AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based

Course and Exam Description

AP Physics 1:

Algebra-Based

?

Including: Course Framework and Sample Exam Questions

Updated Fall 2017

AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based

Course and Exam Description

Including: Course Framework and Sample Exam Questions

Effective Fall 2017

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Contents

1

About This Edition

2

Acknowledgments

3

About AP

3

Offering AP Courses and Enrolling Students

4

How AP Courses and Exams Are Developed

4

How AP Exams Are Scored

5

Using and Interpreting AP Scores

5

Additional Resources

6

About the AP Physics 1 Course

6

About This Course

6

College Course Equivalent

6

Prerequisites

6

The Laboratory Requirement

6

Participating in the AP Course Audit

9

The AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Course Framework

9

Overview

11

Science Practices for AP Physics

16

Content Outline

16

Content Area 1: Kinematics

19

Content Area 2: Dynamics

25

Content Area 3: Circular Motion and Gravitation

32

Content Area 4: Energy

39

Content Area 5: Momentum

44

Content Area 6: Simple Harmonic Motion

47

Content Area 7: Torque and Rotational Motion

53

Content Area 8: Electric Charge and Electric Force

55

Content Area 9: DC Circuits

58

Content Area 10: Mechanical Waves and Sound

63

References

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The Laboratory Investigations

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Inquiry Instruction in the AP Science Classroom

65

Expectations for Analysis of Uncertainty in Laboratory Investigations

65

Time and Resources

66

References

67

The AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based Exam

67

Exam Information

68

Student Work for Free-Response Sections

68

Terms Defined

69

The Paragraph-Length Response

70

Expectations for the Analysis of Uncertainty

70

Calculators and Equation Tables

71

Time Management

72

Sample Questions for the AP Physics 1 Exam

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Multiple-Choice Questions

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Answers to Multiple-Choice Questions

Free-Response Questions

Scoring Guidelines

Appendixes

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Appendix A: The Big Ideas in AP Physics 1

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Appendix B: Developing Big Ideas from Foundational Physics Principles

120

Appendix C: AP Physics 1 Equations and Constants

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