This course is designed for high school students preparing to take the AP* Physics 1 Exam. * AP Physics 1 is a registered trademark of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product.
Preparing for the AP Physics 1 Exam
Offered By
University of Houston System
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
Week
13 hours to complete
Kinematics
Topics include velocity, acceleration, free fall, projectile problems and graphical analysis. You will watch 3 videos, complete 3 sets of practice problems and take 2 quizzes. Please click on the resources tab for each video to view the corresponding student handout.
4 videos (Total 72 min), 2 quizzes
2 practice exercises
Quiz 1 - Kinematics 142m
Quiz 2 - Kinematics 240m
Week
23 hours to complete
Forces
Topics include forces, Newton’s Laws of Motion, and applications of each. You will watch 3 videos, complete 3 sets of practice problems and take 2 quizzes. Please click on the resources tab for each video to view the corresponding student handout.
4 videos (Total 105 min), 2 quizzes
2 practice exercises
Quiz 3 - Forces 136m
Quiz 4 - Forces 242m
Week
33 hours to complete
Circular Motion and Gravitation
Topics include kinematics and dynamics of circular motion, Newton’s law of universal law of gravitation, and applications of topics. You will watch 2 videos, complete 2 sets of practice problems and take 2 quizzes. Please click on the resources tab for each video to view the corresponding student handout.
3 videos (Total 77 min), 2 quizzes
2 practice exercises
Quiz 5 - Circular Motion40m
Quiz 638m
Week
42 hours to complete
Energy and Momentum
Topics include work, energy, conservation of energy, impulse, linear momentum, and conservation of linear momentum. You will watch 3 videos, complete 3 sets of practice problems and take 2 quizzes.Please click on the resources tab for each video to view the corresponding student handout.
4 videos (Total 79 min), 2 quizzes
2 practice exercises
Quiz 7 - Energy 128m
Quiz 8 - Energy 230m
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Helped me sooooo much!!! Great for high school physics.
Instructors
Dr. Paige K. Evans
Clinical Associate ProfessorMath
Mariam Manuel
Instructional Assistant ProfessorUniversity of Houston
About University of Houston System
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