free diagnosticupgrade
  1. browse cram archives
  2. ap physics 1
  3. AP Physics 1 CRAM – Dynamics & Force Analysis

ap physics 1 cram – dynamics & force analysis

originally streamed in 2020 with Peter AppsTeacher
subscribe
Review session covering AP Physics 1 Unit 2: Dynamics with Newton's laws, force diagrams, and problem-solving strategies. Get ready for your AP exam with detailed walkthroughs of free body diagrams, Atwood machines, tension calculations, and qualitat ...more

curriculum note

This video describes an outdated AP exam format (only 2 FRQ questions, open notes, take-it-on-any-device) that matches the COVID-era 2020 remote exam, not the current AP Physics 1 exam structure. Disregard the exam format discussion and focus on the physics content.

covered in this stream

units
Unit 2 – Force and Translational Dynamics
topics
2.1 Systems and Center of Mass2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams2.3 Newton's Third Law2.5 Newton's Second Law2.6 Gravitational Force

timestamps

  • 0:00

    Audio Setup Issues

  • 0:33

    Webcam Troubleshooting

  • 1:05

    Exam Schedule Overview

  • 1:36

    AP Exam Format Details

  • 2:07

    Device and Notes Policy

  • 2:37

    Qualitative-Quantitative Explanation

  • 3:12

    Box Force Example

  • 3:46

    Acceleration Direction Analysis

  • 5:02

    Qualitative vs Quantitative

  • 5:33

    Force Calculation Demo

  • 6:35

    Qual-Quant Matching

  • 7:07

    Projectile Drop Example

  • 7:39

    Time to Ground Derivation

  • 8:46

    Expression Justification

  • 9:16

    No Math Explanation

  • 9:50

    Mathematical Proof

  • 10:22

    Paragraph Response Intro

  • 11:08

    Boat Fan System

  • 11:38

    Defining the System

  • 12:09

    Internal Forces Discussion

  • 12:40

    Boat and Fan Analysis

  • 13:15

    System Boundaries

  • 13:51

    Internal Force Effects

  • 14:42

    Free Body Diagram

  • 15:14

    Normal and Weight Forces

  • 15:47

    Motion Change Conditions

  • 16:24

    External Forces Needed

  • 16:57

    Newton's Third Law

  • 17:29

    Action-Reaction Pairs

  • 18:01

    Laws Summary

  • 18:32

    Sail and Fan Balance

  • 19:06

    Force on Sail

  • 19:37

    Equal Opposite Forces

  • 20:07

    Overall Free Body

  • 20:39

    Paragraph Structure

  • 21:10

    Claim Evidence Reasoning

  • 21:41

    Air Force Transfer

  • 22:17

    No Sail Scenario

  • 23:05

    Third Law Examples

  • 23:37

    Force Pairs Clarification

  • 24:09

    Qualitative Indicators

  • 24:40

    Quant vs Qual Clues

  • 25:10

    Acceleration and Forces

  • 25:41

    Unbalanced Force Signs

  • 26:17

    Atwood Machine Setup

  • 26:50

    Block Masses and Motion

  • 27:29

    Expected Block Behavior

  • 28:02

    Force Inequality

  • 28:33

    Free Body Diagrams

  • 29:03

    Tension Comparison

  • 29:34

    Same Tension Reason

  • 30:05

    Pulley Role

  • 30:37

    Massless Pulley Assumption

  • 31:10

    Diagram Upload Method

  • 31:40

    Arrow Length Rules

  • 32:11

    Size Relationships

  • 32:42

    Diagram Consistency

  • 33:14

    Mass Ratio Pickiness

  • 33:45

    Acceleration Derivation

  • 34:16

    Solving for Tension

  • 34:46

    Newton's Laws per Block

  • 36:04

    Connection Resumed

  • 36:35

    Tension Substitution

  • 37:07

    Work Visibility Issue

  • 37:45

    Algebra Solution

  • 38:20

    Factoring Masses

  • 38:52

    Direction Positive Setup

  • 39:25

    Upward Tension Dominance

  • 39:55

    Calculus Possibility

  • 40:27

    Kinematics Integration

  • 40:59

    Calculus Topics

  • 41:32

    System Method Intro

  • 42:02

    External Forces Only

  • 42:33

    Mass Addition Reason

  • 43:03

    Same Acceleration Result

  • 43:38

