{"id":768,"date":"2025-10-15T10:54:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T10:54:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=768"},"modified":"2026-04-10T10:47:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T10:47:51","slug":"mechanics-ap-physics-c-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kapdec.com\/help\/mechanics-ap-physics-c-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"[Mechanics] AP Physics C Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>AP Physics C &#8211; Mechanics<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>About the Course<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Explore concepts such as kinematics; Newton\u2019s laws of motion, work, energy, and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; rotation; oscillations; and gravitation. You\u2019ll do hands-on laboratory work, Curriculum and in-class activities to investigate phenomena and use calculus to solve problems.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Skills\u00a0You\u2019ll\u00a0Learn<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Interpreting and describing visual representations of physical situations.<\/li>\n<li>Devising a hypothesis and designing an experiment to test it.<\/li>\n<li>Creating graphs and diagrams torepresentdata and physical situations.<\/li>\n<li>Analyzing data shown in a graph.<\/li>\n<li>Determiningthe relationship between physical qualities.<\/li>\n<li>Solving physics problems using mathematical relationships.<\/li>\n<li>Developing and supporting a scientific claim with evidence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Equivalency and Prerequisites<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>College Course Equivalent<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A semester-long, introductory calculus-based college course in\u00a0physics.<\/p>\n<p><b>Recommended Prerequisites<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You should have taken calculus or be taking calculus at the same time as this course.<\/p>\n<p><b>Course Content<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The course content outlined below is organized into commonly taught units of study that\u00a0provide\u00a0one\u00a0possible sequence\u00a0for the course. Your teacher may choose to organize the course content differently based on local priorities and preferences.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 1: Kinematics<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0begin your study of motion and the quantities associated with the motion of an object: position, velocity, acceleration, and time.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 2: Newton\u2019s Laws of Motion\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0investigate Newton\u2019s laws of motion, which describe the relationship among moving objects and the forces acting on them.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0learn to define and calculate work, energy, and power and become familiar with the principle of conservation as a foundational model of physics.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 4: Systems of Particles and Linear Momentum<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0be introduced to the concepts of center of mass, impulse and momentum, and the conservation of linear momentum.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 5: Rotation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0gain an in-depth comprehension of rotational motion by investigating torque and rotational statics, kinematics, and dynamics.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 6: Oscillations<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0explore the forces that cause objects to repeat their motions with a regular pattern.<\/p>\n<p><b>Unit 7:\u00a0Gravitation<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll\u00a0investigate gravitational forces and the relationships shared between planets, satellites, and their orbit<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AP Physics C &#8211; Mechanics About the Course Explore concepts such as kinematics; Newton\u2019s laws of motion, work, energy, and power; systems of particles and linear momentum; rotation; oscillations; and gravitation. 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