The APsolute RecAP: Physics 1 Edition

Episode 13 explains why the law of conservation of energy is better stated as “the total mechanical energy of a system is conserved unless net external work is applied to the system.” Beginning with …

Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation is introduced, and a new way to determine your weight is discussed. (1:17) Changes to gravitational force are evaluated. (4:34) Episode 12 helps you learn the ph…

Newton did such a good job with his laws of motion, that they still work even when objects move in circles. (1:29 )Centripetal force is just the net external force acting on an object that moves in a…

Forces are introduced and the variety of forces are explained. (1:30) Newton’s 1 Law is introduced and so are Free-Body Diagrams. (3:05) Newton’s 2nd Law is stated and the concept of defining a syste…

It’s a long fly ball to center field… in this episode, we take a look at projectiles. We identify some of the assumptions we can make about projectiles (1:13), and then we take a look at projectiles …

Not everything moves in a perfectly straight line. Some things zig and then zag. In this episode we take a look at the vector addition and you learn a way to organize the vector information you are p…

Whether it is how far, how tall, or at what angle, knowing how to apply right angle trigonometry can help you to answer these questions. We start with a review of some basics about right triangles (0…

Objects that are in free fall are objects moving in one dimension, just doing so vertically. We ignore air resistance unless told otherwise, and we don’t worry about what happens before and after the…

Episode 5 introduces the three kinematic equations and shares advice on the best way to use them. So grab your equations sheet and listen in! The episode begins with 5 rules and reminders (1:19). The…

Episode 4 recaps constant velocity and uniformly accelerated motion by taking a peek at position vs time (1:47), velocity vs time (6:48), and acceleration vs time graphs (8:30). We also look at the r…

Episode 3 recaps how physics is able to use algebraic and graphical language to provide quantitative descriptions of objects in motion. We step on the gas to describe distance, displacement (2:00) an…

Motion can be described in three main ways: algebraically, graphically, and narratively. In AP Physics 1, you will be expected to do all three. Episode 2 takes you ice skating to explain graphical re…

We are using the wide-angle lens to see the scope of content covered in the Physics 1 course. The exam is 3 hours long and will consist of 50 multiple choice questions and 5 free-response questions (…

The APsolute RecAP: Physics 1 Edition is a guided review through all ten units of classical mechanics. Areas of focus include kinematics, motion, energy, momentum, electricity and sound. Plus, a thor…