Use the links below to navigate through my algebra-based physics curriculum, which is aligned with AP Physics 1 topics. Each major topic contains video lectures, practice worksheets, answer keys and an end-of-unit practice exam.
Algebra-based Physics Units:
*The first two units are provided free of charge, while units 3-12 are part of a PhysicsIn5 subscription.
AP Free Response Question Types:
*The first free response type is provided free of charge, while FRQ types 2-4 are part of a PhysicsIn5 subscription.
Algebra-based Physics Units:
*The first two units are provided free of charge, while units 3-12 are part of a PhysicsIn5 subscription.
- Mathematics Review
- Kinematics in 1 Dimension (Motion Terms, Graphs of Motion, Constant Velocity, Acceleration, Freefall)
- Kinematics in 2 Dimensions (Projectile Motion, Relative Velocity)
- Dynamics in 1 Dimension (Force Types, Force Diagrams, Rotated Coordinate Systems, Newton's Laws, Friction)
- Dynamics in 2 Dimensions (Uniform Circular Motion, Newton's Universal Law of Gravitation)
- Energy and Work (Energy Types, Energy-flow Diagrams, Conservation of Energy, Work, External Forces, Power)
- Collisions (Momentum, Conservation of Momentum, Impulse, Momentum and Energy combined)
- Simple Harmonic Motion (Oscillation Terms, Springs, Pendulums, Position vs Time Graphs)
- Rotational Motion (Rotational Kinematics, Center of Mass, Torque, Rotational Kinetic Energy, Angular Momentum)
- Electric Forces (Charge Types, Charge Interactions, Charging Methods, Polarization, Coulomb's Law)
- Circuits (Circuit Types, Schematic Drawings, Voltage, Current, Resistance, Lab Skills, Kirchhoff's Rules)
- Waves (Wave Types, Wave Terms, Superposition, Boundary Behavior, Harmonic Frequencies, Beat Frequencies)
AP Free Response Question Types:
*The first free response type is provided free of charge, while FRQ types 2-4 are part of a PhysicsIn5 subscription.
- Paragraph Argument Short Answer (How to organize your paragraph, what you are graded on, etc)
- Experimental Design Questions (Selecting proper materials, talking through an example design, analyzing errors)
- Qualitative-Quantitative Translation (Example of each, analyzing sample student claims, etc)
- Short Answer (Problems with and without numbers, good and bad example of showing work, etc)