AP Physics C: Mechanics (2025)

⚙️AP Physics C: Mechanics (2025)

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Unit 1 – Kinematics

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1.1

Scalars and Vectors

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1.2

Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration

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1.3

Representing Motion

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1.4

Reference Frames and Relative Motion

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1.5

Motion in Two or Three Dimensions

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Unit 2 – Force and Motion Dynamics

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2.1

Properties and Interactions of a System

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2.2

Forces and Free-Body Diagrams

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2.3

Newton's Third Law

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2.4

Newton's First Law

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2.5

Newton's Second Law

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2.6

Gravitational Force

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2.7

Kinetic and Static Friction

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2.8

Spring Forces

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2.9

Resistive Forces

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2.10

Circular Motion

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Unit 3 – Work, Energy, and Power

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3.1

Translational Kinetic Energy

2 min read

3.2

Work

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3.3

Potential Energy

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3.4

Conservation of Energy

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3.5

Power

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Unit 4 – Linear Momentum

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4.1

Linear Momentum

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4.2

Change in Momentum and Impulse

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4.3

Conservation of Linear Momentum

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4.4

Elastic and Inelastic Collisions

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Unit 5 – Torque and Rotational Motion

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5.1

Rotation

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5.2

Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion

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5.3

Torque

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5.4

Rotational Inertia

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5.5

Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form

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5.6

Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form

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Unit 6 – Rotating Systems: Energy & Momentum

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6.1

Rotational Kinetic Energy

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6.2

Torque and Work

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6.3

Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse

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6.4

Conservation of Angular Momentum

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6.5

Kinetic Energy of a System with Translational and Rotational Motion

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6.6

Motion of Orbiting Satellites

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Unit 7 – Oscillations

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Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)

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7.2

Frequency and Period of SHM

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Representing and Analyzing SHM

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Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators

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Simple and Physical Pendulums

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