Grade(s): 11-12
Length: two semesters
Credit: 1.0
Prerequisites: Teacher recommendation
AP Physics 1 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students
cultivate their understanding of physics through inquiry-based investigations as they explore
these topics: kinematics, dynamics, circular motion and gravitation, energy, momentum,
simple harmonic motion, torque and rotational motion, electric charge and electric force, DC
circuits, and mechanical waves and sound.
Please visit the College Board-AP Central website for more information (http://apcentral.collegeboard.com).