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1. Kinematics 18 files
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2. Force and Translational Dynamics 32 files
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- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass Past-paper walk-through
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams Past-paper walk-through
- 2.3 Newton's Third Law Past-paper walk-through
- 2.4 Newton's First Law Past-paper walk-through
- 2.5 Newton's Second Law Past-paper walk-through
- 2.6 Gravitational Force Past-paper walk-through
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction Past-paper walk-through
- 2.8 Spring Forces Past-paper walk-through
- 2.9 Circular Motion Past-paper walk-through
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- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.3 Newton's Third Law 2-up
- 2.4 Newton's First Law 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.5 Newton's Second Law 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.6 Gravitational Force 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.8 Spring Forces 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.9 Circular Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
3. Work, Energy, and Power 19 files
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4. Linear Momentum 17 files
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5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics 23 files
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- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics Past-paper walk-through
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion Past-paper walk-through
- 5.3 Torque Past-paper walk-through
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia Past-paper walk-through
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form Past-paper walk-through
- 5.6 Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form Past-paper walk-through
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- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.3 Torque 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.6 Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form 2-upAnswers2-up
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6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems 22 files
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7. Oscillations 16 files
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8. Fluids 17 files
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- AP Physics 1 — Question index 2-up
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration 2-upAnswers2-up
- 1.3 Representing Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
- 1.5 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.3 Newton's Third Law 2-up
- 2.4 Newton's First Law 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.5 Newton's Second Law 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.6 Gravitational Force 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.8 Spring Forces 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.9 Circular Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.3 Potential Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.5 Power 2-upAnswers2-up
- 4.1 Linear Momentum 2-upAnswers2-up
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse 2-upAnswers2-up
- 4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum 2-upAnswers2-up
- 4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.3 Torque 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.6 Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6.2 Torque and Work 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6.5 Rolling 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators 2-upAnswers2-up
- 8.1 Internal Structure and Density 2-upAnswers2-up
- 8.2 Pressure 2-upAnswers2-up
- 8.3 Fluids and Newton's Laws 2-upAnswers2-up
- 8.4 Fluids and Conservation Laws 2-upAnswers2-up
Topic quizzes
- 1. Kinematics 2-up
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics 2-up
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power 2-up
- 4. Linear Momentum 2-up
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics 2-up
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems 2-up
- 7. Oscillations 2-up
- 8. Fluids 2-up
Unit tests
- 1. Kinematics 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power 2-upAnswers2-up
- 4. Linear Momentum 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7. Oscillations 2-upAnswers2-up
- 8. Fluids 2-upAnswers2-up
Mock papers
Course companion
Glossary
Topic handouts
- 1.1 Scalars and Vectors in One Dimension 2-up
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration 2-up
- 1.3 Representing Motion 2-up
- 1.4 Reference Frames and Relative Motion 2-up
- 1.5 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions 2-up
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass 2-up
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams 2-up
- 2.3 Newton's Third Law 2-up
- 2.4 Newton's First Law 2-up
- 2.5 Newton's Second Law 2-up
- 2.6 Gravitational Force 2-up
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction 2-up
- 2.8 Spring Forces 2-up
- 2.9 Circular Motion 2-up
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy 2-up
- 3.2 Work 2-up
- 3.3 Potential Energy 2-up
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy 2-up
- 3.5 Power 2-up
- 4.1 Linear Momentum 2-up
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse 2-up
- 4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum 2-up
- 4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions 2-up
- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics 2-up
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion 2-up
- 5.3 Torque 2-up
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia 2-up
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form 2-up
- 5.6 Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form 2-up
- 6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy 2-up
- 6.2 Torque and Work 2-up
- 6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse 2-up
- 6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum 2-up
- 6.5 Rolling 2-up
- 6.6 Motion of Orbiting Satellites 2-up
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) 2-up
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM 2-up
- 7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM 2-up
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators 2-up
- 8.1 Internal Structure and Density 2-up
- 8.2 Pressure 2-up
- 8.3 Fluids and Newton's Laws 2-up
- 8.4 Fluids and Conservation Laws 2-up
Lesson slides
- 1. Kinematics
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power
- 4. Linear Momentum
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
- 7. Oscillations
- 8. Fluids
Lesson slides
- 1.1 Scalars and Vectors in One Dimension
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Past-paper walk-through
