AP® Physics 1 Course & Exam Description

*This has been updated for the 2025 AP® Physics 1 exam.

This is the course and exam description for AP® Physics 1 (effective Fall 2024). It outlines the material covered in the course, the format of the AP® exam and other information.

Unit
Page
Unit 1
Kinematics
25
Unit 2
Force and Translational Dynamics
39
Unit 3
Work, Energy and Power
63
Unit 4
Linear Momentum
79
Unit 5
Torque and Rotational Dynamics
91
Unit 6
Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
105
Unit 7
Oscillations
123
Unit 8
Fluids
133
AP Physics 1 Course and Exam Description.pdf

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