Documentation :: Teachers :: Science Standards Alignments :: Alignment with AP® Physics 1: Algebra-Based Standards
According to the College Board website, “AP® Physics 1 is an algebra-based, introductory college-level physics course. Students cultivate their understanding of physics through classroom study, in-class activity, and hands-on, inquiry-based laboratory work as they explore concepts like systems, fields, force interactions, change, and conservation.”
The following quizzes at PhysQuiz.net align with the AP® Physics 1: Algebra-Based Course and Exam Description [PDF]:
Unit 1: Kinematics
1.2 Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration
1.2.A Describe a change in an object’s position.
1.2.B Describe the average velocity and acceleration of an object.
1.3 Representing Motion
1.3.A Describe the position, velocity, and acceleration of an object using representations of that object’s motion.
1.5 Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions
1.5.A Describe the perpendicular components of a vector.
1.5.B Describe the motion of an object moving in two dimensions.
Unit 2: Force and Translational Dynamics
2.5 Newton’s Second Law
2.5.A Describe the conditions under which a system’s velocity changes.
2.6 Gravitational Force
2.6.A Describe the gravitational interaction between two objects or systems with mass.
2.6.B Describe situations in which the gravitational force can be considered constant.
2.7 Kinetic and Static Friction
2.7.A Describe kinetic friction between two surfaces.
2.7.B Describe static friction between two surfaces.
2.8 Spring Forces
2.8.A Describe the force exerted on an object by an ideal spring.
2.9 Circular Motion
2.9.A Describe the motion of an object traveling in a circular path.
Unit 3: Work, Energy, and Power
3.1 Translational Kinetic Energy
3.1.A Describe the translational kinetic energy of an object in terms of the object’s mass and velocity.
3.2 Work
3.2.A Describe the work done on an object or system by a given force or collection of forces.
3.3 Potential Energy
3.3.A Describe the potential energy of a system.
3.5 Power
3.5.A Describe the transfer of energy into, out of, or within a system in terms of power.
Unit 4: Linear Momentum
4.1 Linear Momentum
4.1.A Describe the linear momentum of an object or system.
4.2 Change in Momentum and Impulse
4.2.A Describe the impulse delivered to an object or system.
4.2.B Describe the relationship between the impulse exerted on an object or a system and the change in momentum of the object or system.
4.3 Conservation of Linear Momentum
4.3.A Describe the behavior of a system using conservation of linear momentum.
4.3.B Describe how the selection of a system determines whether the momentum of that system changes.
4.4 Elastic and Inelastic Collisions
4.4.A Describe whether an interaction between objects is elastic or inelastic.
Unit 5: Torque and Rotational Dynamics
5.1 Rotational Kinematics
5.1.A Describe the rotation of a system with respect to time using angular displacement, angular velocity, and angular acceleration.
5.2 Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion
5.2.A Describe the linear motion of a point on a rotating rigid system that corresponds to the rotational motion of that point, and vice versa.
5.3 Torque
5.3.A Identify the torques exerted on a rigid system.
5.3.B Describe the torques exerted on a rigid system.
5.4 Rotational Inertia
5.4.A Describe the rotational inertia of a rigid system relative to a given axis of rotation.
5.4.B Describe the rotational inertia of a rigid system rotating about an axis that does not pass through the system’s center of mass.
5.6 Newton’s Second Law in Rotational Form
5.6.A Describe the conditions under which a system’s angular velocity changes.
Unit 6: Energy and Momentum of Rotating Systems
6.1 Rotational Kinetic Energy
6.1.A Describe the rotational kinetic energy of a rigid system in terms of the rotational inertia and angular velocity of that rigid system.
6.2 Torque and Work
6.2.A Describe the work done on a rigid system by a given torque or collection of torques.
6.3 Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse
6.3.A Describe the angular momentum of an object or rigid system.
6.3.B Describe the angular impulse delivered to an object or rigid system by a torque.
6.3.C Relate the change in angular momentum of an object or rigid system to the angular impulse given to that object or rigid system.
Unit 7: Oscillations
7.2 Frequency and Period of SHM
7.2.A Describe the frequency and period of an object exhibiting SHM.
Unit 8: Fluids
8.1 Internal Structure and Density
8.1.A Describe the properties of a fluid.