- 1.3 Representing Motion Past-paper walk-through
- 1.4 Reference Frames and Relative Motion
- 1.5 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions Past-paper walk-through
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass Past-paper walk-through
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams Past-paper walk-through
- 2.3 Newton's Third Law Past-paper walk-through
- 2.4 Newton's First Law Past-paper walk-through
- 2.5 Newton's Second Law Past-paper walk-through
- 2.6 Gravitational Force Past-paper walk-through
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction Past-paper walk-through
- 2.8 Spring Forces Past-paper walk-through
- 2.9 Circular Motion Past-paper walk-through
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy Past-paper walk-through
- 3.2 Work
- 3.3 Potential Energy Past-paper walk-through
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy Past-paper walk-through
- 3.5 Power Past-paper walk-through
- 4.1 Linear Momentum Past-paper walk-through
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse Past-paper walk-through
- 4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum Past-paper walk-through
- 4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Past-paper walk-through
- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics Past-paper walk-through
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion Past-paper walk-through
- 5.3 Torque Past-paper walk-through
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia Past-paper walk-through
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form Past-paper walk-through
- 5.6 Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form Past-paper walk-through
- 6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy Past-paper walk-through
- 6.2 Torque and Work Past-paper walk-through
- 6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse Past-paper walk-through
- 6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum Past-paper walk-through
- 6.5 Rolling Past-paper walk-through
- 6.6 Motion of Orbiting Satellites
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM Past-paper walk-through
- 7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM Past-paper walk-through
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators Past-paper walk-through
- 8.1 Internal Structure and Density Past-paper walk-through
- 8.2 Pressure Past-paper walk-through
- 8.3 Fluids and Newton's Laws Past-paper walk-through
- 8.4 Fluids and Conservation Laws Past-paper walk-through
Vocabulary lists
- 1. Kinematics 2-up
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics 2-up
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power 2-up
- 4. Linear Momentum
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
- 7. Oscillations
- 8. Fluids
Flashcards
Weekly vocab tests
- Week 1 · Topics 1–2 · Kinematics, Force and Translational Dynamics 2-upAnswer key
- Week 2 · Topic 2 · Force and Translational Dynamics 2-upAnswer key
- Week 3 · Topics 2–4 · Force and Translational Dynamics, Work, Energy, and Power, Linear Momentum 2-upAnswer key
- Week 4 · Topics 2–7 · Force and Translational Dynamics, Linear Momentum, Torque and Rotational Dynamics, Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems, Oscillations 2-upAnswer key
- Week 5 · Topics 1–8 · Kinematics, Force and Translational Dynamics, Linear Momentum, Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems, Oscillations, Fluids 2-upAnswer key
Weekly homework
- Week 1 2-up
- Week 4 2-up
- Week 5
- Week 11 2-up
- Week 14
- Week 16 2-up
- Week 17
- Week 19 2-up
- Week 21
- Week 22 2-up
- Week 25 2-up
- Week 28 2-up
Exercise sheets
- Complete pack — exercise sheets + past papers 2-up
- 1 Kinematics — Part 1 2-upAnswer key
- 1 Kinematics — Part 2 2-upAnswer key
- 2 Force and Translational Dynamics — Part 1 2-upAnswer key
- 2 Force and Translational Dynamics — Part 2 2-upAnswer key
- 3 Work, Energy, and Power — Part 1 2-upAnswer key
- 3 Work, Energy, and Power — Part 2 2-upAnswer key
- 4 Linear Momentum — Part 1 2-upAnswer key
- 4 Linear Momentum — Part 2 2-upAnswer key
- 5 Torque and Rotational Dynamics — Part 1 2-upAnswer key
- 5 Torque and Rotational Dynamics — Part 2 2-upAnswer key
- 6 Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems — Part 1 2-upAnswer key
- 6 Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems — Part 2 2-upAnswer key
- 7 Oscillations — Part 1 2-upAnswer key
- 7 Oscillations — Part 2 2-upAnswer key
- 8 Fluids — Part 1 2-upAnswer key
- 8 Fluids — Part 2 2-upAnswer key
Past papers
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration 2-upAnswers
- 1.3 Representing Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
- 1.5 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions 2-upAnswers
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams Answers2-up
- 2.3 Newton's Third Law 2-up
- 2.5 Newton's Second Law 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.6 Gravitational Force 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction Answers2-up
- 2.8 Spring Forces 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.9 Circular Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.3 Potential Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy Answers2-up
- 3.5 Power Answers2-up
- 4.1 Linear Momentum 2-upAnswers2-up
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse 2-upAnswers2-up
- 4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum Answers2-up
- 4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions Answers2-up
- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion 2-upAnswers
- 5.3 Torque Answers2-up
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia Answers2-up
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form 2-upAnswers2-up
- 5.6 Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6.2 Torque and Work 2-upAnswers2-up
- 6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse Answers2-up
- 6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum Answers2-up
- 6.5 Rolling 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM Answers2-up
- 7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM Answers
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators Answers2-up
- 8.1 Internal Structure and Density Answers2-up
- 8.2 Pressure 2-upAnswers2-up
- 8.3 Fluids and Newton's Laws 2-upAnswers
- 8.4 Fluids and Conservation Laws 2-upAnswers
Tips
Released free-response questions come with their scoring guidelines, and for this course the guidelines are the more useful document. They show how much credit a justification earns next to the algebra — usually the opposite of what students assume.
Work each question, then rewrite your answer to lead with the principle rather than the equation. That habit is built by rewriting, not by reading.
Older released papers predate the current unit structure in places. Treat an unfamiliar-looking question as extra reasoning practice, not as a gap in your revision.