage velocity and average speed: One-dimensional motion
Velocity and speed from graphs: One-dimensional motionAverage and instantaneous acceleration: One-dimensional motionMotion with constant acceleration: One-dimensional motionObjects in freefall: One-dimensional motion

Unit 2: Two-dimensional motion

Introduction to vectors and two-dimensional motion: Two-dimensional motionAnalyzing vectors using trigonometry: Two-dimensional motionGraphs of projectile motion: Two-dimensional motion
Horizontally launched projectiles: Two-dimensional motionProjectiles launched at an angle: Two-dimensional motion

Unit 3: Forces and Newton's laws of motion

Introduction to forces and free body diagrams: Forces and Newton's laws of motionNewton's first law: Mass and inertia: Forces and Newton's laws of motionNewton's second law: Forces and Newton's laws of motion
Newton's third law: Forces and Newton's laws of motionAngled forces: Forces and Newton's laws of motionInclined planes: Forces and Newton's laws of motionFriction: Forces and Newton's laws of motion

Unit 4: Uniform circular motion and gravitation

Uniform circular motion introduction: Uniform circular motion and gravitationCentripetal acceleration: Uniform circular motion and gravitationCentripetal forces: Uniform circular motion and gravitation
Newton's law of gravitation: Uniform circular motion and gravitation

Unit 5: Work and energy

Introduction to work: Work and energyKinetic energy: Work and energyWork-energy theorem: Work and energy
Gravitational potential energy and conservative forces: Work and energySpring potential energy and Hooke's law: Work and energyConservation of energy: Work and energyPower: Work and energy

Unit 6: Linear momentum and collisions

Introduction to linear momentum and impulse: Linear momentum and collisionsElastic collisions and conservation of momentum: Linear momentum and collisionsInelastic collisions: Linear momentum and collisions
Center of mass and two-dimensional collisions : Linear momentum and collisions

Unit 7: Torque and angular momentum

Introduction to rotational motion: Torque and angular momentumAngular kinematics: Torque and angular momentumTorque and equilibrium: Torque and angular momentumRotational inertia and angular second law: Torque and angular momentum
Rotational kinetic energy: Torque and angular momentumAngular momentum and angular impulse: Torque and angular momentumConservation of angular momentum: Torque and angular momentumGravitational potential energy at large distances: Torque and angular momentum

Unit 8: Simple harmonic motion

Introduction to simple harmonic motion: Simple harmonic motionSimple harmonic motion in spring-mass systems: Simple harmonic motionSimple pendulums: Simple harmonic motion
Energy in simple harmonic oscillators: Simple harmonic motion

Unit 9: Waves and sound

Introduction to waves: Waves and soundWave characteristics: Waves and soundWave interference: Waves and sound
Standing waves: Waves and soundIntroduction to sound: Waves and soundBeats and interference of sound waves: Waves and soundDoppler effect: Waves and sound

Unit 10: Electric charge and electric force

Electric charge: Electric charge and electric forceConservation of charge: Electric charge and electric forceCoulomb's law and electric force: Electric charge and electric force

Unit 11: DC Circuits

Electric current, resistivity, and Ohm's law: DC CircuitsElectric power and DC circuits: DC CircuitsKirchhoff's junction rule: DC Circuits
Kirchhoff's loop rule : DC CircuitsSeries and parallel resistors: DC CircuitsDC Ammeters and voltmeters: DC CircuitsDC Circuit analysis: DC Circuits

Unit 12: Prepare for the AP Physics 1 exam

AP Physics 1 concept review: Prepare for the AP Physics 1 examAP Physics 1 free response questions: Prepare for the AP Physics 1 examAP Physics 1 advanced practice: Prepare for the AP Physics 1 exam

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