Class outline from AP PHysics C Mechanics 

Unit 1: Physics and measurements
	Standards of length, mass, and time
	Dimensional analysis
	Conversion of units

Unit 2: Motion in one dimension
	A. Displacement, velocity and speed
	B. Instantaneous velocity and speed
	C. Acceleration
	D. One dimension motion with constant acceleration
	E. Freely falling objects
	F. Kinematic equations derived from calculus

Unit 3: Vectors
	A. Coordinate systems and frames of reference
	B. Vector and scalar quantites
	C. Some properties of vectors
	D. Components of a vecotr and unit vectors

Unit 4: Motion in two dimensions
	A. The displacement, velocity, and acceleration vectors
	B. Two-dimensional motion with constant acceleration
	C. Projectile motion
	D. Uniform circular motion
	E. Tangential and radial acceleration
	F. Relative velocity and relative acceleration

Unit 5: The laws of motion
	A. The concept of force
	B. Newton's first law and inertial frames
	C. Inertial mass
	D. Newton's Second Law
	E. WEight
	F. Newton's Third Law
	G. Some applications of Newton's laws
	H. Forces of friction

Unit 6: Circular motion and other applications of Newton's laws
	A. Newton's second law applied to Uniform circular motion
	B. Nonuniform circular motion
	C. Motion in the presence of resistive forces
	D. Motion in the presence of resistive forces

Unit 7: Work and energy
	A. Work done by a constant force
	B. The scalar product of two vectors
	C. Work done by a varying force
	D. Kinetic energy and the work-energy theorem
	E. Power
	F. Energy and the automobile

Unit 8: Potential energy and conservation of energy
	A. Potential energy
	B. Conservation and nonconservative forces
	C. Conservative forces and potential energy
	D. Conservation of energy
	E. Changes in mechanical energy when nonconservative forces are present
	F. Relationship between conservative forces and potential energy
	G. Energy diagrams and the equilibrium of a system
	H. Conservation of energy in general
	I. Mass-energy equivalence

Unit 9: Linear momentum and collisions
	A. LInear momentum and its conservation
	B. Impulse and momentum
	C. Collisions
	D. Elastic and inelastic collisions in one dimension
	E. Two-dimensional collisions
	F. The center of mass
	G. Motion of a system of particles
	H. Rocket propulsion

Unit 10: Rotation of a rigid object about a fixed axis
	A. Angular velocity and angular acceleration
	B. Rotational kinematics: Rotational motion with constant angular acceleration
	C. Relationships between angular and linear quantites
	D. Rotational energy
	E. Calculation of moments of inertia
	F. Torque
	G. Relationship between torque and angular acceleration
	H. Work, power, and energy in rotational motion

Unit 11: Rolling motion, angular momentum and torque
	A. Rolling motion of a rigid body
	B. Thevector product and torque
	C. Angular momentum of a particle
	D. Rotation of a rigid body about a fixed axis
	E. Conservation of angular momentum
	F. The motion of gyroscopes and tops

Unit 12: Static equilibrium and elasticity
	A. The conditions of equilibrium of a rigid object
	B. More on the center of gravity
	C. Examples of rigid objects in static equilibrium
	D. Elastic properties of solids

Unit 13: Oscillatoryh motion
	A. Simple harmonic motion
	B./ Mass attached to a spring
	C. Energy of the simple harmonic oscillator
	D. The pendulum
	E. Comparing simple harmonic motion with uniform circular motion
	F. Dampled oscillations
	G. Forced oscillations

Unit 14: The law of gravity
	A. Newton's law of gravity
	B. Measurement of the gravitational constant
	C. Weight and gravitational force
	D. Kepler's law
	E. THe law of gravity and the motion of planets
	F. The gravitational field
	G. Gravitational potential energy
	H. Energy considerations in planetary and satellite motion
	I. The gravitational force between an extende dobject and a particvle
	J. Gravitational force between a particle and a spherical mass

Unit 15: Review for AP Exam
	A. Multiple choice questions
	B. Free response
	C. Practice exam

Unit 16: Other topics of interest