    System Questions

  • 44:10

    Entire System Mass

  • 44:41

    Free Body for System

  • 45:13

    External Forces and Mass

  • 45:52

    Three Block Extension

  • 46:22

    No External Force Added

  • 46:52

    Larger Denominator Effect

  • 47:35

    Reduced Acceleration

  • 48:09

    Mathematical Explanation

  • 48:39

    Smaller Fraction Result

  • 49:13

    Qualitative Response

  • 50:20

    Inverse Relationship

  • 50:51

    Verbal Justification

  • 51:22

    Newton's Second Law

  • 51:54

    Proportionality Explanation

  • 52:25

    Tension in Strings

  • 52:55

    Question Posting Info

  • 53:28

    Pendulum Setup

  • 53:59

    Free Body Forces

  • 54:30

    Topic Integration

  • 55:01

    Three Forces Acting

  • 55:31

    Gravity and Tensions

  • 56:07

    Angle Sketch

  • 56:40

    Horizontal Tension Calc

  • 57:10

    Component Breakdown

  • 57:42

    Horizontal Balance

  • 58:14

    Vertical Balance

  • 58:46

    Tan 30 Solution

  • 59:27

    Angle Alternatives

  • 59:57

    Equivalent Trig Values

  • 1:00:30

    Solutions Upload Plan

  • 1:01:00

    Session Wrap Up

more on these topics
AP Physics 1 CRAM – Units 1-2: Kinematics & Dynamics

2:59:21

AP Physics 1 CRAM – Units 1-2: Kinematics & Dynamics

2023 · Anastasia Bolotskikh, Shagun Khare, Tammy Mathews, and Zeke Reyff

AP Physics 1 CRAM – Forces, Newton's Laws & FBDs

1:06:45

AP Physics 1 CRAM – Forces, Newton's Laws & FBDs

2021 · Christian Horner

AP Physics 1 - Units 1-4 Review: Kinematics to Energy

1:07:08

AP Physics 1 - Units 1-4 Review: Kinematics to Energy

2020 · Kelley Commeford

AP Physics 1 - Units 1-4 Review: Kinematics to Energy

1:07:09

AP Physics 1 - Units 1-4 Review: Kinematics to Energy

2020 · Kelley Commeford

AP Physics 1 - Q&A: Newton's Laws & Problem-Solving

1:00:50

AP Physics 1 - Q&A: Newton's Laws & Problem-Solving

2019 · Casey Li

up next in ap physics 1
AP Physics 1 - Kinematics: Position & Velocity Graphs

1:02:50

AP Physics 1 - Kinematics: Position & Velocity Graphs

2023 · Shagun Khare

AP Physics 1 - Q&A: Momentum & Collisions

1:01:50

AP Physics 1 - Q&A: Momentum & Collisions

2020 · Peter Apps

AP Physics 1 CRAM – Kinematics & Projectile Motion

1:08:06

AP Physics 1 CRAM – Kinematics & Projectile Motion

2020 · Peter Apps

AP Physics - Q&A: Rotational Motion & Angular Velocity

42:58

AP Physics - Q&A: Rotational Motion & Angular Velocity

2020 · Peter Apps

AP Physics 1 - Free-Body Diagrams & Force Vectors

57:11

AP Physics 1 - Free-Body Diagrams & Force Vectors

2020 · Peter Apps

more from Peter Apps
AP Physics 1 - Forces & Kinematics: Combination FRQs

1:02:24

AP Physics 1 - Forces & Kinematics: Combination FRQs

2019 · Peter Apps

AP Physics - Velocity vs. Time Graphs

57:27

AP Physics - Velocity vs. Time Graphs

2019 · Peter Apps

Fiveable

Study Content & Tools

Study GuidesFRQs + AI ScoringAP Essay Grader for StudentsAI Grading for TeachersPractice QuestionsGlossaryScore Calculators

Company

What's New?PricingBulk DiscountsTestimonialsFAQsEmail us

Resources

AP Exam Schedule 2027AP Exam AccommodationsAP ClassesAP ClassroomEasiest AP ClassesHardest AP ClassesAP vs IBAP vs Dual EnrollmentAP vs Honors ClassesAP Scholar Awards

every AP exam is fiveable

history

🌎 ap world history🇺🇸 ap us history🇪🇺 ap european history

social science

✊🏿 ap african american studies🗳️ ap comparative government🚜 ap human geography💶 ap macroeconomics🤑 ap microeconomics🧠 ap psychology👩🏾‍⚖️ ap us government

english & capstone

✍🏽 ap english language📚 ap english literature🔍 ap research💬 ap seminar

arts

🎨 ap art & design🖼️ ap art history🎵 ap music theory

science

🧬 ap biology🧪 ap chemistry♻️ ap environmental science🎡 ap physics 1🧲 ap physics 2💡 ap physics c: e&m⚙️ ap physics c: mechanics

