Advanced Placement · College Board

AP Physics 1 Tutoring & Test Prep

Personalized one-on-one AP Physics 1 coursework support and exam preparation with Vinai.

Major Areas / Sections Covered

Unit 1 · Kinematics

  • 1-D and 2-D motion
  • Position-time and velocity-time graphs
  • Projectile motion

Unit 2 · Force and Translational Dynamics

  • Newton's laws
  • Free-body diagrams
  • Friction
  • Inclined planes

Unit 3 · Work, Energy, and Power

  • Work-energy theorem
  • Conservation of energy
  • Power

Unit 4 · Linear Momentum

  • Impulse
  • Elastic and inelastic collisions
  • Conservation of momentum

Unit 5 · Torque and Rotational Dynamics

  • Torque
  • Rotational kinematics
  • Moment of inertia

Unit 6 · Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems

  • Rotational kinetic energy
  • Angular momentum conservation

Unit 7 · Oscillations

  • Simple harmonic motion
  • Springs and pendulums

Unit 8 · Fluids

  • Density and pressure
  • Buoyancy
  • Continuity and Bernoulli

Exam Format

Section I

42 multiple-choice · 85 minutes · 50%

Section II

4 free-response · 95 minutes · 50%

Calculator

Scientific or graphing calculator permitted throughout

Delivery

Hybrid digital: questions shown in Bluebook; free-response answers handwritten in a paper booklet

Scoring

AP score of 1–5

Official source: College Board — AP Physics 1 Exam