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This class website is a work in progress. I am slowly updating the format of all of the course content. Please let me know if there are any typos or errors in the site or the worksheets that you notice! Last updated 7/24/2025. If you are looking for the AP Chemistry website, here is a link.
This website is intended for educational purposes only for Ms. Smith's physics students. When textbook questions or materials are used, I will make every effort to cite which book it is from. If the worksheets say "your textbook" that is currently referring to the 12th edition of Serway's College Physics .
Second Semester Units
Second Semester Units
Welcome to AP Physics 1
Welcome to AP Physics 1
AP Physics 1 is an Algebra/Geometry-based course that introduces the mechanics topics listed above.
Link to the 2025-2026 Syllabus
To make sure that all students are successful in this course, you can expect about 30-45 minutes of homework nightly on average, a quiz once or twice a week based on this homework, and up to four big tests each semester. Labs are a frequent and necessary part of learning science. Gone are the days where kids sit passively in a lecture and regurgitate fun facts and formulas for points. My students are expected to become active participants in constructing their new knowledge and courageous young scientists that apply physics principles to brand new situations!
The AP exam has two main sections: The Multiple-Choice (MC) and the Free-Response Questions (FRQs). Students will have 80 minutes to complete 40 MC questions that have one answer. These multiple choice questions will be on a computer testing program called bluebook. The FRQs take 100 minutes and have four different types: 1) Mathematical Routines, 2) Translation Between Representations, 3) Experimental Design and Analysis, and 4) Qualitative/Quantitative Translation. These questions will be presented on the computer screen on bluebook, but students will write their responses in a paper booklet.
We will utilize as many of the official released free-response questions as we can throughout the school year. You can find them at this link: https://apcentral.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-physics-1/exam/past-exam-questions. Focus your studies on the exams after 2020 as three big topics (waves, electrostatics, and circuits) were removed from the course that year. Fluids is a recently added topic, and can only be found in the 2025 exam.
The following document is the calendar of lessons and assignments. It is a live Google doc and is updated throughout the year.
About Smith
About Smith
Education
B.S. Chemistry, University of California Santa Barbara
M.A. Science Education, California State University Northridge
Extra Work Responsibilities
Technology Coordinator
MTSS Team
Courses Currently Teaching
AP Chemistry
AP Physics 1
Since starting teaching in the fall of 2012, I have had many different experiences as a science teacher. I've taught every level of chemistry and physics course offered at our school. I've also served as a science department chair, professional development coach, been apart of curriculum development committees, and I've attended many different conferences to better my knowledge of content and teaching practices. The experience that I am most proud of is the Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors program, which gave me the opportunity to learn astronomy and to ride along on two NASA missions onboard SOFIA. I enjoy pursuing these extra science and engineering experiences to be able to bring that nerdy excitement back into the classroom.
If any of my colleagues in the district would like access to the teacher materials and editable documents for the curriculum I've collected, just shoot me an email and I'll add you to my drive!
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