The AP® Physics 1 textbook

8 units in framework order, then the skills the exam tests. Each topic is a notes page you can read on its own, free.

Units

Unit 1: Kinematics

1. Scalars and Vectors on a Line 1.1
2. Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration 1.2
3. Representing Motion 1.3
4. Reference Frames and Relative Motion 1.4
5. Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions 1.5

Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics

1. Systems and Center of Mass 2.1
2. Forces and Free-Body Diagrams 2.2
3. Newton's Third Law 2.3
4. Newton's First Law 2.4
5. Newton's Second Law 2.5
6. Gravitational Force 2.6
7. Kinetic and Static Friction 2.7
8. Spring Forces 2.8
9. Circular Motion 2.9

Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power

1. Translational Kinetic Energy 3.1
2. Work 3.2
3. Potential Energy 3.3
4. Conservation of Energy 3.4
5. Power 3.5

Unit 4: Linear Momentum

1. Linear Momentum 4.1
2. Change in Momentum and Impulse 4.2
3. Conservation of Linear Momentum 4.3
4. Elastic and Inelastic Collisions 4.4

Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics

1. Rotational Kinematics 5.1
2. Linking Linear and Rotational Motion 5.2
3. Torque 5.3
4. Rotational Inertia 5.4
5. Rotational Equilibrium 5.5
6. Newton's Second Law for Rotation 5.6

Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems

1. Rotational Kinetic Energy 6.1
2. Torque and Work 6.2
3. Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse 6.3
4. Conservation of Angular Momentum 6.4
5. Rolling 6.5
6. Motion of Orbiting Satellites 6.6

Unit 7: Oscillations

1. Defining Simple Harmonic Motion 7.1
2. Frequency and Period of SHM 7.2
3. Representing and Analyzing SHM 7.3
4. Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators 7.4

Unit 8: Fluids

1. Internal Structure and Density 8.1
2. Pressure 8.2
3. Fluids and Newton's Laws 8.3
4. Fluids and Conservation Laws 8.4

Skills

Math you need

1. Units, Prefixes and Significant Figures
2. Rearranging Equations with Symbols
3. Proportional Reasoning and Functional Dependence
4. Slopes and Areas of Graphs
5. Right-Triangle Trigonometry and Vector Components