AP Physics 1 & 2

This page provides the links to my videos on this site and are arranged according to the AP Physics - the algebra course.
NOTE: These videos are not created with AP physics outcomes specifically in mind. However the videos hopefully will be useful if you are studying AP Physics 
Some TOPICS don't have videos, though in quite a few cases my videos cover more than one TOPIC
​More will be added over time, including AP Physics C courses

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Those with an *asterisk have an associated worked sample
 
 

AP Physics 1

Unit 1: Kinematics

Unit 2: Dynamics

TOPIC 1.1 Position, Velocity, and Acceleration TOPIC 1.2 Representations of Motion
TOPIC 2.1 Systems
  • The Gravitational Field
TOPIC 2.3 Contact ForcesTOPIC 2.4 Newton’s First Law
TOPIC 2.5 Newton’s Third Law and Free-Body DiagramsTOPIC 2.6 Newton’s Second LawTOPIC 2.7 Applications of Newton’s Second Law

Unit 3: Circular Motion and Gravitation

 Unit 4: Energy

TOPIC 3.1 Vector Fields
TOPIC 3.2 Fundamental Forces
TOPIC 3.3 Gravitational and Electric Forces TOPIC 3.4 Gravitational Field/Acceleration Due to Gravity on Different Planets
TOPIC 3.5 Inertial vs. Gravitational Mass
TOPIC 3.6 Centripetal Acceleration and Centripetal Force TOPIC 3.7 Free-Body Diagrams for Objects in Uniform Circular Motion
TOPIC 3.8 Applications of Circular Motion and Gravitation
TOPIC 4.1 Open and Closed Systems: Energy

TOPIC 4.2 Work and Mechanical Energy TOPIC 4.3 Conservation of Energy, the Work-Energy Principle, and Power

Unit 5: Momentum

Unit 6: Simple Harmonic Motion

TOPIC 5.1 Momentum and Impulse
What is Impulse?
TOPIC 5.2 Representations of Changes in Momentum
TOPIC 5.3 Open and Closed Systems: Momentum
TOPIC 5.4 Conservation of Linear Momentum


TOPIC 6.1 Period of Simple Harmonic Oscillators
TOPIC 6.2 Energy of a Simple Harmonic Oscillator

Unit 7: Torque and Rotational Motion

Unit 8: Electric Charge and Electric Force

TOPIC 7.1 Rotational Kinematics TOPIC 7.2 Torque and Angular Acceleration  TOPIC 7.3 Angular Momentum and Torque
TOPIC 7.4 Conservation of Angular Momentum


TOPIC 8.1 Conservation of Charge
TOPIC 8.2 Electric Charge

TOPIC 8.3 Electric Force
 

Unit 9: DC Circuits

Unit 10: Mechanical Waves and Sound

TOPIC 9.1 Definition of a Circuit
​TOPIC 9.2 Resistivity
TOPIC 9.3 Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule (Resistors in Series and Parallel)

TOPIC 9.4 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule, Ohm’s Law (Resistors in Series and Parallel)
TOPIC 10.1 Properties of Waves
TOPIC 10.2 Periodic Waves TOPIC 10.3 Interference and Superposition (Waves in Tubes and on Strings)


AP Physics 2

Unit 1: Fluids

TOPIC 1.1 Fluid Systems
TOPIC 1.2 Density 
TOPIC 1.3 Fluids: Pressure and Forces
TOPIC 1.4 Fluids and Free-Body Diagrams

TOPIC 1.5 Buoyancy
TOPIC 1.6 Conservation of Energy in Fluid Flow
TOPIC 1.7 Conservation of Mass Flow Rate in Fluids

Unit 3: Electric Force, Field, and Potential

TOPIC 3.1 Electric Systems
​TOPIC 3.2 Electric Charge
TOPIC 3.3 Conservation of Electric Charge
TOPIC 3.4 Charge Distribution: Friction, Conduction, and Induction TOPIC 3.5 Electric Permittivity
TOPIC 3.6 Introduction to Electric Forces
TOPIC 3.7 Electric Forces and Free-Body Diagrams
TOPIC 3.8 Describing Electric Force 
TOPIC 3.9 Gravitational and Electromagnetic Forces
TOPIC 3.10 Vector and Scalar Fields TOPIC 3.11 Electric Charges and Fields TOPIC 3.12 Isolines and Electric Fields
TOPIC 3.13 Conservation of Electric Energy

Unit 5: Magnetism and Electromagnetic Induction

TOPIC 5.1 Magnetic Systems
​TOPIC 5.2 Magnetic Permeability and Magnetic Dipole Moment
TOPIC 5.3 Vector and Scalar Fields 
TOPIC 5.4 Monopole and Dipole Fields
TOPIC 5.5 Magnetic Fields and Forces
TOPIC 5.6 Magnetic Forces
TOPIC 5.7 Forces Review
TOPIC 5.8 Magnetic Flux

Unit 7: Quantum, Atomic and Nuclear Physics

TOPIC 7.1 Systems and Fundamental Forces
TOPIC 7.2 Radioactive Decay
TOPIC 7.3 Energy in Modern Physics (Energy in Radioactive Decay and E = mc 2)
TOPIC 7.4 Mass–Energy Equivalence
TOPIC 7.5 Properties of Waves and Particles 
TOPIC 7.6 Photoelectric Effect
TOPIC 7.7 Wave Functions and Probability

Unit 2: Thermodynamics

TOPIC 2.1 Thermodynamic Systems
​TOPIC 2.2 Pressure, Thermal Equilibrium, and the Ideal Gas Law
TOPIC 2.3 Thermodynamics and Forces
TOPIC 2.4 Thermodynamics and Free-Body Diagrams 
TOPIC 2.5 Thermodynamics and Contact Forces
TOPIC 2.6 Heat and Energy TransferTOPIC 2.7 Internal Energy and Energy Transfer
TOPIC 2.8 Thermodynamics and Elastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum
TOPIC 2.9 Thermodynamics and Inelastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum
TOPIC 2.9 Thermodynamics and Inelastic Collisions: Conservation of Momentum 
TOPIC 2.10 Thermal Conductivity
TOPIC 2.11 Probability, Thermal Equilibrium, and Entropy

Unit 4: Electric Circuits

TOPIC 4.1 Definition and Conservation of Electric Charge
TOPIC 4.2 Resistivity and Resistance
TOPIC 4.3 Resistance and Capacitance
TOPIC 4.4 Kirchhoff’s Loop Rule
​TOPIC 4.5 Kirchhoff’s Junction Rule and the Conservation of Electric Charge

Unit 6: Geometric and Physical Optics

TOPIC 6.1 Waves
TOPIC 6.2 Electromagnetic Waves
TOPIC 6.3 Periodic Waves 
TOPIC 6.4 Refraction, Reflection, and Absorption TOPIC 6.5 Images from Lenses and Mirrors TOPIC 6.6 Interference and Diffraction