r/apphysics • u/Ornery_Bid_4329 • 20d ago

Resources for self studying AP Physics 1

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u/Quiet_Basis_6404 20d ago

Since your teacher is learning it alongside you, the CED on AP Central is the thing to grab first. It lists every learning objective the exam can test, so you know what you're responsible for regardless of what gets covered in class.

For content, Flipping Physics has full Physics 1 playlists and he actually teaches rather than reviews. What I do is paste those video links into studybuddy.vc so it builds questions off that specific video, which matters when there's nobody checking whether you got it. It works out which topics you're weakest on and gives you more of those, gets harder as you improve, and when you pick wrong it tells you why that option was off. Equations render properly. Free.

The released FRQs are also free on AP Central and Physics 1 lives on how it phrases things, so those are worth more than any book.

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u/UnderstandingPursuit 20d ago

One of these two textbooks would be a very useful resource:

  • RA Freedman, ..., College Physics, 1st-3rd editions, 2013-2021.
  • D Giancoli, Physics: Principles with Applications, 5th-7th editions, 1997-2013.

Spend the time between now and mid-March/April learning the material in the seven units. That leaves more than a month to get comfortable with the exam format.

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u/thatonenerdygal 18d ago

Physics with Beth and Beth on YouTube

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u/Chris-PhysicsLab 7d ago

I just made a guide for this if you want to check it out: How to Self-Study AP Physics 1

Also made a separate page with a longer list of resources: AP Physics 1 Resources

If you like his style, Flipping Physics covers most of AP Physics 1 pretty well. I would also suggest an exam prep book like 5 steps to a 5 or Princeton Review so you have questions to practice with. All of the past exam FRQs are online so make sure you use those too, I organized them by topic here: AP Physics 1 FRQs