AP® Physics 1 Course and Exam Description

This is the course and exam description document for AP® Physics 1 for 2025-2026. It outlines the material covered in the course, the format of the AP® exam and other information. There is also a "Course & Exam Description" page at the start of each unit in this course which includes just the pages for that unit for quick reference.

Unit
Exam Weight
Page
Unit 1
Kinematics
10-15%
25
Kinematics
Unit 2
Force and Translational Dynamics
18-23%
39
Force and Translational Dynamics
Unit 3
Work, Energy and Power
18-23%
63
Work, Energy and Power
Unit 4
Linear Momentum
10-15%
79
Linear Momentum
Unit 5
Torque and Rotational Dynamics
10-15%
91
Torque and Rotational Dynamics
Unit 6
Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
5-8%
105
Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
Unit 7
Oscillations
5-8%
123
Oscillations
Unit 8
Fluids
10-15%
133
Fluids
Section
Number of Questions
Exam Weight
Time
I
Multiple-choice questions (MCQ)
40
50%
80 minutes
Multiple-choice questions (MCQ)
II
Free-response questions (FRQ)
4
50%
100 minutes
Free-response questions (FRQ)
Question 1: Mathematical Routines
Question 1: Mathematical Routines
Question 2: Translation Between Representations
Question 2: Translation Between Representations
Question 3: Experimental Design and Analysis
Question 3: Experimental Design and Analysis
Question 4: Qualitative/Quantitative Translation
Question 4: Qualitative/Quantitative Translation
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