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AP Physics 1

🎡AP Physics 1
Exam Dates:
 may 5, 2021
, may 24, 2021
, june 9, 2021

Advanced Placement Physics 1 is an algebra-based physics course that explores the nature and properties of matter and energy. Join Fiveable's AP Physics 1 exam prep community and find unit reviews, study guides, free response help, and practice questions.

205 resources

👟Unit 1: Kinematics

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics 1 Unit 1 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

1.2 Representations of Motion

Peter Apps

8 min read

🖇 Slides

Horizontal Launch Problems - Slides

Casey Li

📄 Study Guide

1.0 Unit 1 Overview: Kinematics

Peter Apps

1 min read

🖇 Slides

1.0 Presentation Slides, units 1-4 overview

Kelley Commeford

🎥 Video

Problem-solving Practice/Q & A

Casey Li

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🌀Unit 2: Dynamics

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics Unit 2 Trivia

🎥 Video

Lab Design Exercise

Jacob Jeffries

🖇 Slides

Equilibrium Problems - Slides

Peter Apps

🎥 Video

Newton's Third Law: Common Misconceptions

Jacob Jeffries

🎥 Video

Combination Problems

Peter Apps

🎥 Video

Introduction to Forces Part 2

Christian Horner

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🚀Unit 3: Circular Motion

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics 1 Unit 3 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

3.1 Vector Fields

Peter Apps

2 min read

🖇 Slides

Centripetal Force - Slides

Christian Horner

🖇 Slides

1.0 Presentation Slides, units 1-4 overview

Kelley Commeford

🎥 Video

1.0 Unit 1-4 Overview

Kelley Commeford

🎥 Video

Applications of Circular Motion

Jacob Jeffries

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⚡️Unit 4: Energy

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics 1 Unit 4 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

4.0 Unit 4 Overview: Energy

Peter Apps

1 min read

📄 Study Guide

4.1 Open and Closed Systems: Energy

Peter Apps

2 min read

🖇 Slides

Kinetic Energy - Slides

Jenny Kostka

🖇 Slides

1.0 Presentation Slides, units 1-4 overview

Kelley Commeford

🎥 Video

1.0 Unit 1-4 Overview

Kelley Commeford

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⛳️Unit 5: Momentum

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics 1 Unit 5 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

5.1 Momentum and Impulse

Kanya Shah

3 min read

🖇 Slides

Presentation Slides, Conservation of Momentum

Peter Apps

🎥 Video

Conservation of Momentum

Peter Apps

📄 Study Guide

5.4 Conservation of Linear Momentum

Kanya Shah

3 min read

📄 Study Guide

5.3 Open and Closed Systems: Momentum

Kanya Shah

1 min read

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🎸Unit 6: Simple Harmonic Motion

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics 1 Unit 6 Trivia

🎥 Video

Problem-Solving/Q&A: Simple Harmonic Oscillators

Peter Apps

📄 Study Guide

6.2 Energy of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator

Kanya Shah

2 min read

📄 Study Guide

6.0 Unit 6 Overview: Simple Harmonic Motion

Kanya Shah

1 min read

🖇 Slides

5.0 Presentation Slides, unit 5-7 review

Kelley Commeford

📄 Study Guide

6.1 Period of Simple Harmonic Oscillators

Kanya Shah

2 min read

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🎡Unit 7: Torque & Rotational Motion

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics 1 Unit 7 Trivia

📄 Study Guide

7.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum

Peter Apps

3 min read

📄 Study Guide

7.0 Unit 7 Overview: Torque and Rotational Motion

Peter Apps

1 min read

🏆 Trivia

Torque Trivia

🖇 Slides

Presentation Slides, Angular Momentum

Kelley Commeford

📄 Study Guide

7.1 Rotational Kinematics

Peter Apps

2 min read

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💡Unit 8: Electric Charges & Electric Force

📄 Study Guide

8.0 Unit 8 Overview: Electric Charge and Electric Force

Peter Apps

1 min read

📄 Study Guide

8.2 Electric Charge

Peter Apps

2 min read

📄 Study Guide

8.1 Conservation of Charge

Peter Apps

2 min read

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🔋Unit 9: DC Circuits

📄 Study Guide

9.1 Definition of a Circuit

Peter Apps

3 min read

📄 Study Guide

9.4 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule, Ohm’s Law (Resistors in Series and Parallel)

