AP Physics C: Mechanics is a one-semester, calculus-based, college-level physics course, especially appropriate for students planning to specialize or major in one of the physical sciences or engineering. Students completed or concurrently taking calculus are eligible to take this course. This course enables students to develop the ability to create and analyze the representations of physical scenarios, design experiments, analyze data, and to use mathematics to model and to solve problems. This course covers kinematics, Newton’s laws of motion, work, energy, power, systems of particles, linear momentum, circular motion and rotation, oscillations, and gravitation. Students will learn how interactions produce changes in motion and how forces characterize interactions between objects or systems.
Course Features
- Units 43
- Quizzes 43
- Duration 90 hours
- Grade Grades 11 - 12
- Skill level Advanced
- Assessments Yes
- Homework Yes
- Mock Exam Yes
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Prerequisite
AP Physics 2
AP Calculus
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Kinematics in 1D, 2D, and rotational kinematics
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Newton’s laws
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Rotational dynamics
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Work, power, energy
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Systems of particles and linear momentum
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Oscillations and gravitation
