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AP Physics C: Mechanics
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1. Kinematics 18 files
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2. Force and Translational Dynamics 35 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 Resistive Forces Past-paper walk-through
- 2.10 Circular Motion Past-paper walk-through
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- 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 Resistive Forces 2-up
- 2.10 Circular Motion 2-up
Past Paper Questions
- 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-upAnswers2-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 Resistive Forces 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.10 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 19 files
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- AP Physics C: Mechanics — Question index 2-up
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration 2-upAnswers2-up
- 1.3 Representing Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
- 1.5 Motion in Two or Three 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-upAnswers2-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 Resistive Forces 2-upAnswers2-up
- 2.10 Circular Motion 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.2 Work 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.3 Potential Energy 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy 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
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.5 Simple and Physical Pendulums 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
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
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Topic handouts
- 1.1 Scalars and Vectors 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 Motion in Two or Three 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 Resistive Forces 2-up
- 2.10 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
- 7.5 Simple and Physical Pendulums 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
Lesson slides
- 1.1 Scalars and Vectors
- 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 Motion in Two or Three 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 Resistive Forces Past-paper walk-through
- 2.10 Circular Motion Past-paper walk-through
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy Past-paper walk-through
- 3.2 Work Past-paper walk-through
- 3.3 Potential Energy Past-paper walk-through
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy Past-paper walk-through
- 3.5 Power
- 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) Past-paper walk-through
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM Past-paper walk-through
- 7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators Past-paper walk-through
- 7.5 Simple and Physical Pendulums Past-paper walk-through
Vocabulary lists
- 1. Kinematics
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics 2-up
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power 2-up
- 4. Linear Momentum
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics 2-up
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems 2-up
- 7. Oscillations 2-up
Flashcards
Weekly vocab tests
- Week 1 · Topics 1–2 · Kinematics, Force and Translational Dynamics 2-upAnswer key
- Week 2 · Topics 2–3 · Force and Translational Dynamics, Work, Energy, and Power 2-upAnswer key
- Week 3 · Topics 3–5 · Work, Energy, and Power, Linear Momentum, Torque and Rotational Dynamics 2-upAnswer key
- Week 4 · Topics 5–6 · Torque and Rotational Dynamics, Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems 2-upAnswer key
- Week 5 · Topics 2–7 · Force and Translational Dynamics, Torque and Rotational Dynamics, Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems, Oscillations 2-upAnswer key
Weekly homework
- Week 1 2-up
- Week 4 2-up
- Week 5
- Week 12
- Week 13 2-up
- Week 16
- Week 17 2-up
- Week 19
- Week 20 2-up
- Week 23
- Week 24 2-up
- Week 27
- 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
Past papers
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration Answers2-up
- 1.3 Representing Motion Answers2-up
- 1.5 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions Answers2-up
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass Answers2-up
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams Answers2-up
- 2.3 Newton’s Third Law 2-upAnswers2-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 Resistive Forces Answers2-up
- 2.10 Circular Motion Answers2-up
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy Answers2-up
- 3.2 Work 2-upAnswers2-up
- 3.3 Potential Energy Answers2-up
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy Answers2-up
- 4.1 Linear Momentum 2-upAnswers2-up
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse Answers2-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 Answers2-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 Answers2-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 Answers2-up
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM) Answers2-up
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM Answers2-up
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators 2-upAnswers2-up
- 7.5 Simple and Physical Pendulums Answers2-up
Tips
Work these with symbols only until the very last step. The rubric awards a general expression in its own right, and a solution that substitutes numbers early loses those marks even when the final answer is correct.
Practise setting up moments of inertia as integrals, because the released questions regularly use a body whose value is not in the table.
Calculus appears as a tool, not as a topic. Expect to differentiate a given function or integrate a varying quantity in the middle of a mechanics problem, with no signal that it is coming.