Advanced Placement · College Board
AP Physics C: Mechanics Tutoring & Test Prep
Personalized one-on-one AP Physics C: Mechanics coursework support and exam preparation with Vinai.
Major Areas / Sections Covered
Unit 1 · Kinematics
- Calculus-based 1-D and 2-D motion
- Variable acceleration
Unit 2 · Newton's Laws of Motion
- Free-body analysis
- Drag and resistive forces
- Constrained motion
Unit 3 · Work, Energy, and Power
- Work integrals
- Potential-energy functions
- Energy diagrams
Unit 4 · Systems of Particles, Linear Momentum
- Center of mass
- Impulse-momentum
- Variable-mass systems
Unit 5 · Rotation
- Rotational kinematics and dynamics
- Moment of inertia integrals
- Rolling and angular momentum
Unit 6 · Oscillations
- SHM from Newton's second law
- Damping qualitatively
Unit 7 · Gravitation
- Kepler's laws
- Orbital energy
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