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AP Physics C: Mechanics
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1. Kinematics 18 files
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2. Force and Translational Dynamics 35 files
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3. Work, Energy, and Power 19 files
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4. Linear Momentum 17 files
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5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics 23 files
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6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems 22 files
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7. Oscillations 19 files
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- AP Physics C: Mechanics — Question index
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
- 1.3 Representing Motion
- 1.5 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
- 2.3 Newton’s Third Law
- 2.4 Newton’s First Law
- 2.5 Newton’s Second Law
- 2.6 Gravitational Force
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction
- 2.8 Spring Forces
- 2.9 Resistive Forces
- 2.10 Circular Motion
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy
- 3.2 Work
- 3.3 Potential Energy
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy
- 4.1 Linear Momentum
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
- 4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
- 4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion
- 5.3 Torque
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton’s First Law in Rotational Form
- 5.6 Newton’s Second Law in Rotational Form
- 6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
- 6.2 Torque and Work
- 6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
- 6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
- 6.5 Rolling
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
- 7.5 Simple and Physical Pendulums
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- 1. Kinematics
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power
- 4. Linear Momentum
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
- 7. Oscillations
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- 1. Kinematics
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power
- 4. Linear Momentum
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
- 7. Oscillations
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- 1.1 Scalars and Vectors
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
- 1.3 Representing Motion
- 1.4 Reference Frames and Relative Motion
- 1.5 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
- 2.3 Newton’s Third Law
- 2.4 Newton’s First Law
- 2.5 Newton’s Second Law
- 2.6 Gravitational Force
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction
- 2.8 Spring Forces
- 2.9 Resistive Forces
- 2.10 Circular Motion
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy
- 3.2 Work
- 3.3 Potential Energy
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy
- 3.5 Power
- 4.1 Linear Momentum
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
- 4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
- 4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion
- 5.3 Torque
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton’s First Law in Rotational Form
- 5.6 Newton’s Second Law in Rotational Form
- 6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
- 6.2 Torque and Work
- 6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
- 6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
- 6.5 Rolling
- 6.6 Motion of Orbiting Satellites
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM
- 7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
- 7.5 Simple and Physical Pendulums
Lesson slides
- 1. Kinematics
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power
- 4. Linear Momentum
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
- 7. Oscillations
Lesson slides
- 1.1 Scalars and Vectors
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
- 1.3 Representing Motion
- 1.4 Reference Frames and Relative Motion
- 1.5 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
- 2.3 Newton’s Third Law
- 2.4 Newton’s First Law
- 2.5 Newton’s Second Law
- 2.6 Gravitational Force
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction
- 2.8 Spring Forces
- 2.9 Resistive Forces
- 2.10 Circular Motion
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy
- 3.2 Work
- 3.3 Potential Energy
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy
- 3.5 Power
- 4.1 Linear Momentum
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
- 4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
- 4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion
- 5.3 Torque
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton’s First Law in Rotational Form
- 5.6 Newton’s Second Law in Rotational Form
- 6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
- 6.2 Torque and Work
- 6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
- 6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
- 6.5 Rolling
- 6.6 Motion of Orbiting Satellites
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM
- 7.3 Representing and Analyzing SHM
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
- 7.5 Simple and Physical Pendulums
Vocabulary lists
- 1. Kinematics
- 2. Force and Translational Dynamics
- 3. Work, Energy, and Power
- 4. Linear Momentum
- 5. Torque and Rotational Dynamics
- 6. Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
- 7. Oscillations
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- Week 1 · Topics 1–2 · Kinematics, Force and Translational Dynamics
- Week 2 · Topics 2–3 · Force and Translational Dynamics, Work, Energy, and Power
- Week 3 · Topics 3–5 · Work, Energy, and Power, Linear Momentum, Torque and Rotational Dynamics
- Week 4 · Topics 5–6 · Torque and Rotational Dynamics, Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
- Week 5 · Topics 2–7 · Force and Translational Dynamics, Torque and Rotational Dynamics, Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems, Oscillations
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- Complete pack — exercise sheets + past papers
- 1 Kinematics — Part 1
- 1 Kinematics — Part 2
- 2 Force and Translational Dynamics — Part 1
- 2 Force and Translational Dynamics — Part 2
- 3 Work, Energy, and Power — Part 1
- 3 Work, Energy, and Power — Part 2
- 4 Linear Momentum — Part 1
- 4 Linear Momentum — Part 2
- 5 Torque and Rotational Dynamics — Part 1
- 5 Torque and Rotational Dynamics — Part 2
- 6 Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems — Part 1
- 6 Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems — Part 2
- 7 Oscillations — Part 1
- 7 Oscillations — Part 2
Past papers
- 1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
- 1.3 Representing Motion
- 1.5 Motion in Two or Three Dimensions
- 2.1 Systems and Center of Mass
- 2.2 Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
- 2.3 Newton’s Third Law
- 2.4 Newton’s First Law
- 2.5 Newton’s Second Law
- 2.6 Gravitational Force
- 2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction
- 2.8 Spring Forces
- 2.9 Resistive Forces
- 2.10 Circular Motion
- 3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy
- 3.2 Work
- 3.3 Potential Energy
- 3.4 Conservation of Energy
- 4.1 Linear Momentum
- 4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
- 4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
- 4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
- 5.1 Rotational Kinematics
- 5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion
- 5.3 Torque
- 5.4 Rotational Inertia
- 5.5 Rotational Equilibrium and Newton’s First Law in Rotational Form
- 5.6 Newton’s Second Law in Rotational Form
- 6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
- 6.2 Torque and Work
- 6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
- 6.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum
- 6.5 Rolling
- 7.1 Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)
- 7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM
- 7.4 Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
- 7.5 Simple and Physical Pendulums
Tips
Work these with symbols only until the very last step. The rubric awards a general expression in its own right, and a solution that substitutes numbers early loses those marks even when the final answer is correct.
Practise setting up moments of inertia as integrals, because the released questions regularly use a body whose value is not in the table.
Calculus appears as a tool, not as a topic. Expect to differentiate a given function or integrate a varying quantity in the middle of a mechanics problem, with no signal that it is coming.