Academics · Grades 9–12
AP Physics C: Mechanics
Mechanics done with calculus—the version engineering programs expect.
Course overview
- Homework: 60 minutes a week
- Prerequisite: Calculus, may be taken concurrently
BeforeAP Physics 1
What you’ll learn
Mechanics, with calculus doing the work
- Kinematics, with motion described by derivatives and integrals
- Force and translational dynamics
- Work, energy, and power
- Linear momentum
- Torque and rotational dynamics
- Energy and momentum of rotating systems
- Oscillations
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