Past AP 1 Exam Question Videos
AP Physics 1 Past Exam Questions
AP Physics 1 Past Exam Questions
- Below are videos from the AP which review some problems from past AP Physics 1 tests. Although these will not have the same mathematical level of an AP Physics C test, the methods used to answer the questions are very instructive given the different nature of this year's AP Physics C test. Highly recommended!
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2019 AP Physics 1 Free Response Test Questions
- These are the questions that form the basis of the next three videos.
- They are about half way down the page. Note that the Scoring Guidelines are immediately to the right.
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The 2019 Exam — Problem 1, v-t Graph of the Center of Mass
- The 2019 AP Physics 1 Exam - Problem 2, QQT - Modified Atwood's Machine
- This teacher is a long time AP grader so he really does a thorough job of explaining how these kinds of questions will be graded by the AP and therefore how you should answer them.
- The 2019 AP Physics 1 Exam - Problem 3, Experiment - Spring Constant of a Projectile Launcher
- While it is mentioned several times during this video that Experimental Design is not on this year's AP Physics 1 test, it IS one of the possibles on this year's AP C Mechanics test.
- A thorough review of multiple techniques to experimentally measure the speed of a launched ball.
- It would be more AP C to write the equation as
v^2 = (k/m)xwhere you would graph v^2 vs. x and (k/m) would be the slope of the line of best fit with a constant mass.
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2018 AP Physics 1 Free Response Test Questions
- These are the questions that form the basis of the next video.
- Note that the Scoring Guidelines are immediately to the right.
- The 2018 AP Physics 1 Exam - Problem 3, QQT - Variable Frictional Torque
- Nicely linked to an actual "live" experiment. Also, a lot of useful discussion on how these questions will be graded and therefore how you should answer them.
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2017 AP Physics 1 Free Response Test Questions
- These are the questions that form the basis of the next three (3) videos.
- Note that the Scoring Guidelines are immediately to the right.
- The 2017 AP Physics 1 Exam - Problem 2, Experiment - Static Friction Coefficient
- Another problem with a good explanation of how to write an experimental procedure.
- The 2017 AP Physics 1 Exam - Problem 3, QQT - Disk Collides with Rod
- A good rotation problem.
- The 2017 AP Physics 1 Exam - Problem 4, Ball Sliding on Two Differently Shaped Ramps
- A combination of energy and projectile motion.