Peter Apps

2 min read

🖇 Slides

Presentation Slides, Circuit Components

Peter Apps

📄 Study Guide

9.3 Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule (Resistors in Series and Parallel)

Peter Apps

2 min read

📄 Study Guide

9.2 Resistivity

Peter Apps

3 min read

🏆 Trivia

Circuit Components: Voltage, Current and Resistance Trivia

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🔊Unit 10: Mechanical Waves & Sound

📄 Study Guide

10.0 Unit 10 Overview: Mechanical Waves and Sound

Peter Apps

1 min read

📄 Study Guide

10.2 Periodic Waves

Peter Apps

2 min read

📄 Study Guide

10.3 Interference and Superposition (Waves in Tubes and on Strings)

Peter Apps

7 min read

📄 Study Guide

10.1 Properties of Waves

Peter Apps

5 min read

🎥 Video

Problem-solving/Q&A: Properties of Waves

Peter Apps

🖇 Slides

Problem-solving/Q&A: Properties of Waves - Slides

Peter Apps

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👉AP Physics Essentials

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Measurement & Error Analysis

Jenny Kostka

🎥 Video

Test Overview

Christian Horner

🎥 Video

Problem-solving Practice/Q & A

Casey Li

🎥 Video

🎉NMSI AP Reader Chat: Physics (all Physics courses)

Christian Horner

🖇 Slides

NMSI Reader Chat for AP Physics Google Slides

🖇 Slides

Measurement & Error Analysis - Slides

Jenny Kostka

View all 14 resources
🧐Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

📄 Study Guide

Physics 1 Multiple Choice Questions

Kanya Shah

2 min read

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✍️Free Response Questions (FRQs)

📰 Blog

AP Physics 1 Unit 3 FRQ Practice Prompt & Answers

Peter Apps

3 min read

📰 Blog

AP Physics Unit 4 FRQ Practice Prompts & Feedback

Peter Apps

3 min read

📰 Blog

AP Physics 1 Free-Response Questions (FRQ) – Past Prompts

Peter Cao

17 min read

🎥 Video

Experimental Design

Christian Horner

🖇 Slides

2019 FRQ Review - Stream Slides

Peter Apps

🖇 Slides

2017 FRQ Practice - Stream Slides

Peter Apps

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✏️Blogs

📰 Blog

Best AP Physics 1 Textbooks and Prep Books

Jed Quiaoit

4 min read

📰 Blog

Best AP Physics 2 Quizlet Decks by Unit

Brandon Wu

11 min read

📰 Blog

AP Physics 1 Self-Study and Homeschool

Jed Quiaoit

5 min read

📰 Blog

How to Get a 5 in AP Physics 1

Jed Quiaoit

5 min read

📰 Blog

Is AP Physics 1 Hard? Is AP Physics 1 Worth Taking?

Jed Quiaoit

5 min read

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❓Q & A sessions

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics 1 Game of 5s - Units 6-10

🏆 Trivia

AP Physics 1 Game of 5s - Units 1-5

🏆 Trivia

Units 1-4 Review Trivia

🏆 Trivia

Game of 5s: AP Physics Units 3-4 Review Trivia

🎥 Video

Open Q and A

Peter Apps

🏆 Trivia

Game of 5s: AP Physics Units 1-2 Review Trivia

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📆Big Reviews: Finals & Exam Prep

📄 Study Guide

2021 AP Physics 1 Exam Guide

9 min read

🎥 Video

Cram Review (2019)

Christian Horner

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🌶️AP Cram Sessions 2021

📰 Blog

Download AP Physics 1 Cheat Sheet PDF Cram Chart

1 min read

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP Physics 1 Cram Mar 20, 2021

Christian Horner

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP Physics 1 Cram Apr 28, 2021

Christian Horner

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP Physics 1 Cram Apr 10, 2021

Christian Horner

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP Physics 1 Cram Mar 11, 2021

Christian Horner

🎥 Video

🌶️ AP Physics 1 Cram Mar 26, 2021

Christian Horner

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