math & computer science

🧮 ap calculus ab♾️ ap calculus bc📐 ap precalculus📊 ap statistics💻 ap computer science a⌨️ ap computer science p

world languages

🇨🇳 ap chinese🇫🇷 ap french🇩🇪 ap german🇮🇹 ap italian🇯🇵 ap japanese🏛️ ap latin🇪🇸 ap spanish language💃🏽 ap spanish literature

career kickstart

💼 ap business with personal finance🔒 ap cybersecurity

go beyond AP

high school exams

✏️ PSAT🎓 Digital SAT🎒 ACT

honors classes

🍬 honors algebra II🫀 honors anatomy🐇 honors biology👩🏽‍🔬 honors chemistry💲 honors economics📐 honors geometry⚾️ honors physics📏 honors pre-calculus📊 honors statistics🗳️ honors us government🇺🇸 honors us history🌎 honors world history

college classes

👩🏽‍🎤 arts👔 business🎤 communications🏗️ engineering📓 humanities➗ math🧑🏽‍🔬 science💶 social science

hs classes

🏛️ alabama history⛰️ appalachian studies🌴 california history🌍 earth science🌐 ethnic studies🐊 florida history🍑 georgia history🌎 global studies🌺 hawaiian studies📰 journalism🪶 native american studies🌵 new mexico history🤠 oklahoma history⚗️ physical science🎙️ speech and debate🤝 texas government🤠 texas history🌲 washington state history🕊️ world religions

RefundsTermsPrivacyCCPAAI TransparencySchool Data Privacy

© 2026 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.

AP® and SAT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this website.

every AP exam is fiveable

Fiveable

Study Content & Tools

Study GuidesFRQs + AI ScoringAP Essay Grader for StudentsAI Grading for TeachersPractice QuestionsGlossaryScore Calculators

Company

What's New?PricingBulk DiscountsTestimonialsFAQsEmail us

Resources

AP Exam Schedule 2027AP Exam AccommodationsAP ClassesAP ClassroomEasiest AP ClassesHardest AP ClassesAP vs IBAP vs Dual EnrollmentAP vs Honors ClassesAP Scholar Awards

history

🌎 ap world history🇺🇸 ap us history🇪🇺 ap european history

social science

✊🏿 ap african american studies🗳️ ap comparative government🚜 ap human geography💶 ap macroeconomics🤑 ap microeconomics🧠 ap psychology👩🏾‍⚖️ ap us government

english & capstone

✍🏽 ap english language📚 ap english literature🔍 ap research💬 ap seminar

arts

🎨 ap art & design🖼️ ap art history🎵 ap music theory

science

🧬 ap biology🧪 ap chemistry♻️ ap environmental science🎡 ap physics 1🧲 ap physics 2💡 ap physics c: e&m⚙️ ap physics c: mechanics

math & computer science

🧮 ap calculus ab♾️ ap calculus bc📐 ap precalculus📊 ap statistics💻 ap computer science a⌨️ ap computer science p

world languages

🇨🇳 ap chinese🇫🇷 ap french🇩🇪 ap german🇮🇹 ap italian🇯🇵 ap japanese🏛️ ap latin🇪🇸 ap spanish language💃🏽 ap spanish literature

career kickstart

💼 ap business with personal finance🔒 ap cybersecurity

go beyond AP

high school exams

✏️ PSAT🎓 Digital SAT🎒 ACT

honors classes

🍬 honors algebra II🫀 honors anatomy🐇 honors biology👩🏽‍🔬 honors chemistry💲 honors economics📐 honors geometry⚾️ honors physics📏 honors pre-calculus📊 honors statistics🗳️ honors us government🇺🇸 honors us history🌎 honors world history

college classes

👩🏽‍🎤 arts👔 business🎤 communications🏗️ engineering📓 humanities➗ math🧑🏽‍🔬 science💶 social science

hs classes

🏛️ alabama history⛰️ appalachian studies🌴 california history🌍 earth science🌐 ethnic studies🐊 florida history🍑 georgia history🌎 global studies🌺 hawaiian studies📰 journalism🪶 native american studies🌵 new mexico history🤠 oklahoma history⚗️ physical science🎙️ speech and debate🤝 texas government🤠 texas history🌲 washington state history🕊️ world religions
RefundsTermsPrivacyCCPAAI TransparencySchool Data Privacy

© 2026 Fiveable Inc. All rights reserved.

AP® and SAT® are trademarks registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse this website.