AP Physics 1

Course Details

Text
Giancoli, Douglas C. Physics: Principles with Applications. 5th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1998.
Solutions Manual

Curriculum
AP Physics 1 Course and Exam Description

Handouts
Course Outline
Equation Tables
Formal Lab Report Guidelines
Formal Lab Report Dos and Don’ts
Graphing with Excel


Unit Overview

Unit Test Date
Introduction
1a Kinematics (Motion in One Dimension) 18 Sep 2025
(Thu)
1b Kinematics (Motion in Two Dimensions) 26 Sep 2025
(Fri)
2a Dynamics (Basics) 07 Oct 2025
(Tue)
2b Dynamics (Additional Topics) 20 Oct 2025
(Mon)
3 Energy 03 Nov 2025
(Mon)
4 Momentum
5 Circular Motion 17 Nov 2025
(Mon)
6 Gravitation
7 Equilibrium 02 Dec 2025
(Tue)
8 Rotation
9 Simple Harmonic Motion 17 Dec 2025
(Wed)
10 Fluids
AP Physics 1 In-Class Exam 07-08 Jan 2026
(Wed/Thu)
Electricity and Magnetism 23 Jan 2026
(Fri)
AP Physics 1 Exam 06 May 2026
(Wed)