AP® Physics 1 Resources
Here's a list of resources for AP Physics 1. Note that not all resources are updated for the current year. Check out the Course and Exam Description to see the current units, topics and the exam format for AP Physics 1.
College Board
- AP Physics 1
- AP Classroom
- AP exam dates
- AP exam late-testing dates
- AP Physics 1 changes for 2026-2027
- Colleges that offer credit for AP Physics 1
- Schools that offer the AP Physics 1 class or exam
Course and exam
Websites
- Physics Lab - AP Physics 1
- Khan Academy - AP Physics 1
- OpenStax - AP Physics 1
- Varsity Tutors - AP Physics 1
- Laufer Physics - AP Physics 1
- The Physics Classroom
- Quizlet - AP Physics 1 flashcards
Practice questions
- FRQs from past exams
- MCQ practice tests
- CrackAP - AP Physics 1
- MIT Workbook - AP Physics 1
- MIT Workbook - AP Physics 2
- Albert - AP Physics 1
- AP Classroom
YouTube
- Flipping Physics
- Khan Academy
- Khan Academy Physics
- Michel van Biezen
- The Organic Chemistry Tutor
- Allen Tsao the STEM Coach
- Siebert Science
- Mr. Heinrich
- Matt Anderson
- Bozeman Science
- Crash Course
- Professor Dave Explains
- The Physics Universe
- Physics Ninja
- Walter Lewin
AP Physics 1 exam prep books
Simulations and tools
- PhET Interactive Simulations
- oPhysics Simulations
- BU Physics Simulations
- Video motion tracker
- WolframAlpha
- Desmos
Subreddits
Labs
- Openstax - College Physics for AP Courses Lab Manual - Student Version
- College Board - AP Physics 1 & 2 Lab Manual
- Wards Science - AP Physics Labs
AP Physics 1 textbooks recommended by College Board
- Cutnell, John D., Kenneth W. Johnson, David Young, Shane Stadler. Physics (Physics 1). 10th edition. Wiley.
- Etkina, Eugenia, Michael Gentile, and Alan Van Heuvelen. College Physics. 2nd edition. National Geographic Learning/Pearson.
- Etkina, Eugenia, Michael Gentile, and Alan Van Heuvelen. College Physics: Explore and Apply, AP Edition. Pearson.
- Giancoli, Douglas C. Physics: Principles with Applications. Pearson.
- Ingram, Douglas and David Anderson. OpenStax College Physics for AP® Course 1. 1st edition. OpenStax.
- Knight, Randall J., Brian Jones, and Stuart Field. College Physics: A Strategic Approach. 4th Edition. Pearson.
- Serway, Raymond A. College Physics, AP Edition, AP Physics 1. 1st edition. National Geographic.
- Stewart, Gay, Roger A. Freedman, Todd Ruskell, and Philip R. Kesten. College Physics for the AP Physics 1 Course. 1st Edition. Bedford, Freeman, and Worth.
- Stewart, Gay, Roger A. Freedman, Todd Ruskell, and Philip R. Kesten. College Physics for the AP Physics 1 & 2 Courses. 3rd edition. Bedford, Freeman, and Worth.
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