AP Physics 1

The Big List: 43 topics across 8 College Board units, 441 granular learning items. Exam date: May 5, 2027.

Unit 1

12% of the multiple-choice section

1.1Scalars and Vectors in One Dimension19 items 1.2Displacement, Velocity, and Acceleration22 items 1.3Representing Motion14 items 1.4Reference Frames and Relative Motion8 items 1.5Vectors and Motion in Two Dimensions21 items

Unit 2

20% of the multiple-choice section

2.1Systems and Center of Mass17 items 2.2Forces and Free-Body Diagrams9 items 2.3Newton's Third Law7 items 2.4Newton's First Law6 items 2.5Newton's Second Law9 items 2.6Gravitational Force10 items 2.7Kinetic and Static Friction10 items 2.8Spring Forces5 items 2.9Circular Motion9 items

Unit 3

20% of the multiple-choice section

3.1Translational Kinetic Energy7 items 3.2Work12 items 3.3Potential Energy13 items 3.4Conservation of Energy12 items 3.5Power8 items

Unit 4

12% of the multiple-choice section

4.1Linear Momentum5 items 4.2Change in Momentum and Impulse9 items 4.3Conservation of Linear Momentum10 items 4.4Elastic and Inelastic Collisions9 items

Unit 5

12% of the multiple-choice section

5.1Rotational Kinematics15 items 5.2Connecting Linear and Rotational Motion12 items 5.3Torque7 items 5.4Rotational Inertia13 items 5.5Rotational Equilibrium and Newton's First Law in Rotational Form8 items 5.6Newton's Second Law in Rotational Form8 items

Unit 6

6% of the multiple-choice section

6.1Rotational Kinetic Energy7 items 6.2Torque and Work7 items 6.3Angular Momentum and Angular Impulse11 items 6.4Conservation of Angular Momentum8 items 6.5Rolling7 items 6.6Motion of Orbiting Satellites9 items

Unit 7

6% of the multiple-choice section

7.1Defining Simple Harmonic Motion (SHM)7 items 7.2Frequency and Period of SHM13 items 7.3Representing and Analyzing SHM9 items 7.4Energy of Simple Harmonic Oscillators9 items

Unit 8

12% of the multiple-choice section

8.1Internal Structure and Density9 items 8.2Pressure9 items 8.3Fluids and Newton's Laws8 items 8.4Fluids and Conservation Laws14 items